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More Shark-Detection Buoys in Mass.; Fantasy Sports Get OK to Resume in N.Y.
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Georgia city’s fight to expand a fiber network; new tree protections in Sacramento; and Idaho state worker health coverage.
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DOD IG to Probe Security of Army Patient Records
The inspection will be the first in a series of reviews of controls meant to protect military electronic patient records and personal health information.
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OMB Policy Revamps Mobile Device Buying
The goal is to slash fragmentation and duplication of 1,200-plus mobile agreements and 200-plus service plans managed by the federal government.
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DHS Chief: ‘We Are Actively Thinking About Election Cybersecurity’
DHS officials are considering designating the election process as a critical infrastructure category.
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Election Cyber Gaffes: Which Party's Has Been Worse?
An identity protection company ranks the cybersecurity problems of each candidate.
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New Orleans Ramps Up Zika Fight in Wake of Florida Cases
With federal funding in limbo, Mayor Mitch Landrieu has announced the city will shell out $500,000 in additional money to help prevent the spread of the virus.
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What VR Proponents Think Congress Needs To Know
A group of virtual reality companies convened at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday to demo their technology.
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GSA Offers Playbook to Upgrade Legacy IT
The guidance includes both a playbook and investment review process agencies can use in conjunction to “increase the likelihood of success” for modernization or migration efforts to support mission functions.
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Should Killing a Police Officer Be a Hate Crime?
Louisiana has approved a “Blue Lives Matter” hate-crime law, and Texas and several others could follow suit.
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Education Official: Virtual Reality Can Reduce Reliance on the Classroom
Virtual reality headsets can be for more than 3-D movies.
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D.C. Transit Police Officer Tried to Support ISIS With Gift Cards; Should Yellowstone Grizzlies Be Hunted?
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Tennessee Democrats challenge voter ID law; Maine gov. wants 9,500 state positions gone; and Miami-Dade rethinks campaign finance.
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One County’s Complicated Quest for a New ZIP Code
In Nevada, sales tax is calculated by postal code. But that creates a tax-collection problem when they span multiple jurisdictions. Will USPS help fix Storey County's predicament?
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Can Encryption Protect Government Files Forever?
Suddenly, just like athletes who might initially be able to hide their doping only to later get caught by improved testing standards, the government found itself relying on a protection scheme that could no longer keep hidden its secrets.
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White House Ramps Up Federal Drone Programs
The Interior Department will soon use drones for search and rescue missions.
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NIST Tries to Define ‘Internet of Things’
Technologists can’t really agree on what qualifies as part of that network of devices and sensors.
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Big Fight Over a Major Texas Landfill Project; Tourism Worries in Miami Due to Zika
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Nursing home deaths in Pennsylvania; police body camera transparency in Wyo.; and Cape Cod water concerns.
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Cuomo Moves to Block Sex Offenders in N.Y. From Using ‘Pokemon Go’
The governor’s action follows an investigative report from lawmakers that highlighted potentially problematic trends.
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Here's How Government Thinks Nanotech Will Transform Cyber
A team of agencies want easy-to-use technology that works just like the human brain does.
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N.J. County Residents Fight Dunes; Add Trash to the List of Flint's Problems
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: San Francisco's sinking skyscraper; Texas weakens its Public Information Act; and Cobb County school eyed by Satanic Temple
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