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It’s Hard to Look Away From These Government-Produced Rap Videos
These PSAs instantly grab your attention, regardless of the production quality.
News
Happy Belated Independence from Government Day
A curious reinterpretation of the Declaration of Independence from a would-be GOP presidential contender.
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Transportation Trumps 'No Taxes' in Many States
“No new taxes?” Many governors broke that pledge to pay for critical transportation needs.
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Dallas Mayor Tells City Council to Stop Shouting; Boston’s VIP Parking Placards
Also: Bats vs. Iowa wind turbines and North Carolina GOP vs. Greensboro
Nextgov
Hackers Spy on Federal Investigator, Get Into Harvard Illegally and Email Themselves School Secrets
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
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Why We’re Having the Wrong Conversation About Open Data
Publishing government data can be great for citizens and innovative companies. But government operations can also benefit from open data’s revolutionary power.
Nextgov
Pentagon Contractors Rank Below Retailers and Banks When it Comes to Cybersecurity
Pentagon suppliers score below hacked retailers and banks on cyber defense, according to industry-developed metrics.
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Science and Research Provide New Tools to Fight Wildfires
"Our goal is to try to integrate new technologies into a profession that’s really steeped in tradition," says the director of the recently launched Center of Excellence for Advanced Technology Aerial Firefighting.
Nextgov
Q&A: Why Congress is Jumping on the Open Source Bandwagon
Ben Balter, chief executive for code repository site Github, talked with Nextgov about last week's announcement.
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Mixed Messages With Utah’s Deseret Flag?; Virginia’s ‘Road to Nowhere’ Settlement
Also: More woes for Detroit and mental health challenges for hospitals in Massachusetts.
Nextgov
DHS Alerts Public to OPM-Related Phishing Scams
Emails claiming to come from the agency and contractor CSID might be after money, U.S. secrets or both, say experts.
Nextgov
Is the White House Skirting Governmentwide Cybersecurity Rules?
The White House’s unclassified networks were breached by hackers last fall.
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Mississippi Happy to Take Louisiana’s Movie Business; California Farmers Happy to Take Modesto’s Sewer Water
Also: The Internet makes public sector conservation a success, Florida’s Rick Scott making the public pay to be shunned and a Miami neighborhood halts spillover gentrification, for now.
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Massachusetts Uses Job Training as a Path to Sobriety
Eleven states are using federal grant money to help people with addictions find a road to sobriety. In Massachusetts, one pathway is through job training.
Nextgov
Data-Driven Government? Not Yet. Feds Still Manage by Hunch
In a true data-driven culture, leaders need to be willing to rethink their plans and perhaps even change course based on what the data says, according to EPA CTO Greg Godbout.
Nextgov
Why Chief Data Officers Should Really be Chief Digital Officers
Having a chief data officer is akin to the Army having a chief bullet officer or hospitals having a chief bandage officer.
Nextgov
Why the Lawsuit Against OPM over the Massive Data Breach Faces an Uphill Battle
Demonstrating damages have been suffered will be the challenge, legal experts say.
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Cities Re-examine Their Confederate Icons
“It is not only time for a reappraisal of all public symbols that reflect upon the ‘peculiar institution’ of slavery, but also time for removal.”
Nextgov
You're Doing It All Wrong: What Siri Wishes She Could Tell You
Put more faith in voice recognition technology.
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