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DHS to Launch Iris and Facial Recognition at the Border
The project is part of a coming overhaul of DHS' biometric system, which currently contains more than 170 million foreigner fingerprints and facial images.
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Minneapolis Green-Lights Its Organics Recycling Program Plan
Minnesota’s largest city is embracing the municipal composting movement, which is gaining steam in many U.S. cities.
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Obama To Propose Pentagon Spending Boost in 2016
President Barack Obama will send Congress a $585 billion defense spending plan on Monday, that would boost the Pentagon budget to levels not seen since 2012. By Marcus Weisgerber
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Feds Get a How-To Guide for Responding to Social Media Hacks
If you’re a fed whose job involves dealing with your department’s social media accounts, this resource is worth a look.
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How Some Lottery Retailers Beat the Odds and Cost States Money
Scams tarnish state-run gambling operations that give people a chance to win big money while consoling them with the knowledge that their losses will pay for public education or other government services.
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Did Andrew Cuomo Overreact When He Closed New York City’s Subway?
The governor ordered the system to close because of the blizzard. But as smartphone apps showed, the trains kept on running.
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Gov. Cuomo Blames Northeast Snowstorm on ‘Changing Climate’
"You're getting a repeat pattern of these extreme weather situations, whether it's Hurricane Sandy or seven feet of snow, and that's part of the changing climate ..."
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VA’s System for Managing IT Projects Comes Under Scrutiny
A new inspector general report finds the system needs some monitoring of its own.
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Illinois Hunting Legislation Puts Drone Use in Crosshairs
High-tech hunters may have to target wildlife the old fashioned way.
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De Blasio to Uber: Surge Pricing During the Blizzard Is Illegal
The New York City mayor promised to crack down on "for-hire vehicles" that raise their prices during the coming winter storm.
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How State and Local Leaders Are Preparing for the Major Northeast U.S. Blizzard
The storm has prompted many governors to declare states of emergency and travel bans.
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Hackers Defile Crayola, Borrow F-35 Designs and Tick off Madonna
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
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What Do CENTCOM’s Twitter Hack and GoDaddy Have in Common?
Two Tennessee Valley Authority sites were compromised in 2013, when an adversary broke in through a software flaw.
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Could Remote Testimony and ‘Legislative YouTube’ Break Down Engagement Barriers?
Constituents often have a hard time traveling to their state’s capital city but technological advances might offer solutions to connect lawmakers and residents.
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The Federal Government May be Unpopular, but Science and Tech Agencies Remain a Hit
When it comes to tech and science government agencies, more than half of the public polled view them favorably.
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Bob Dylan is Thinking About the Government
It’s not a job creator, the legendary troubador says.
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TSA Does Its Job, Finds More Guns in Carry-ons Than Ever Before
The agency's employees found 2,212 firearms in 2014. Most were loaded.
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States Look to Tax E-Cigarettes
NCSL analyst: “This is going to be one of the most introduced and debated topics in state legislatures this year, especially the tax issue."
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Why is DC's STEM Scene Lacking?
Washington, D.C., barely cracked into the top 25 best metro areas for STEM professionals, according to a new study.
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