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Federal CIO Survey: It’s Cyber, Then Everything Else
One CIO described cybersecurity as the government’s “never-ending bug hunt."
Defense
Faulty Fingerprint Records Lead to Hundreds of Mistakes in Granting Citizenship
Homeland Security and FBI databases have not been digitally updated.
Defense
Pentagon Watchdog General Counsel Denies Anti-Semitism Charge
Henry Shelley says he wouldn’t have been allowed to keep his job if the allegations were true.
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Incomplete Fingerprint Records May Have Helped Criminals Gain Citizenship
DHS needs to digitize its fingerprint records, according to a report from the Inspector General's Office.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Preps For Influx of Service Members in 2018
The agency is doing a preliminary assessment now of its IT and business systems to ensure a smooth transition for auto-enrolling service members into the government’s 401(k) style benefit.
Defense
The Man in Charge of Stopping the Next Snowden
Moving past the summer of 2013 has proven difficult for the intelligence community.
Defense
Obama Arrived in New York and Offered a Message About American's Response to Terrorism
The president was in town for a scheduled appearance at the UN general assembly.
Defense
Air Force Grounds F-35s It Just Declared Ready for War
Crumbling avionics lines are the latest setback for the jet, which had been riding a wave of progress.
Defense
Pentagon Eases Blockade of Access to Science Group's Website
Federation of American Scientists said to have exposed classified information.
Defense
The FBI's Impersonation of an AP Editor
The Justice Department’s inspector general said no rules were violated when an agent pretended to be a journalist.
Defense
Would Obama Pardon Edward Snowden?
It's a long shot, but who knows what the president might do in his last months in office.
Defense
U.S. Policies in Afghanistan Abetted Corruption on a Massive Scale
Watchdog cites a multi-agency failure to prioritize the threat early on.
Defense
The Military Made Cheesy Spy Posters of Edward Snowden and Julian Assange For Some Reason
Complete with a seal of authenticity.
Defense
The End of Chelsea Manning's Hunger Strike
The Army has agreed to allow the soldier who leaked classified information to WikiLeaks to undergo gender-transition surgery.
Defense
Boeing Needed International Help to Build New Training Jet
A decade of layoffs forced the US giant to seek engineering and manufacturing talent from partner Saab.
Defense
Disjointed: Pentagon Isn’t Coordinating Efforts to Fix Readiness
Each service has its own plan, except for the Marines, who don’t really have a plan, says the GAO.
Defense
TSA Told to Beef Up Security System at Maritime Facilities
DHS watchdog warns that criminals could elude background checks.
Defense
Fighting Terrorism With a Credit Card
Interest payments on America’s war debt could one day exceed the direct costs of combat itself.
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