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DISA Issues Pentagon-Friendly Cloud Computing Guide
The guide is aimed at DOD “mission owners” planning to move an existing information system from a physical environment to a virtualized cloud environment.
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Charlotte vs. Raleigh? American Legion Booted From Utah’s Capitol to Make Room for Lobbyists
Also: Tennessee ends prepaid tuition program and agenda-driven Uber floods Sacramento.
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Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms CIO Announces Exit
In an email to ATF staff, Rick Holgate said he’s leaving the agency to accommodate a move to Vienna, Austria.
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Moving Beyond Incremental Change for a Comprehensive Civic IT Overhaul
In its new deal with the city of San Antonio, Accela is “responding to a much larger vision” of how the city wants to operate.
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The Nation’s 24-Hour Cyber Watch Center Still Has Some Empty Seats
The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center might have some communication challenges.
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As Legal Marijuana Expands, States Struggle With Drugged Driving
As more states make medical and recreational marijuana use legal, they increasingly are grappling with what constitutes DUID, or driving under the influence of drugs, and how to detect and prosecute it.
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White House Looking for Help on Personalized Medicine Technology
The administration is collecting suggestions from the general public about improving personalized medicine.
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Banning Down Syndrome Abortions in Ohio; Major Marine Life Die-Off in Alaska
Also: New Orleans still reeling from Katrina and East Austin residents push back against gentrifiers.
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Hackers Taint Wine Payments, Malign 8 Million Mums, and Pinch Fred’s Super Dollar Stores
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
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Town Administrator in Colorado an 'Optimist’ in Wake of Gold King Mine Disaster
But Bill Gardner says blaming the EPA for this month's toxic spill distracts from finding real long-term solutions for mine waste.
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Too Many Dead Dogs in Dallas; SoCal Water District’s Short-Shower Playlist
Also: Hazardous air quality in Spokane and a police officer’s ‘less welfare, food stamp people’ comments.
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Will More Federal Employees Learn To Code Any Time Soon?
General Assembly, which operates in-person and online classes nationally, is now offering discounts on development training to city, state and federal employees.
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Bill Would Require Agencies to Keep Track of ‘Critical’ Cyber Workforce Shortages
The Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act would require agencies to use a cyber-jobs framework developed by the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education.
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The IRS Spent $2.7 Million on a Tool That Shelled Out $39 Million to Crooks
The ROI could fall deeper into the red, based on revelations about a breach of the online service.
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Big Hacks, Big Data and the Government of Tomorrow
What does it all mean? Come to Nextgov Prime in September and find out.
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Is Yelp Really the Best Way to Give the Government a Piece of Your Mind?
TSA did not make a formal agreement with Yelp, nor does it plan to use Yelp heavily for customer response.
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Widespread Use of Yammer Social Network at VA Ran Afoul of Agency Rules, Watchdog Says
Department CIO implicated in a probe of unapproved and insecure uses of the social network’s free version.
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Ways States Are Trying to Counter Rural Flight
Population loss in much of rural, small-town America has accelerated in recent years, prompting states and localities to offer incentives and share services to counter a dwindling tax base.
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$11 Billion Next-Gen Weather Satellite Launch Delayed
“Schedule risks” found by NOAA, NASA and main contractor Lockheed Martin have slipped the launch again to sometime in fall, likely October.
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