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Medicaid Head Signals Future Approval for Work Requirement Waivers
In a speech before the National Association of Medicaid Directors, Seema Verma outlined the administration’s vision and called for a “reset” of the federal-state partnership.
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Changes to Bond Rules in GOP Tax Bill Could Shake Up Infrastructure Financing
A staff member with the Government Finance Officers Association described the potential fallout from bond-related provisions as “immediate and severe.”
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OPM Cybersecurity Still Lags Three Years After Massive Breach
The office’s cybersecurity maturity is at level 2 out of a possible 5, an auditor said.
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Hundreds Attend Federal Cyber and Tech Hiring Fair
Some agencies are making on-the-spot job offers during the two-day event.
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How a Commerce Department Standards Agency Grew Into a Cybersecurity Powerhouse
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has a hand in nearly every aspect of government cybersecurity.
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Volcker Alliance Grades the 50 States According to Their Budget Practices
The report, the result of a multi-year study examining state budget procedures in five categories, aims to identify “the strongest and weakest among states will encourage new efforts to raise standards for all states.”
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House Chair Leaves Door Open for Bumping Up State and Local Deduction in Tax Bill
But Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady declined to speculate on the odds a property tax deduction cap would be raised above $10,000.
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Fate of Chief Data Officers Relies on Which Data Transparency Bill Passes
Two different versions of the OPEN Government Data Act are working their way through Congress.
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Army and Navy Cyber Command Ready Way Ahead of Schedule
The services reached the milestone a year ahead of schedule.
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Trump Continues to Insist He’ll Never Fill Some Top Government Jobs
“I’m the only one that matters” when it comes to policy decisions, president says.
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CIA, NSA Offer Startups More Than Money
The intelligence community can serve as a test-bed for startups pitching AI and other emerging technologies.
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This One Rule Informs All of Veterans Affairs' Customer Service Decisions
Bells and whistles are great, but they don't matter if they aren't helping customers, Veterans Affairs Department's Lynda Davis said.
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House GOP Firm on SALT Rollback in Tax Bill, Despite State, Local Protests
Republican lawmakers on Thursday introduced their sweeping proposal to rewrite the U.S. tax code.
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Three-Star General Wants Artificial Intelligence in Every New Weapon System
The department's Project Maven uses machine learning to go through drone video feeds but that's just the beginning, Air Force Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan said.
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Federal IT Reforms are Freeing Up Funds in an Otherwise Flat Budget Forecast
Obama-era federal IT reforms are starting to have an effect, but there’s a long way to go, analysts say.
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Local Health Officials Decry House Plan to Gut Disease Prevention Fund to Pay for CHIP
The House plan to reauthorize CHIP would cut the Affordable Care Act’s Public Health and Prevention Fund by 75 percent over the next decade.
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DHS Wants Tech to Scan Your Face as You Drive to Mexico
The department is opting for a faster procurement option for the technology.
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The N.Y.C. Terror Attack Is Part of a Trend That’s Getting More Difficult to Combat
As attacks become less sophisticated, they are also becoming harder to prevent.
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GAO Says Cybersecurity is Top Concern for 2020 Census
The Census Bureau has only tested four of 43 systems needed for the 2020 Census.
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