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Federal CIO: 100 Percent of Agencies Classify Data As an Asset
The government’s top IT official said all agencies have submitted their lists of high-value assets, which now include data.
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The Pentagon's Startup Outreach Office is No Longer an Experiment
Officials renamed the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental to show the permanence of the program.
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Breaking Down Opioid Deaths by Occupation
New research from the state of Massachusetts could help guide response efforts to the drug abuse epidemic.
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Preparing for the Inevitability of the Next Recession
Some states and localities are more ready to deal with an economic downturn than others.
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NOAA Creates Workarounds for Malfunctioning Weather Satellite
The GOES-17 still isn’t working the way it’s meant to, but engineers believe they have a way to make it more functional than not.
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VA Wants a New Cloud for Its Mobile Apps
The effort comes as VA reworks its entire online presence to make services more accessible and user-friendly for some 9 million veterans.
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Get Ready for a Massive Government Spending Spree
A combination of factors will see federal agencies trying to spend as much as 40 percent of their budgets in the final two months of the fiscal year.
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Considering Ways to Prevent America's Deadliest Type of Bike Crash
"Overtaking" crashes have led to more than 600 cyclist fatalities in recent years.
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Moody’s: Trump’s $12B Farmer Bailout Won’t Have the Desired Effect
Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and North Dakota have the most to lose in a “trade war” with China.
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Oracle Protests Pentagon’s JEDI Cloud Contract
It's the first protest against the $10 billion cloud contract so far.
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House Bill to Expand Tax Credit Program Would Target Rural Areas
Legislation introduced in late July would add authority to the New Markets Tax Credit program.
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Census Awards Last Major IT Contract Ahead of 2020 Count
The award comes as officials work to get preparations for the 2020 count back on track.
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Watchdog: Agency CIOs Still Don’t Have Mandated Authorities
A Government Accountability Office report shows few agencies have policies giving chief information officers the authorities they need to be successful.
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City in Florida Makes Scooter Intruders Think Twice
Barging into town unannounced can have competitive consequences.
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Federal, Tribal and Local Officials Join Effort to Save Orca
The 4-year-old whale, summering off the coast of Washington, is emaciated.
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Pentagon Prohibits Personnel From Using GPS Services in All ‘Operational Areas’
The device-agnostic policy applies to smartphones, tablets, fitness trackers, smartwatches and all other applications with geolocation features.
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Figuring Out If 'Opportunity Zones' Can Revitalize Struggling Neighborhoods
In two Alabama cities, those laying groundwork for the new tax incentive program see both promise and risks in the investments it could spur.
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Improve Your Agency's Customer Experience in 8 Steps
ACT-IAC unveiled a playbook for overhauling citizen-facing services.
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Government’s IT Watchdog on the Tech Challenges He Leaves Behind
After 16 years, the Government Accountability Office’s IT Director Dave Powner has seen federal technology improve but here’s what he hopes agencies and Congress continue to work on.
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