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New Jersey Looks to Lead U.S. Offshore Wind Development
The industry, long dominated by Europe, has been making its way across the pond with governors and state legislatures as its champions.
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Report: Men Are More Comfortable Giving Up Biometric Data Than Women Are
Women are more than twice as likely as men to say they don’t want the government collecting any of their biometric information.
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Here’s What Government Gets Wrong About Bug Bounties
Congress has gone bananas for bug bounties, but they may not always be the right choice.
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White House Lags Far Behind on Email Security Benchmark
The White House has not installed the DMARC security tool on 18 out of its 26 email domains.
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State AGs and Cities Sue Feds Over Census Citizenship Question
The U.S. Conference of Mayors is joining the legal action as well.
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U.S. Farmers Are 'Collateral Damage' in Trump's China Trade Dispute
States that produce some of these agricultural commodities are pawns in the president's tit-for-tat with Beijing.
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Is Blockchain Right for Your Agency? Here’s a Quiz to Find Out.
The quiz is part of a step-by-step guide for vendors and agencies looking to bring blockchain to the government.
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General Dynamics Completes CSRA Buy
General Dynamics finalized its acquisition of IT contractor CSRA for $9.7 billion.
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What Are You Looking At? Social Security Wants To Know
The agency is looking for eye-tracking technologies to improve the user experience on its websites.
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Federal Aid Could Be Harder to Come by in the Next Recession
It’s a factor state and local policy makers may want to account for.
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The Pentagon is Letting Hackers Loose on Its Travel Management System
Ethical hackers will scour the platform for security gaps in the department’s fifth bug bounty program.
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Social Media Screening Won’t Slow Down the Visa Process, State Department Says
The department wants to screen five years of social media and email from all visa applicants but doesn’t expect longer processing time “for most visa cases.”
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Violent Acts in Public Places Fuel Interest in Secure Design
But an architect who designs civic buildings urges a measured response instead of creating a “ballistic cocoon.”
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OPM Says Agencies Have One Year To ID Cyber Workforce Gaps
The Office of Personnel Management started the clock Monday for agencies to identify, report and mitigate cybersecurity workforce shortfalls.
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N.Y.C. Plans Free Cybersecurity App to Protect Residents’ Sensitive Data
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Santa Fe mayor reaffirms “sanctuary city” policy … rural Missouri counties push higher taxes to fund police … N.H. town retreats from glass recycling … and this year’s “Strongest Town.”
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California Ready for Fight With EPA Over Fuel Economy Standards
The EPA wants to relax Obama-era emissions limits California has a waiver to enforce and automakers think are achievable.
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Experts Sound Off on AI’s ‘Spiderman’ Problem
AI's potential is growing, but so is its potential for problems and pitfalls.
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So Your State Has Come Into Some Election Security Money. Now What?
Some states will have to tread water until the 2020 election as far as purchasing secure voting machines, but where there are voter-marked paper ballots there’s hope.
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‘Considerable Dysfunction’ Roils Disney World’s Local Government
There’s been massive turnover in the tech department that serves a heavily-visited Florida locality few tourists have ever heard of.
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