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U.S. Customs Wants to Use Your Face As a Boarding Pass
By 2022, the agency plans to use biometrics to identify 97 percent of travelers flying out of the country.
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233 Mayors Object to EPA's Proposal to Scrap Clean Power Plan
The local government leaders say they'd benefit from the "support and certainty that a federal framework for reducing the power sector’s greenhouse gas emissions could provide."
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Justice Launches Cyber Task Force
The task force will examine cyber efforts to undermine elections and critical infrastructure.
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A Difficult Reality for Those Who Want to Run Government 'More Like a Business’
Compared to the private sector, public-sector organizations will always be at a disadvantage when it comes to this management pain point.
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Half A Million People Don’t Know Criminals Stole Their Identities to Get Jobs
Auditors found a programming error prevented the IRS from sending out notices.
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The Annual Cost of U.S. Cybercrime Could Top $100 Billion
Companies aren’t properly incentivized to protect their networks and we’re all paying the price, the Council of Economic Advisers concludes.
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Defense Department (Re)Launches Open Source Software Portal
The Code.mil open source initiative got a makeover and a new website: Code.mil.
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Could the Military Start Drafting Hackers in Their 40s?
A commission on the draft is studying cutting age and gender exclusions for people with cyber skills.
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The FCC Could Help Make Good Local Broadband Models Great
Santa Cruz County has taken steps to improve internet accessibility in its rural parts but wants local government to have more of a say in federal and state broadband policy discussions.
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Rural Water Group Pushes for Technical Assistance Funding
Including for so-called "circuit rider” programs that involve experts who visit communities to help them out with drinking water and wastewater issues.
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VA Secretary on $10B Health Records Contract: ‘We Have To Get This One Right’
The Trump administration requested $1.2 billion in fiscal 2019 for a commercial health records contract, which the department is expected to award by March.
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International Hackers Find 106 Bugs in U.S. Air Force Websites
One bug discovered during Hack the Air Force 2.0 earned $12,500—the largest federal bounty paid out so far.
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For Local Governments, Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Is a First Step
The proposal may not align perfectly with what many local officials are looking for. But they’re pleased to see it fueling further discussion in D.C. about infrastructure.
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DHS to Scrutinize Government Supply Chain for Cyber Risks
The department wants to integrate cyber vetting into existing supply chain checks.
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GSA Changes Lineup for Final Alliant 2 Small Business
The agency made some swaps on the $15 billion sister to Alliant 2 Unrestricted since the pre-award notice.
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Former Cabinet Secretaries Decry Lack of Leadership
Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and former Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell say political dysfunction is harming the country.
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Report: Most Feds Break Smartphone Security Rules
Despite agency policies, many federal employees download unauthorized apps and connect personal devices to agency networks.
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What Trump’s Budget Says About the Administration’s IT Priorities
The president’s budget proposal is more about priorities than actual funding. So what does it tell us?
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'Federally Supported, State Managed, Locally Executed' Disaster Recovery
FEMA wants state and local governments to play a 'larger role' post-disaster while shifting those funds to mitigation.
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