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FAA Offers Registration Refund for Drone Pilots
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's an unregistered drone!
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Audit: DHS’ Human Capital System Still in Bad Shape
PALMS last year caused one member of Congress to exclaim, “$180 million pissed away.”
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4 Things You Need to Build Your Analytics Team
Three analytic practitioners share best practices for building a successful analytics shop.
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Justice Department Reviewing Defenses of 10 ‘Sanctuary’ Jurisdictions’
An inspector general’s memo in May called them out and they all responded.
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Thousands Hit in Tax Preparer Phishing Attacks This Year
There were 177 phishing attacks against tax preparers between January and May of this year.
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Postal Service Busted Up a Billion-Dollar Drug Problem with Data
A scam attempting to fleece the government for millions of dollars was unearthed thanks to data analytics.
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Trump Uses Major Foreign Address to Bash Bureaucracy
In Poland, president cites bureaucrats as a threat to Western ideals.
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FTC Slams Online Loan Company For Hawking Consumer Data
Blue Global Media was slapped with a $104 million settlement, though the company is unable to pay it.
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State and Local Pension Plans Shift Toward ‘Alternative’ Investments
New research from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College sheds some light on how that looks and what it means.
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NSA: Help Us Train Next-Gen Cyber Feds
The agency is giving out $5.5 million in grant funds for cyber curriculum.
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Government Wants to Detect Bio-engineered Threats
Whether it's a lab goof or by design, the intelligence community wants to spot engineered biological organisms.
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Voting Systems Used in Georgia Prompt Lawsuit to Void Special Election Results
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Getting rid of 26,000 tons of highly flammable fiber waste in a Maine town; Portland, Ore., police disband horse-mounted unit; and overlapping local ID programs in Illinois.
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America’s Fight for Independence Has Always Been Local
In North Carolina, Mecklenburg County’s 1775 declaration may have been the first exertion by Americans to formalize the value of self-governance.
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First Responders Use Gaming System Behind 'Mortal Kombat' for Disaster Training
DHS is testing out a video game-based active shooter simulation.
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NSA Updates List of Tech Ready For Commercialization
The agency's portfolio of technology focuses on challenges in big data, cyber, internet of things and mobility.
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DHS Workers Left Unsecured Laptops and Passwords on Their Desks
An audit also found poor password management and weak access controls for digital systems.
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Will the Supreme Court Deliver a Windfall of Tax Revenue for State Governments?
Justices on the high court plan to examine the federal ban on sports betting outside of Nevada.
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Agencies' Grasp of Agile is ‘All Over The Map,’ One CTO Says
Developing software in an incremental fashion may mean rethinking contracting and personnel's duties, an Excella Consulting's chief technology officer said.
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Kaspersky: Stop Russian to Judgment on Our Products
Congress seems to approve of a proposed federal pay raise, loosening retirement fund rules and wants to get rid of agency that focuses on elections.
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