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Trump Creates New Tech Council to Tackle Federal IT Modernization
A new order offers another sign that agency heads, not CIOs, will be responsible for federal systems.
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HHS Secretary: Doctors Should Deal With Patients, Not Computers
The agency should set standards for health IT so doctors don’t need to fiddle with electronic medical records, Tom Price says.
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Chief Architect of State-level Anti-Abortion Laws Nominated to Top HHS Post
Charmaine Yoest led an organization single-mindedly devoted to the cause of making state laws as pro-life as possible.
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Trump's DHS CIO Pick is a Former Secret Service Agent, Hedge Fund CISO
Richard Staropoli would fill the spot left vacant by Luke McCormack.
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The Government Wants a Thriving Cyber Insurance Market. Here’s How It’s Getting Started
The Homeland Security Department wants to build a massive repository of cybersecurity and breach data that insurers can learn from.
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Hurd to Introduce Revised IT Modernization Bill with White House Support
The Modernizing Government Technology Act, take two.
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‘Every Year We Seem to Be Dancing on the Edge of This Cliff’
City and county government leaders lament the uncertainty surrounding the federal budget.
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Trump Aide Signals Spending Data Will Be Critical to Modernizing Government
The DATA Act's deadline is approaching quickly.
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An Elephant Tranquilizer Is the Newest Terrifying Twist in the Opioid Crisis
Mere micrograms—the equivalent of a few grains of sugar—can be fatal.
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‘Whiskey and Wheaties’ Bill Narrowly Passes Florida House
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Commuter pains worsen at New York’s Penn Station; S.C. Senate passes gas-tax increase; and invasive peacocks swarm neighborhood.
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McCaul: Expect a Major IT Modernization Push after Cyber Executive Order
The effort to modernize government technology will likely be driven by Rep. Will Hurd’s legislation, the House Homeland chairman said.
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Pentagon’s Top Techie Needs Purchasing Power of Closest Allies, Former DOD CIO Says
The country's closest allies have CIO counterparts who can make small investments promising technology. Not so in the U.S.
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The States Where Work-Related Fatality Rates Are the Highest
A new AFL-CIO report looks at the geography of workplace deaths and injuries.
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Nevada Fights the Latest Attempt to Give It the Nation’s Nuclear Waste
A Congressional hearing on a bill to revive the Yucca Mountain facility pits Nevadans against everyone else.
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Former Intel Director: ‘The Clearance System We Have is Broken’
The government needs to be able to continuously vet intelligence employees for threats, former Director of National Intelligence Director James Clapper said.
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If the Government Shuts Down, Some of Its Websites, Databases and IT Do Too
OMB’s 2013 guidance requires IT systems related to excepted activity, including national security, stay functional.
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Government’s Biggest Cyber Problem Will Be Contractors’ Big Opportunity, Report Says
If the government can't hire cyber talent, it will continue to seek outside support, a market analysis said.
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Mayors, Sessions Talk ‘Sanctuary Cities’ as Federal Judge Blocks Trump Order
“We don’t have all the clarity that we need,” Austin, Texas Mayor Steve Adler told Route Fifty.
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