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Alabama’s Top Lawmakers Face Off in Court; Will Kansas Schools Stay Closed?
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Philadelphia schools acknowledge two Muslim holidays; a highway Coloradans “can’t afford” to use; and Illinois flirts with second budgetless year.
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Pentagon IG: Timeline for New Electronic Health Records System ‘May be Unrealistic’
The timeline is shaky "because of the risks and potential delays involved in developing and testing the interfaces needed to interact with legacy systems," the IG said.
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TSA Wants New Scanners That Will Allow Fliers to Keep their Shoes On
The agency also asked for proposals for a different breed of carry-on luggage screener that would use advanced computer algorithms to spot suspicious liquids and laptops.
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R.I. May Soon Own Captain Cook’s Ship; Chicago Mayor vs. Ill. Governor
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: New Jersey counties overpaid $37.3 million to Medicaid; Orlando’s craft beer zoning move; and Orange County, Calif., gets a homelessness czar.
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Why Didn't Anyone See Leidos as the 'No-Brainer' Winner in Multibillion EHR Deal?
New analysis reveals hallmarks that should have signified a clear-cut victory for the Leidos team.
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The Puzzle of When the OPM Hack Was Discovered Might Not be Solved After All
Security vendor CyTech now claims that during an April 21, 2015, product demonstration, its technology uncovered, for the first time, malware siphoning off the data.
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3 Characteristics of a 21st Century Government
According to the mayor of Fishers, Indiana, “internal alignment around core values” is important to reduce tensions between the legislative and executive branches.
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Bill Would Extend US Digital Service Beyond the Obama Administration
The new legislation would authorize the tech squad for the next 10 years.
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What the FEMA Director Learned From Watching Monty Python
Two very useful words for action in the face of impending disaster.
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Hackers Remember Your MySpace Password, Steal from Military Base Exchanges, and Force Reddit to Reset Your Password
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
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Many Northeast, Midwest States Face Shrinking Workforce
The population of prime working-age adults, ages 25 to 54, will decline in 16 states, most of which are in the Northeast and Midwest, from 2010 to 2040, according to a new analysis.
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Employer-Based Retirement Plans: Access Varies Greatly
More than 40 percent of full-time workers have no pension or 401(k); geography, ethnicity, employer size and worker income all play a part.
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OPM’s Troubled IT Upgrade Project on Track to Get Millions More in Funding
A new watchdog report finds funding for the project remains an issue in part because of poor planning by the agency.
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Pentagon Is Building Massive Hub of Insider Threat Data
Some civil liberties advocates say the system could create a culture of mutual suspicion that silences whistle-blowers.
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White House Issues Cyber Framework for Protecting ‘Precision Medicine’ Patient Data
Personalized treatment means gathering lots of PII.
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He Said-She Said Controversy Over Who Discovered the OPM Hack Is Apparently Solved
Lawmakers have been investigating the controversy since last year.
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Congressman: Why Is The White House Exempt from Federal Cyber Rules?
The Executive Office of the President hasn’t submitted a FISMA audit since 2009.
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Postal Workers Face ‘Violent Dog Behavior’ in Dallas; Auto Loan Delinquencies Rise in Oil and Gas Counties
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Some good news for Atlantic City; bathroom bill introduced in Michigan; and Indiana audits decline.
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Senate Committee Advances Measure Letting Agencies Crack Down on Personal Email
The bill allows agency heads to bypass federal rules requiring them to consult with unions about workplace matters in order to block access to certain websites.
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