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Courts Plunge Into the Digital Age
Courthouse digitization efforts are "affecting every single person who works in the courthouse and everyone in the legal profession," and are saving money in the process.
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DHS Cyber Program Repels Threats in Real Time
CenturyLink becomes the first company to go live with intrusion prevention -- the third phase of the "Einstein" scanning program.
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Vermont’s E911 System Outage Exposes Big Operational Flaws
A technical problem caused a major six-hour outage last week. But a lack of response protocols could have made the failure even worse.
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Will Government Regulation Kill the Internet of Things?
The government needs to update regulations to accommodate the Internet of Things. But those rules shouldn’t be written in stone.
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Blogger Leaks ‘Evidence’ of China’s Propaganda Machine
Email archive reveals the IDs and online activities of paid, pro-government digital commentators.
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No More FOUO: Government Plans to Simplify Labeling of Sensitive Information
There are around 120 different designations for unclassified information that requires some sort of safeguarding.
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Fort Lauderdale Mayor Defends Homeless Feeding Restrictions: ‘It’s the Right Thing to Do’
But a 90-year-old World War II vet who recently attracted major media attention vows to continue to fight the city’s ordinance in court.
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Pentagon Watchdog: DOD Stumbles in Cloud Computing Plan
An inspector general found Pentagon policymakers did not fully execute numerous elements of the strategy.
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Intergovernmental ‘Crisis’ Portends Fiscal Decline
Experts: States and cities will face unending and unsustainable budget problems as Washington cuts back its aid.
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What is on the Pentagon Cyber Chief’s Holiday Shopping List?
On Thursday evening, in front of cyber purveyors, DOD CISO rattled off technologies he wants to help secure an Internet of stuff.
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How the 50 States Stack Up in Bringing Home the Bacon
California may bring in the most federal dollars, but Mississippi and Virginia get a bigger proportion of the pie depending how you slice it.
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Where to Move If You Want a Job, More Money, or Lots of Single People
Digging through the new Census tool on which large cities are the nation's leaders in singles, earnings, and unemployment for younger Americans.
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How Cities Can Make Money Off Discarded Cigarette Butts
Inspired by New Orleans, Salem, Massachusetts, is deploying an innovative program that cleans up the streets and steers money back into communities.
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17 States Challenge Obama's Immigration Directive
The coalition is being led by Texas governor-elect Greg Abbott.
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Agencies Under the Gun to Meet Data Transparency Deadlines
The Obama administration has six months to prove its implementation of a sweeping new data transparency law is on track.
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A Beatle’s Role in Obama’s Immigration Order
Expanded deferred action has its roots in John Lennon's 1970s deportation battle, attorney says.
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Don’t Expect a Physical Threat from Iranian Cyberwarriors Anytime Soon
Any nation state needs three qualities -- not just the capability -- to carry out a cyberattack that could crash a plane, cut off power or damage other infrastructure.
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White House Names 16 ‘Climate Action Champions’ From Across the Nation
The selected city, county, tribal and other local governments will received targeted federal assistance to ‘further raise their ambitions.'
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Chris Christie Makes Yet Another Visit to His Civic Laboratory
Camden has become a backdrop for the New Jersey governor’s reform agenda and has become his ‘second home.’
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