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I’m Not a ‘Big Government, Crazy Liberal,’ Obama Insists
“It’s not like I’m waking up every morning thinking, how can I add more work for me,” president tells nation’s governors.
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Governors Seek Ways for Their States to Address Challenges From Rural Poverty
Better education, they say, is the critical element needed to improve lives in impoverished areas.
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Why Some Governors Are Annoyed By Federal Land-Use Policies
“Rather than shutting coal down,” Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead said, “let’s find solutions to make it better.”
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Emergency Management Lessons Learned From the San Bernardino Attack
Social media helped spread misinformation during the crisis, necessitating the establishment of points of contact.
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FAA Concerned about ‘Evolving Cyber Events’
The contracting notice comes less than a year after attackers infected an FAA administrative computer network with a virus through an email.
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Embattled OPM CIO Steps Down
Donna Seymour is stepping down, amid repeated calls for her ouster following last summer’s massive breach of 21.5 million private records on national security personnel and family members.
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States, Localities Try Creative Financing to Help the Homeless
Pay-for-success projects, which rely on outside investors—rather than taxpayers—to provide working capital to nonprofit service providers, are trying to tackle thorny social problems.
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Treasury Needs $110M Piggy Bank to Combat IRS Hackers and Other Expected 'Cyberattacks'
A White House-ordered search for “high-value” targets attractive to hackers emphasized the need for a cyber-emergency piggy bank, according to budget documents.
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Governors, County Leaders Gather in D.C. for 2016 Winter Meetings
Among the topics being discussed at the National Governors Association and National Association of Counties meetings: Opioid abuse, rural poverty and fiscal challenges, among many others.
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Hackers Hate on Health Care: Delaying Meals, Holding a Hospital Hostage, Stealing Brain Patient IDs and Exposing Battered Women
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
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Economists Tell Governors That a Recession Is on the Horizon
It probably won’t happen this year but the “next recession is probably closer than the last one,” one expert said during the National Governors Association’s winter meeting.
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White House Wants to Train K-12 Students to Be Nation’s Future Cyber Defense
The White House’s $4 billion plan for computer science curriculum in K-12 schools is about more than education reform.
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IRS Phishing Scams Up 400 Percent, Agency Warns
As of mid-February, the IRS has already experienced 1,389 incidents.
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Head of DHS' Emergency Cyber Unit Stepping Down
During her three years in office, Ann Barron-DiCamillo, head of the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team, has been a mainstay on Capitol Hill.
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Flood Disaster Prompts Digitization Effort for 1,700 Boxes of Damaged Documents
In its recovery from Hurricane Irene, an Upstate New York county also improved access to records.
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Ex-White House Cyber Chief Joins with Tech Firms to Tackle Bug Bounties
Issues to be addressed range from the global debate over encryption to the minutia of the federal cybersecurity budget.
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What the White House Cybersecurity Plan Says About the Internet of Things
DHS is working with Underwriters Laboratories to evaluate connected devices for safety vulnerabilities.
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Tech Tips for the Next President
The recommendations prioritize five categories, including “reinventing government technology."
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Renewable Energy Projects May Get Boost From Well-Heeled Private Sector Partners
Large energy projects can be politically and financially challenging for public officials. But seeking out cross-sector collaborations can be the best and quickest way to make sustainable energy happen.
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