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Green Purchasing: What Is New and Does It Really Make a Difference?
A Q&A with Christine Warnock, strategic business initiatives manager for the State of Washington.
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UPDATED: Teens Who Hacked CIA Chief’s AOL Email Now Allege Breaching FBI Systems
The self-dubbed Crackas with Attitude also posted online a purported list of 3,500 names, phone numbers and email addresses of U.S. authorities and military personnel.
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Does the White House Plan to Curb High-Profile Hacks Rely Too Much on Tech?
Some critics wonder where IT management fits in the plan.
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Auditor’s Review Points Out Cybersecurity Weaknesses for Missouri’s Local Governments
Inadequate password controls and granting employees too much access to information are some of the issues pinpointed.
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How Secure is Federal Data at Branch Offices and Other Remote Sites?
Almost 90 percent of federal leaders polled in a new survey say they are concerned about their ability to secure sensitive information in branch offices.
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What Congress Hopes Agencies Learn from Atrocious FITARA Grades
Agencies on average earned a D grade on new scorecards released by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
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Seattle’s New ‘Democracy Vouchers’; Plastic Bag Wars Continue in California
Also: Wisconsin aims to drug test food stamps recipients and Texas commission sees no concrete link between fracking waste wells and earthquakes.
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Difficult State Pension Challenges Await Kentucky’s New Governor
Matt Bevin promised to reform the state’s public worker pension systems. But the Republican faces an uphill struggle.
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Pentagon Contractors Developing Lethal Cyber Weapons
U.S. troops would have the power to launch logic bombs, instead of traditional explosive projectiles, which essentially would direct an enemy's critical infrastructure to self-destruct.
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Here’s What Local Governments Could Have Done With the $43 Million Spent on That Afghan Gas Station
Doing the cost comparison leads to some eyeopening discoveries.
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Convicted Felon Back in City Hall; Delaware Residents vs. Smelly Vultures
Also: Florida’s untested rape kits and high levels of neurotoxins in California crabs.
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Most Agencies Earn Ds on IT Reform Scorecard
Most federal agencies earned barely-passing grades from lawmakers when it comes to implementing FITARA.
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Here’s the Government’s New Definition of a Major Cyberincident
The new definition comes in annual guidance issued to agencies by the Office of Management and Budget as part of the Federal Information Security Management Act.
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OPM Hires New Cyber Adviser
Clifton Triplett has been appointed OPM's senior cyber and information technology adviser, and will report directly to OPM's Beth Cobert.
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Presidential Campaigns Use Virginia Elections as Opportunity to Qualify for 2016 Primary
Volunteers gathered signatures across Virginia ahead of next month’s filing deadline for the primary ballot.
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8 State and Local Election Results Worth Noting
From the Kentucky gubernatorial election to ballot measures on affordable housing in San Francisco, here are some of the races and initiatives we were tracking.
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VA Official Says He Will Allow Senior Executives to Speak More Freely
Lawmakers criticize lack of transparency and shutting out reporters.
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Census Delays Key Decisions About Using Tech in 2020 Count
If Census has any hope of cutting costs and increasing efficiency for its 2020 count, it should pay more attention to its IT plans.
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