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'Worst Year Ever' For Cyberattacks
And most of them could have been avoided with basic cyber hygiene.
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Critics Decry 'Propaganda' Posters in EPA Offices
Agency lists rolling back Obama-era efforts and helping businesses among its 2017 accomplishments.
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Justice Department Tests Mayors With Its Latest Threat on Immigration Enforcement
By delaying law enforcement funds to all jurisdictions, Attorney General Jeff Sessions aims to further vilify “sanctuary cities.” “The stakes for cities here are very high.”
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Lawmakers Push Trump Again to Appoint OSTP Director
Four Democratic lawmakers are urging the president—for the second time—to appoint a director to the Office of Science and Technology Policy and fully staff the department.
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After Hawaii False Alarm, Lawmakers Want President, Pentagon Involved in Missile Alerts
It should take more than a single employee to send such an alert.
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DHS Cyber Info Sharing Tool to Get a Reboot This Year
The goal is for organizations to use the tool to automatically block cyber threats.
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Don't Expect Trump's Infrastructure Plan to Propose New Revenue
White House adviser DJ Gribbin also told mayors the plan would not propose cuts to existing, "formula" funding programs, like the Highway Trust Fund.
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2 Maps That Better Explain the Landslide Risk From This Giant Crack Above an Interstate
The waiting game continues at the Rattlesnake Hills where the ground recently “changed its behavior.”
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DOJ Sideswipes Mayors Gathering With Immigration Subpoena Threat
"As we stand here, we have 23 of our mayors that are now under threat of prosecution, because of something that the president has called 'sanctuary cities,'" said New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu.
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Dear State and Local Gov: FCC Chair Ajit Pai Is Just Not That Into You
Pai even blew up an intergovernmental advisory committee after members asked to talk to him about its future.
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The Leading Challenge Many U.S. Mayors Say Their Cities Are Facing
Based on the latest Menino Survey of Mayors, it’s “not just a coastal problem, but a problem everywhere.”
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DHS Inoculating Labs Against Hacks That Could Release Dangerous Diseases
The department is developing ways to secure federal research facilities from cyberattacks on their internet-connected controls.
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Trump Year Two Starts with Major Tech and Cyber Vacancies
Roughly one-quarter of agency CIOs and one-third of CISOs are serving on an acting basis one year into the Trump administration.
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Vendors Can Still Weigh in GAO’s 5-Year Tech Contract
The oversight office extended the deadline for industry to give advice on its coming modernization contract.
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A Breakdown of the Leaked Trump Infrastructure Plan
The 6-page document, published by Axios and Politico, shows what may be taking shape as the White House looks to formally release its proposal.
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Massive Reduction in FBI Cyber Crime Takedowns Was Result of Definition Change
Stricter guidelines on what counts as a disruption or dismantlement led to a 10X reduction.
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Route Fifty’s 2018 Management Survey Results Are In
Among our takeaways: senior personnel need to open a dialogue with rank-and-file employees.
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Even Short Government Shutdowns Impact Contractors
Prolonged funding lapse could have a significant impact on companies' cash flow and their employees' paychecks.
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State and Local Jurisdictions Step Up to Fill Federal Void During Shutdown
As the impasse continues on Capitol Hill, some governors vow action to keep national parks open with their own resources.
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