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GSA Taking Quotes for IT Modernization Centers of Excellence
It's the next step in the White House's plan to update government tech.
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FBI Mulling Secretive $30 Billion Tech Contract
A recompete could become a more public affair.
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FedRAMP Issues Step-By-Step Guide for Cloud Adoption
The cloud office shares its best practices for federal agencies that want to grant a cloud service provider permission to operate.
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The High Costs of Atlanta’s Massive Airport Power Outage
As the general manager of the world’s busiest air hub vows to fix redundancy and communication problems, Delta Airlines plans to seek tens of millions in compensation.
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DHS Test Reveals Flaws in Emergency Responder Apps
A pilot test found cyber vulnerabilities or privacy issues in 32 out of 33 apps.
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Chicago Expected to Pay Another Big Legal Settlement in a Police-Related Lawsuit
In the past two months, the nation’s third-largest city has seen nearly $100 million in judgements from lawsuits involving local law enforcement.
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Pentagon Full Steam Ahead with Major Cloud Acquisition
Despite industry criticism, the agency clarified its aggressive cloud strategy will continue as planned.
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Blackburn Seeks to ‘Preempt State Law With Respect to Internet Openness’
The chair of the House Communications and Technology Subcommittee hopes to set post-net-neutrality rules for internet service providers—and ensure that states don’t interfere.
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Here’s Why the Trump Administration Called Out North Korea’s Cyberattacks
The attribution announcement made three big arguments and North Korea’s culpability was only one of them.
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How Puerto Rico is Rebuilding Its Network Three Months After Maria
Puerto Rico's post-Maria communications effort could serve as a disaster-response playbook for other governments.
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Could Positive Train Control Have Prevented the Amtrak Cascades Wreck?
The NTSB said the train that derailed south of Seattle on Monday was traveling 80 miles per hour, 50 miles faster than the speed limit on the curve where it crashed.
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White House Takes Down ‘We the People’ Petition Tool
The message on the website says it will return in January with responses to the petitions that merit it.
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Proposed FCC Rules Could Threaten Local Broadband Competition
Rural areas, in particular, may continue to go unserved if small wireless internet providers get shut out of bidding wars for large license areas by the mobile industry.
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IG Pushes For Better Customer Experience At Postal Service
One of the first things the service needs to do is to get more feedback from customers.
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Kaspersky Strikes Back After U.S. Government Ban
The Russian anti-virus company wasn’t given a meaningful opportunity to defend itself, the CEO says in legal suit.
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Final Tax Bill Does Not Include Tax on State and Local Pension Plans
An earlier House-approved version of the legislation would have exposed some public pension investments to federal taxation.
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Air Force Pays Out Government’s Biggest Bug Bounty Yet
White-hat hackers and military cyber specialists teamed up for the latest Hack the Air Force program.
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Congress Won’t Act; Now Community Health Centers Weigh Closures
As many as 2,800 clinics could close next year, leaving up to 9 million patients without access to regular health care.
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Eliminating Net Neutrality, FCC Plans Battle With State and Local Authorities
Language in the net neutrality repeal sets the groundwork for an attempt to aggressively constrain and eliminate state and local regulations.
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