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Do Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants Make Roads Safer?
Without more data and research it’s difficult to say, according to a new Pew analysis.
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DHS App Aims to Help First Responders Find Missing People
The "Lost Person Behavior App" is available for $9.99 from iTunes.
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Intelligence Chief: OPM Hack Was Not a ‘Cyberattack’
The intrusion of OPM networks did not involve the destruction or manipulation of data.
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Public Service is No Longer Just Government Service
Thoughts from a career federal executive on the anniversary of 9/11.
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Plan for Responding to Barrage of Agency Hacks Coming this Fall, Federal CIO Says
The new recommendations will build on the 30-day “cybersecurity sprint” mandated by the White House this summer.
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Colorado's Tax-Free Holiday for Marijuana Sales; N.Y.C.’s Big Pre-K Enrollment Numbers
Also: A big oil win in Sacramento and Phoenix electronic billboards target freeway shooter.
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DHS: Here’s Why Agencies Should Not Try to Boot Hackers by Themselves
The OPM hack as a teachable moment.
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Are Professional Firefighters Needed Today or a Drain on Resources?
A recent ‘Washington Post’ op-ed has sparked a robust discussion about the economics and realities impacting first responders.
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Happy 50th Birthday, HUD!
On Sept. 9, 1965, President Johnson signed into law the bill that created the Housing and Urban Development Department.
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Minnesota Awaits Return of Avian Flu; An Olympic Acceleration for the ‘Subway to the Sea’ in L.A.?
Also: Corporate bankruptcy hits North Jersey city hard and Northern Indiana unites.
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The Internet of Things Might Force You To Restructure Your Team
Organizations taking several months to make decisions are "not thinking about the future."
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2015 Bold Awards Recognize Government Innovators
From more than 1,000 nominees, Nextgov’s editorial team selected 10 winners who took strategic risks to boost their agency’s technological prowess.
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NSA Stepped In to Thwart OPM Hackers -- Eventually
It wasn't until after the intrusion NSA was able to provide OPM with help to try to figure out what had happened, NSA Director Adm. Michael Rogers said.
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Census Has Big Tech Plans for the 2020 Count. Will They Stay on Track?
The agency plans to outfit field workers with mobile devices and allow people to use the Internet to fill out the survey.
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Marine Corps Wants to Wipe Out 'Evil Twin' Social Media Impostors
The agency is looking for technology that could help weed out and report fake accounts.
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Seattle’s Rubber Antennas Spark Privacy Concerns; Dark Fiber Obligations in West Virginia?
Also: A new California state worker survey and Cedar Rapid’s hazardous materials highway.
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Hackers Infiltrate Firefox, Prowl Non-AshMad Dating Websites and Share Porn at U. of New South Wales
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
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Stats Shot: New Data Offer Insight Into States With Best and Worst GDP Growth in 2014
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis has released sector-specific, quarterly GDP figures for states.
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DHS Delays Refugee Rapid DNA Tests Aimed at Stemming Human Trafficking
The onsite, one-hour minilabs could help curb human trafficking, officials say
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