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These States Let Parents Opt Out of Vaccinations They Don't Want
Forty-eight states allow nonmedical exemptions for religious beliefs.
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FCC Gearing Up to Challenge N.C., Tenn. Laws Limiting Municipal Broadband
Chattanooga, Tenn., and Wilson, N.C., previously asked federal officials to intervene. And the FCC's chairman is reportedly ready to do so.
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Where School Dollars Are Used Wisely and Wastefully
These cities are the most and least efficient using public education dollars.
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Agencies to Get In-House Digital Teams and 4 Other Proposals in Obama’s IT Budget Blueprint
The digital squads will focus on revamping agencies’ online citizen-facing services.
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Why Virginia Lawmakers Like the State’s Liquor Monopoly
Hint: It has something to do with money. But changes could be on the way.
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House Committee Demands Answers from CTO Megan Smith and HHS on HealthCare.gov Data Mining
The head of the House Space, Science and Technology Committee says he might call U.S. Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith to testify about potential HealthCare.gov consumer privacy gaps.
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Hackers Redirect Malaysia Airlines, Pop Taylor Swift’s Twitter Account, and Harass Autistic Teen
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
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John Kerry Cited for Snow-Clearing Violation in Boston
A citizen complaint prompted a $50 ticket following this week's massive blizzard.
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The Pentagon Accelerates Move to Cloud Computing
The proof is in the participation: The Defense Department’s latest cloud security guidelines received 800-plus public comments, the vast majority of them from industry players and cloud providers.
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Beware the Unwitting Insider Threat
Employees who click on dubious email attachments, plug in unsecured storage devices or leave laptops unsecured, among other problematic IT practices, may be the biggest threat posed to securing federal agency networks.
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Want to Make Municipal TV More Interesting? Use Puppets as Interviewers.
Plenty of programming produced by local governments is boring. But not in Lakeville, Minnesota.
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DHS: Buying a Super Bowl Jersey? Make Sure It's Not Fake.
Agencies and the NFL partner during Super Bowl week to weed out counterfeit Seahawks and Patriots products.
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How Obama Has Left Red States Deeper in the Red
Budgets in conservative states have been cut much more than in liberal or swing states.
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The New Data-Driven Government Equation
In a guest article, Kate Bender, Deputy Performance Officer in the Kansas City, Missouri, Office of Performance Management, discusses how hard facts plus citizen perceptions leads to prosperous communities.
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DHS Reveals Super Bowl Surveillance Techniques -- Sort Of
Agents will not be using sarcasm-detecting software they have expressed an interest in buying, the Secret Service said.
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Why Paid Parental Leave Could Be Key to Diversifying the Tech Workforce
The president's new parental leave policy may entice more women to seek STEM jobs in the federal government versus the private sector.
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This Is How Feds Will Protect Sensitive Data in the Cloud
The so-called high-impact baseline has become a major priority because of recent demand from both the Defense Department and civilian agencies.
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Police Department Offers Simple Idea to Make In-Person Craigslist Sales Safe
Local law enforcement agencies could easily replicate what police in Lowell, Michigan, are doing.
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So, Google Fiber Is Coming to Your City. What Are the Next Steps?
Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville and Raleigh-Durham are the next cities on Google’s expansion list. But it will take time and a lot of planning to make it a reality.
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