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Jeb Bush: Hold Federal IT Managers Accountable for Government’s Cyber Woes
The massive OPM hack shows the federal civilian government “clearly lags behind,” the Republican presidential candidate said.
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Dropping Oil Prices Are Hammering Tax Revenues in Energy-Producing States
A new brief from the U.S. Department of Energy outlines some of the fiscal ramifications of the energy industry declines in six states.
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FBI Seeks New IT Chief
President Barack Obama recently tasked the agency with beefing up the IT infrastructure behind national background checks for gun purchases.
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Helping Drug-Addicted Inmates Break the Cycle
Most inmates start using drugs again as soon as they’re released. If they don’t die of an overdose, they often get arrested again for drug-related crimes. The challenge is breaking that cycle.
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DHS Cyber Czar, Tech Titans Tell Commerce to Rethink Hacking Arms Control
Reached in 2013, the Wassenaar Arrangement bans multinational firms and cyber vendors from transmitting information about "intrusion software" across borders without first obtaining a license.
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San José’s Innovation Agenda Will Hinge on the Internet of Things
Starfish, a new smart city network, will be demonstrated in the heart of Silicon Valley.
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State of the Union Highlights: Bureaucracy, Big Government and Benefits
Live updates on what the president had to say about government management and federal employees.
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Lawmakers Blast $1.3 Billion Price Tag for VA’s ‘Agile’ Paperless Claims System
VA still can’t say how much the system will end up costing.
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California Budget Proposal Is ‘Prudent and Bodes Well for Continued Fiscal Stability’
Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled his spending plan for the Golden State last week, stressing the need for fiscal moderation, despite continued economic growth.
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Every State's 2016 Legislative Calendar and Balance of Power
Keep this handy as you track legislative action in all 50 states this year.
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What Percent of U.S. Counties Saw Declines in Economic Output Last Year?
A new report from the National Association of Counties looks at GDP and other economic indicators in 3,069 counties.
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Should Municipal Employees Be Required to Live Inside City Limits?
Residency requirements for Pittsburgh police officers prompted a legal dispute.
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Pentagon Investigators to Probe NSA’s Crackdown on Rogue IT Employees
Be it a rogue contractor or an unknowing employee with sloppy login and logoff habits, insiders are a major threat to U.S. secrets, say researchers and federal officials.
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Hackers Steal IDs of Troubled DC Youths, Compromise Time Warner Cable Passwords & Deface Russian Minister’s Instagram
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
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How Charlotte Is Helping Cities Like Dallas Develop Smarter Infrastructure
A new federal initiative, Envision America, will help adapt the Queen City’s best practices for a Dallas Innovation Alliance mass transit solution.
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Texas Governor Proposes Untested Method to Curtail Federal Power Over States
Greg Abbott wants the 50 states to push for a Constitutional Convention, which has never been used to add amendments.
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Oops! Kansas State Workers Mistakenly Receive Emails Implying They’d Lost Their Jobs
The state’s Department of Administration blamed the error on a computer problem.
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House Committee Presses SBA to Close Cyber Vulnerabilities
More than 30 recommendations for shoring up SBA’s IT security remain unaddressed.
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OPM Hackers Netted Usernames, Social Security Numbers Years Ago
Federal officials always maintained the attackers -- who nabbed 21.5 million background check records last year -- never obtained personally identifiable information during a breach two years ago.
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