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Criminals Will Need a 'Face Off' Machine to Beat Biometrics If IARPA Project Succeeds
The intelligence community’s R&D unit awarded a few groups funds to prevent criminals from tricking biometric scanners.
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D.C. Region Will Conduct ‘Full Scale’ Terrorism Drill Wednesday
Emergency responders will play out a scenario similar to the terror events that took place in Paris in November 2015.
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Likely Cause of Oroville Dam Spillway Collapse Released by Calif. Investigators
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Montana’s REAL ID compliance loan; Philly mayor’s marijuana comments; leaders in Missouri city advised to impeach their mayor.
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Trump Infrastructure Adviser: Regulatory and Revenue Processes Are ‘Broken’
"The states have been much more courageous than the federal government in raising taxes to build infrastructure,” according to real estate mogul Richard LeFrak.
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DHS IG Investigates If CBP Abused Authority to Unmask Anti-Trump Twitter User
Twitter sued DHS after it demanded the identity of a user critical of the Trump administration.
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White House Cyber Czar to Play Role in Kushner Innovation Office
White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Rob Joyce will help ensure any government modernization programs build cybersecurity in, he said.
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Why Foreign Worker Visa Reform Is a Top Priority in Colorado
In times of low unemployment, “it’s a real challenge to hire as many people as we need and keep them through the whole [ski] season.” And Colorado’s growing tech sector faces similar challenges.
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The ‘Fundamental Shift in Federalism’ Under Trump
States and localities are interacting with the federal government differently under the new administration on matters of health care, immigration and a host of other issues.
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Justice, 18F Partner for Government-wide FOIA Portal
The goal is a centralized system for processing Freedom of Information Act requests.
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Senators Urge Trump to Fill Top White House Science and Tech Spots
The president has only officially announced one appointment to the office that offers STEM and cyber policy advice.
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EPA’s Revised Agenda
Scott Pruitt says he wants to restore the Environmental Protection Agency to it’s “core mission,” but the founding documents suggest otherwise.
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Step One in Optimizing Data Centers: Know What You Have
Going through 16 data centers, some of which reside outside the continental United States, is a challenging feat.
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I Built A Bot With Zero Coding Experience. So Can You.
Deloitte is selling federal agencies on automation and walked me through the process.
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A Bug Bounty to Hack Military Bases? It Could Happen.
A Defense Department official wants to find the vulnerabilities hidden in critical infrastructure.
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Federal Dam Managers Choose Not to Flood Boise
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Connecticut state government readies for layoffs; N.Y.C. eyes nation’s highest cigarette taxes; and lack of transparency in Jefferson City.
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As ‘Meat Ax’ Hangs Over Federal Budget, Mayors and County Officials Defend CDBG
“The president’s proposal is unacceptable,” Columbia, S.C., Mayor Stephen Benjamin said Wednesday as he discussed President Trump’s plan to eliminate Community Development Block Grant funding.
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American Lung Association Releases List of the Nation’s Most Polluted Cities
Ozone and year-round particle pollution are improving, but cities will find it harder to make gains and save lives between worsening climate change and President Trump’s rollback of Clean Power Plan protections.
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Are Chicago's Party Buses 'Rolling Cemeteries'?
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Massachusetts to dismiss 21,587 drug convictions; 27 million SoCal trees threatened by beetle; Florida senator apologizes for racist remarks
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Advice to Trump: Top Cybersecurity Talent Costs Money
The Trump administration should increase pay incentives for cyber workers, an accrediting organization says.
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