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Report: Most Government Sites Fail Security Audit
About 60 percent of federal sites failed the Online Trust Alliance's trustworthiness test.
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White House Cyber Chief to Agency Leaders: Know Your Networks' Risks
CIOs and CISOs need to be involved in executive decision-making, White House Cyber Coordinator Rob Joyce said.
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Louisiana Gov. Warns Tropical Storm Will ‘Affect the Entire State’
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Maine prepares for partial state shutdown; Florida citrus canker payouts; and West Virginia governor acquiesces on state budget.
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Lawmaker: Cyber National Guard Could Fill Federal Workforce Gaps
Lawmakers hope to lure thousands of cyber professionals to government work with scholarships.
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GOP Senator to White House: Hands Off Oil and Gas Payments to Gulf Coast States
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke told Louisiana U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy that he’d work with him to address concerns about a plan in President Trump’s budget to redirect the funds.
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If You're Going to Set a Cyber Trap, Don't Do This
The Energy Department's IG found many problems with a planned "gotcha" exercise.
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Here’s What’s on the Agenda of the U.S. Conference of Mayors Meeting in Miami Beach
Catch the biggest standing committee, task force and best practices sessions.
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Think Beyond Modernization, Tech Execs Told Trump
Silicon Valley bigwigs discussed machine learning, open data and the need for government spending on research.
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Pentagon Turns to DAVE for More Efficient Buying
The API-driven acquisition systems helps the Defense Department shift data from more than 450 sources.
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Florida Gov. Picks a Fight With Connecticut Over Business Climate
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Maine’s first-ever “food sovereignty” law; Oakland’s “backroom deals”; and Utah’s latest attempt at Medicaid expansion.
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Survey: Americans Worry More About National Security Than Hacking
Consumers in most other nations surveyed were more concerned about bank card fraud and identity theft.
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Governors, CEOs and Trump Are All Showing an Interest in Workforce Development
“I don’t care what country you represent, or what industry you represent, workforce is a challenge,” said Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin.
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In Madison, a Low-Tech Idea to Use Buses as a Traffic Enforcement Tool
Should law enforcement piggy-back on moving transit vehicles to get a bird’s-eye view of adjacent driver behavior?
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Kushner Finds Government Open to Change—At Least in Tech
The president's son-in-law and senior adviser targets data centers and floppy disks.
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DHS Re-awards $1B Cyber Contract to Protect Government Networks
After a series of bid protests and dismissals, Raytheon will support DHS' governmentwide cybersecurity program.
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How Do State Rainy Day Fund Balances Look These Days?
Not bad compared to the run-up to the Great Recession. But at least five states appear to have depleted their reserve accounts in the current fiscal year.
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Federal Researchers Made Tiny Needles that Monitor Your Blood
The Sandia National Laboratories are looking for help developing them.
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6 Companies Score $258M in Supercomputing Contracts
The vendors are expected to build out the hardware, software and applications for an exascale computing system 50 times faster than today’s most powerful computers.
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How 7 Mayors Responded to Trump’s Immigration Decision to Keep DACA, Drop DAPA
The half victory for advocates of federal immigration reform breaks a campaign promise sure to anger the president’s base.
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