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State Says It Mistakenly Gave Itself an F on Email Security
A buggy scoring system and self-reporting mistakes are partly to blame for State earning "0" marks on email encryption, officials say.
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How Kansas City, Kan., Is Fixing Its Sewers
The local government is under a September 2016 federal deadline to come up with a plan to stop unlawful raw sewage overflows into the Kansas and Missouri rivers.
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Federal IT Spending Could Spike in 2016
The Department of Health and Human Services' IT spending may be the main driver, a new forecast suggests.
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GAO: IRS May Be Putting Taxpayer Info At Risk
The annual report, issued each year during tax season, has uncovered security flaws for the past several years.
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Lawmakers Skeptical of Digital Service Funding Boost
Some House Republicans appeared to balk at the price tag for scaling up the Digital Service’s White House headquarters.
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Should Voter Registration Be Automatic?
Under a first-of-its-kind law, Oregon will mail a ballot to any citizen with a driver's license.
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McConnell to Governors: Don’t Comply with EPA Rules
The White House calls the Senate majority leader's efforts "inappropriate and unfounded."
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This Is How the Military Eyes ISIS Oil Laundering from the Sky
By watching signs of the black market oil industry, NGA can glean clues to help its partners choke off the source of ISIS' money and fuel.
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Pentagon: The Costs of Major Weapon Systems Are Finally Coming Down
More than four years since Ashton Carter took on reforming Pentagon acquisition, the cost of the largest arms projects is beginning to stabilize, defense officials say.
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As Drought Crisis Deepens, California Localities Face Tough Ongoing Water Reductions
Santa Cruz can’t import water like many other Golden State cities. “We’re on our own,” water czar says.
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Obama Shakes Up IT Leadership; Names New Director of White House IT
The Obama administration has tasked a former Facebook engineer with helping modernize White House technology.
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The Pentagon’s Top Intelligence Chief Is Out
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Michael Vickers announced his retirement from service by the end of April.
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How Colorado Is Getting Its State Employees to Lose Weight
Participants in the ‘State of Slim’ pilot program have lost an average of 8.59% of their body weight.
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New Dashboard Tracks Which Federal Sites You're On, And How You Got There
The U.S. Digital Service, 18F and GSA's Digital Analytics team launched the site Thursday.
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USAID Tech Guru VanRoekel Stepping Down
The former White House CIO joined USAID to help apply technology to the Ebola fight.
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Senators Want to Speed Adoption of Electronic Health Records Systems
Lawmakers discussed how to make electronic health record systems talk to each other.
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With Revamped Code Website, Chicago Tackles ‘Ridiculous’ Municipal Problem
The Windy City’s efforts to digitally transform its laws and regulatory codes takes a big step forward.
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Rise of the Data Chiefs: Meet the Federal Officials Aiming to Usher in Government’s ‘Golden Age’ of Data
Nextgov sat down with five recently appointed agency chief data officers across government to discuss the mission of the agency CDO and whether there’s room in the federal organizational chart for yet another “chief.”
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In Nod To Privacy, Feds Say Every Agency Website Will Be Encrypted
While the "HTTPS-Only Standard" makeover likely won’t happen overnight, privacy proponents cheered the effort.
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