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Survey: CIOs Think Many IT Reform Reporting Requirements are Useless
CIOs estimated they spent between $150 million and $308 million each year on reporting exercises they viewed as unhelpful or only somewhat helpful.
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Commerce: Tell Us What You Want From Our Data
Crowdsourcing is a key part of Commerce's open data efforts.
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California Governor Announces Mandatory Statewide Water Cutbacks
“This historic drought demands unprecedented action,” Jerry Brown says, laying out his action plan to cut water use by 25 percent.
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Watchdog: Library of Congress Lacks a Digital Blueprint -- And Doesn't Know How Much It Spends on Technology
A new watchdog report calls into question the Library of Congress' ability to keep up with the demands of the digital age.
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More Governors and Mayors Ban Official Travel to Indiana
As the national backlash continues, other states and cities want to welcome businesses turned off by the Hoosier State's controversial new religious-objections law.
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18F Wants to Make More Dot-Govs Accessible to People with Disabilities
Many federal websites aren't designed for the visually and hearing impaired. 18F is trying to change that.
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Bureau of Prisons Wanted Whistleblower to Work from a Converted Jail Cell
BOP referred another employee for a mental health exam after she blew whistle on problems in a substance abuse program.
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Cuomo Institutes Indiana Travel Restrictions for N.Y. State Employees
New York’s governor is turning up the heat on Indiana Gov. Mike Pence.
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Lost Your Green Card? Now You Can Replace it Online
The advance was aided by a White House digital fix-it team, a squad that also saved Obamacare website HealthCare.gov.
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Tony Scott on USDS: Influx of New Tech Talent a Balancing Act for Agencies
Making sure new digital teams are seamlessly integrated into agency operations has some officials fearing a potential culture clash.
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How Red States Learned to Love the Gas Tax
In Washington, raising the levy on fuel is a non-starter. But Republican legislatures that actually have to balance their budgets are finding increases indispensable.
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Public-Private Partnerships Require a Sophisticated Approach
In a guest article, former Miami-Dade County Manager George Burgess discusses how P3s can be very effective to control project costs and reduce public-sector risk.
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Pentagon Personnel Now Talking on 'NSA-Proof' Smartphones
The Defense Department has rolled out supersecret smartphones for work and maybe play, made by anti-government-surveillance firm Silent Circle,
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Indianapolis Mayor Denounces Indiana’s Religious Objections Law and Reaffirms City’s Openness
Amid the ongoing furor that’s tarnishing Indiana’s economic image, Greg Ballard calls on his fellow Republicans to extend state civil rights protections to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
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GitHub Battles Its Largest-Ever DDoS Attack
The code repository is used by several federal groups, including the White House.
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BYOD to the Pentagon? Pilot to Begin This Summer
One of the government’s most risk-averse agencies is making plans for a BYOD pilot program this summer.
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In Raleigh, State Lawmakers Throw Wrench in City's Central Park Plan. Again.
City leaders have an agreement to buy a giant piece of state land to create their own grand central park. But new legislation may pit municipal leaders against the highest bidder.
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Congressman Wants to Curb Copycat IT Systems at DHS
The DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act, introduced last week, would require the DHS chief information officer to report to Congress on plans for reducing duplicative IT systems.
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Why Cybersecurity Dollars Do Not Add Up At the Pentagon
Cyber budget numbers are squishy, partly, because authority over the cyber mission is fragmented.
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