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It Takes More Than Tech Skills To Be a Strong Cyber Leader
A White House cyber policy official and a cybersecurity professor both encourage students to broaden their studies beyond technology and coding.
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House Panel Chairman: Stop the 'Shotgun' Approach to Infrastructure
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, who leads a House infrastructure subcommittee, explained to Route Fifty why he's not quite ready to talk about raising new revenues for public works.
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This is Why the IARPA Director Doesn’t Worry About Self-Aware Artificial Intelligence
Poorly engineered artificial intelligence is more likely to keep Jason Matheny up at night than a program becoming sentient.
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Mayors Set to Converge on Austin for SXSW
The event provides the local leaders with a forum to dream up what’s next for American cities and towns with tech leaders, futurists and other visionaries.
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5G Preemption Is Coming
The streamlined broadband deployment the FCC is contemplating will lessen local control without making rural build-outs more likely.
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Gas Tax Hike in an Election Year? It'll Be a Tough Sell in Congress
Despite flickers of bipartisan support for upping fuel taxes, the idea has yet to gain serious momentum.
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Would the FBI Arrest Tony Stark or Ultron?
As artificial intelligence programs become aware and autonomous, law enforcement will have to figure out where responsibility lies.
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This is What The White House Science And Tech Office Has Been Up To
The president’s science and technology advisers released a rundown of major milestones over the last year, from creating the American Technology Council to the passage of the Modernizing Government Technology Act.
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OPM’s Post-Breach Contracting Efforts Fall Short Again, IG Says
The way OPM contracted for credit monitoring services has come under scrutiny.
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Feds Sue to Block California Laws Protecting Immigrants
Xavier Becerra, the state’s attorney general, says he’ll “stay the course and enforce all our laws and protect all our people.”
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Kushner Announces ‘Whole of Government’ Plan To Improve Health Tech
Presidential adviser Jared Kushner said the administration has a plan to prioritize access to and interoperability of patient health data.
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Lax Census Background Checks Could OK ‘Unfit’ Employees for 2020
Part of the problem is the type of contract the agency used to vet the temporary workers who handle the data, the inspector general found.
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FEMA Wants Counties to Take Charge of Pre-Disaster Logistics
The agency has its hands full with 21 disasters in 14 states, which means federal assistance may arrive slowly in the event of yet another national emergency.
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Has Trump Intervened to Kill Gateway Funding? Chao: 'Yes!'
The multi-billion dollar project features a rail tunnel in and out of Manhattan and is a priority in the New York City region. It's getting fresh attention as Congress works on a major spending bill.
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‘Desperate’ Illinois City Looks to Sell Assets After Big Pension Surprise
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Utah governor prays for much-needed snow; Wisconsin’s lead-foot problem; convicted Pa. mayor makes appeal to citizens; and homelessness hits new lows in Lexington, Ky.
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Defense Department Drastically Cuts Nearly $1B Cloud Contract
Amid industry criticism following a $950 million cloud computing contract last month, the Defense Department limited its scope and reduced its size down to $65 million.
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DHS Wants Industry Input on How First Responders Should Wear Their Tech
Wearables are great—but they can't get in the way when firefighters and paramedics do their jobs.
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Interior Wants To Know How To Manage Its Huge Social Media Presence
The department issued a sources sought notice seeking tools to manage its 1,500 social media accounts.
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Governors Embrace Role as 'New Ambassadors' in Chaotic Trump Era
The state executives are often seeking foreign direct investment and cutting trade deals, though they’re admittedly no substitute for presidential leadership.
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