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Feds May Scan Your Social Media, But Can't ‘Friend’ or ‘Follow’ You
Spy chief James Clapper signed a policy last week that would let background check investigators dig into candidates’ public social media postings.
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Next Generation of Transportation Disruption Will Have ‘Impacts That We Can’t Fully Anticipate’
“I think our roles as infrastructure providers are going to change significantly,” the Utah Department of Transportation’s director said at an Infrastructure Week event in the nation’s capital.
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Calif.’s Undocumented Immigrant Children Get Comprehensive Health Coverage; Scared Texan vs. the DEA
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: South Carolina inmates sneak on social media; Michigan governor may have deleted Flint emails; and North Carolina’s top attorney doesn’t want to defend its ‘embarassing’ bathroom law.
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18F: Slack Incident Wasn’t a ‘Data Breach'
The tech team responded to the IG report saying a security vulnerability within Slack was fixed, and that data wasn’t exposed.
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Lawmakers Press Census to Appoint Permanent CIO Amid Prep for 2020 Count
The agency’s’ IT shop has been officially leaderless since last July.
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Navy Wants to Train Employees to be ‘Ethical Hackers’
Thirty-four sailors will undergo the Certified Ethical Hacker program, an intensive five-day course.
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Aggressive Bees Go On Rampage in Bay Area; Craft Brewing Won’t Save Alaska
Also in our State and Local Weekend Digest: Drunken Iowa beachgoers; mysterious Google Maps vehicle in Philly; and New York City toll evaders face Gov. Cuomo’s wrath.
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Spy Chief Finally Moves Ahead with Using Social Media in Federal Background Checks
Publicly available social media postings may soon be incorporated into government background investigations.
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FDIC Calls ‘Major’ Data Breaches Accidental
The failure of an agency to classify a cyberincident as a "major" one could stall reporting of the incident.
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Contractor Working on OPM’s Cyber Upgrades Suddenly Quits, Citing 'Financial Distress'
Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., said she's “concerned that Imperatis’ default may now delay OPM’s much-needed IT infrastructure and security fixes."
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Schools Are Put on Federal Notice to Respect Transgender Rights
In a letter sent Friday, federal officials warn local districts not to discriminate against students using restrooms.
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Navy’s NGEN Recompete Could Go Out to Bid in January
The next iteration of NGEN will allow the Navy and Marine Corps to acquire more commercial capabilities in addition to the 34 service areas under the current contract.
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Inefficient Federal IT Like Paying 400 IT Specialists to Maintain a Single iPad
“We're paying a lot of money for fixed capacity that we invested in 10, 20 years ago,” U.S. CIO Tony Scott says. “Call it crazy, I think it's time to bring an end to this."
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Los Angeles Faces Major Funding Challenges for Its Ambitious River Restoration
In order to create vibrant riverside communities, tax-increment financing may be needed to make the bold riparian vision a reality.
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Arizona Bans Local Drone Laws; Denver Railroad Crossings Experience Glitches
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: 25 Connecticut police officers minorities might want to avoid; Detroit blight removal program investigated; and can D.C. spend money without Congress?
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New Homeland Security Alert Warns of SAP Program Vulnerabilities
It is incumbent upon the customer, not SAP, to fix the problem, according to researchers.
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Colorado City Pushes Hard for Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal in Oregon
Overseas markets are increasingly attractive to energy companies and the communities they support.
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OPM: A Year After the Big Breach
A senior cybersecurity official reflects on OPM’s upcoming “unfortunate anniversary.”
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DHS Is Under the Gun to Collect Data About Threats to Infrastructure, Networks
The data-collection strategy is the first step in a larger effort to unite operations across the department's cybersecurity, critical infrastructure protection and law enforcement situational awareness programs.
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