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GAO Launches New Unit to Prepare Congress for the Future
The Center for Strategic Foresight held its first conference, focused on two problems closer to the present than the future: deep space and deepfakes.
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Pentagon’s DEOS Contract Protested
The Government Accountability Office will make a decision on the protest by Dec. 18
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Eight States See Rise in People Lacking Health Insurance, Census Data Show
National estimates indicate an increased share of Americans don’t have coverage.
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A Ticket to Ride: Will Busing the Homeless Help or Just Move People Along?
In King County, Washington, a local lawmaker wants to spend $1 million to offer free bus tickets to homeless people to help them reunite with family.
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This State's Parks are Full of 'Happy Little Trees'
A partnership between the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Bob Ross Inc. brought in new volunteers to help with reforestation efforts.
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NIST Wants Public Input on Protecting Personal Privacy
The latest version of its privacy framework is meant to help organizations address the risks of holding sensitive data on their customers.
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GEAR Center’s First Projects Focus on Government’s Perennial Workforce Issues
The research center’s first challenge winners aim to fill government openings with alternative talent and beef up the workforce’s data skills.
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Union Organizing Emails May Be Subject to Disclosure After State High Court Ruling
A group often at odds with government labor unions says the case sets an important precedent for when correspondence about union activities is public record.
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Food Stamp Recipients in Some States Would Be Hit Harder than Others by Trump Proposal, Analysis Says
A policy analysis also found that a proposed change to food stamp eligibility rules would affect more people than federal estimates had originally anticipated.
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State Attorneys General Launch Google Antitrust Probe
The investigation of Google’s advertising practices is the latest to target tech companies.
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Energy Unveils Artificial Intelligence and Technology Office
The new office will synchronize all departmentwide AI activities, facilitate partnerships and accelerate the delivery of AI capabilities.
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DISA is Merging Its Cyber Operations Into a Single Cloud-Based Platform
The Unified Situational Cyber Awareness capability would help cyber analysts keep tabs on every part of the Department of Defense Information Network.
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Pentagon’s New Electronic Health Records System Deployed To Second Wave of Bases
The MHS GENESIS system went live at four more sites this weekend, teeing up the second major test for the Defense Department’s new health records system.
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Union-Backed Ballot Proposal Takes Aim at Self-Service Grocery Store Checkouts
The measure in Oregon is still in the early stages.
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DOD Will Require Vendor Cybersecurity Certifications By This Time Next Year
The department released a draft maturity model and timeline for new certification requirements for all of the defense industrial base.
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Take Down That Dam: River Ecosystems Bounce Back As Removals Soar
In rivers big and small, migratory fish surge back to life as old energy structures are taken down.
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Army Cyber Command Ready for Aggressive Ops Around 2020 Election, Chief Says
Russia and other actors who try to meddle in the election will be met with a much broader, aggressive and more unified cyber campaign than in years past, according to Lt. Gen. Stephen Fogarty.
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A State Will Require Civics Education in Prisons
The goal of the new Illinois law is to reduce recidivism, help former prisoners reintegrate into their communities, and boost voter turnout.
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State Legislation Setting Strict ‘Gig’ Worker Rules Nears Passage
The requirements in the California bill are drawing the ire of tech companies like Uber and Lyft.
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