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Government’s Mobile Sites, Apps Rated More Highly Than Many Companies’
Almost a quarter of federal website traffic now comes from mobile devices.
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Lawmaker Encourages Americans to ‘Thank a Fed’
New initiative seeks to better identify what federal workers are doing well.
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White House Dispatches Digital Squad to Salvage Electronic Immigration System
The Obama administration has dispatched the U.S. Digital Service to study deep-seated problems and experiment with new development techniques for the new system.
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Can Analytics Save US Soldiers from Suicide?
The Army is in the midst of a five-year effort that aims to identify factors that protect or put at risk a soldier’s mental health.
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New Program in New York State Will Distribute Personal Transmitters for Vulnerable Kids
Bracelets will “help give peace of mind to parents who have children with a cognitive impairment,” governor says.
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Homeland Security Committee Considers Turning Nation’s Cellphones into Walkie-Talkies During Emergencies
In the event of a disaster, how does the government communicate with a population of cord cutters when cellphone towers are down?
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With Open Data, Delicate Questions Arise Over When to Release What
In Philadelphia, the process for publishing municipal data can be a balancing act.
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Four Critical Cybersecurity Issues Facing State and Local Governments
"Defending our essential infrastructure and government services, our intellectual property and our citizens’ safety are of paramount importance."
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OPM Gives Agencies Permission to Fast-Track Hiring of Digital Teams
Agencies will now have greater latitude to hire digital services experts on a temporary basis.
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Oregon Ruling Throws State and Local Pensions for a Loop
The state Supreme Court’s legal reasoning could foretell possible impacts pension reform suits might have in Illinois and New Jersey.
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Lawmaker Wants to Connect More Federal Buildings to the Internet of Things
Under the bill, the energy secretary would learn from smart buildings in the private sector, and apply those practices to federal buildings.
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A North Carolina City’s Big Aspiration: Attracting Millennials
“We recognized that we have some really cool things in this city, but we need to enhance them,” says Hickory’s city manager.
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Obama to Public Servants: Thanks, and Sorry Things Have Been So Tough For You
President acknowledges effects of pay freeze, sequester in Public Service Recognition Week proclamation.
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DHS Scales Back License Plate-Tracking Surveillance
The new system, announced last month, will compile license plate records from "at least 25 states" instead of all states.
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Why People Who Put ‘Data Scientist’ on Their LinkedIn Profiles Earn More Money
As the White House’s first chief data scientist, DJ Patil explains the growing importance of his field during his speech at the National Science Foundation.
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Here’s Why Public Services Are Improving in 12 Cities
A recent IBM study found new governing structures and technology initiatives improved citizen engagement with local governments.
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Baltimore Unrest Prompts Note of Caution From Credit Analysts
Moody’s: There is a ‘potential for out-migration to increase, which could have a longer-term effect on the city’s tax base.’
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CYBERCOM to Outsource $475 Million Worth of Offense and Defense Work
The potentially five-year contract is capped at $475 million and covers nearly 20 task areas, according to the new performance work statement.
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Hackers Nick CENTCOM Laptops, Hijack Tesla’s Publicity Machine and Infiltrate SendGrid Systems
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
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