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Police Body Cameras Are Already Facing Police Skeptics
Money from Obama’s funding pledge helps, but it only goes so far if police departments are reluctant to adopt the new technology.
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Federal IT Overhaul Included in Defense Bill, Headed for Vote
The House is expected to vote on the annual defense policy bill as early as this week.
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Inspector: Security Holes Found in IRS Obamacare System
A core IRS system for calculating Obamacare fees for health insurers and drug manufacturer has security weaknesses
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Here’s Why Cybersecurity Remains a Challenge for the Justice Department
DOJ has requested millions more in funding and staffed up new divisions to specifically handle cyber investigations.
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Oklahoma Hopes to Avoid ‘Demolition by Neglect’ for Its Capitol
But there’s a legal challenge on whether a plan to repair the Sooner State’s deteriorating seat of government is constitutional.
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Some States Struggle With Cheap Gas
Falling gas prices have taken a toll on states that link their gas taxes to the price of fuel, rather than assessing it by the gallon.
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Download GovExec State & Local’s 2nd eBook: ‘Innovation in Action, Volume 2’
Senior Editor Michael Grass features stories of innovation in places like Arkansas, Houston, New Jersey, North Carolina and Seattle.
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Postal Service Has No Annual Financial Statement Because of Hack
Agency has to ensure the integrity of its financial data systems post-breach before gathering information for its annual report.
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Watch GovExec State & Local’s Cloud Opportunities and Challenges Webcast
Massachusetts CIO Bill Oates and Asheville, N.C., Business and Public Technology Manager Scott Barnwell discuss cloud strategies, best practices and case studies.
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Now Parking Lots Near Retailers Are Getting Hacked
Customer banking data affected during payment system breach at firm known as Standard Parking.
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Pennsylvania County Makes Big Payroll Mistake
‘Human error’ forces local officials to scramble the day after Thanksgiving.
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Hackers Blackmail Sony Pictures, Feed Pill Addictions and Bankrupt Small Mexican Town
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
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US Marshals Migrate from BlackBerrys to iPhones
The Marshals also are testing a small number of Windows 8 tablets and Android-based smartphones.
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Can New York City Improve Its Lackluster Voter Registration Record?
A newly passed voter assistance bill mandates city agency compliance with a 2000 state law that a study found was being routinely ignored.
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A Look Back at Chuck Hagel’s Tenure as Defense Secretary
In the 21 months that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was on the job, he faced everything from the budget crisis in Washington to the rise of ISIS. By Kedar Pavgi
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Flournoy Pulls Out of Defense Secretary Race
Michele Flournoy pulls herself out of contention to replace Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. By Kevin Baron
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Bug Accidentally Shut Down Military Open Source Software Portal
Problems with a backup system are preventing Pentagon from recovering Forge.mil.
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Seattle Mayor Ed Murray Pardons a Tofu Turkey
The Tofurky stunt is part of a local food bank collection challenge.
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Federal Employees Really, Really Like Their Health Benefits
Survey shows near unanimous support for FEHBP.
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