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Rahm Emanuel Has Bad News for Chicago Taxpayers; San Francisco Bay’s Microplastic Problem
Also: Alarmed in Kansas about a Texas voting rights case and setting up syringe disposal boxes in Maine.
Nextgov
Federal Researchers Want to Untangle Internet of Things
From fitness bracelets to driverless cars, IoT manufacturers need a common language.
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Stats Shot: Solo Drivers vs. Public Transit Riders. Who Tends to Earn More and Get to Work Faster?
Recently released U.S. Census data provide some state-level insight.
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Your State’s Tax System Probably Isn’t Fair
The fairest structures generally have lower sales and excise taxes, a new WalletHub survey shows.
Nextgov
What Facebook’s ‘Lean In’ Guru Can Teach Troops
"If the U.S. military can get this right, other industries will follow," Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg said.
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Nevada’s Tesla Gigafactory Growth Spurt; Water Cutbacks in Massachusetts
Also: Revolving door for Florida prison guards and gold-mining blues in Montana.
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Baltimore Sewers a Big Budgetary Drain; Meth, Children and Despair in North Dakota
Also: Humiliating the best and brightest teachers in Tampa and still funding the SolarBees ‘boondoggle’ in North Carolina.
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Ferguson’s Credit Rating Lowered to Junk By Moody’s
The downgrade comes as the Missouri city faces litigation and federal scrutiny stemming from last year’s police shooting of an unarmed black teen.
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If You Fall for a Phishing Scam, Should You Lose Your Security Clearance?
CISOs are concerned about how frequently even senior-level federal employees fall for the bogus emails.
Nextgov
Army CYBERCOM Conducts ‘Experiments,’ While Navy Cyber Fleet Faces 'Real’ Deal
To fight off hackers, nontechies in the branches need training and practic,e too.
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Defense Chief Says Treatment of Civilians Is ‘Appalling’
Carter makes comments as Pentagon pushes major personnel overhaul.
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VA Looking for 'Agile' Contractor to Design New Vets.gov in 2 Months
Vets.gov is intended to be a Web portal with a single sign-on veterans can use to access any VA services.
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Happy 50th Birthday, Empire State Plaza; Las Vegas' Painted Circles for Buskers
Also: West Virginia’s first gigabit city?
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Federal Inspectors Want to Double-Check How Agencies Fared During ‘Cyber Sprint’
Ground-truthing is partly a way for IGs to maintain a role in information security oversight, now that DHS is in charge.
Nextgov
How the OPM Hackers Killed the Password
White House directives dating back to 2004 warned against only relying on passwords.
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Stats Shot: Which States Have the Most Residents Without Health Insurance?
New U.S. Census Bureau figures offer insight into how coverage levels in each of the 50 states have changed since the implementation of Obamacare.
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18F's Startup-Friendly Agile BPA Hits First Hurdle -- a Protest
GSA has received multiple protests on its new contract vehicle, Nextgov confirmed.
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Agencies Saved Billions by Cutting Low-Priority IT Projects. But What Did They Do With the Savings?
Many agencies aren’t properly tracking how they’re using the cost savings to fund innovative new projects.
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