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Indianapolis Plans New Electric Vehicle ‘Freedom Fleet’ for City

Mayor Greg Ballard’s quest to ditch foreign oil is expanding the city’s green footprint.

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Republicans Target Tech Official to Link Obama to HealthCare.gov Woes

Todd Park formally subpoenaed to testify Nov. 19.

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Here Are Six Nearly Certified Cloud Services Waiting in the Wings

A new list of “RedRAMP Ready Systems” is meant to make it easier for agencies to comply with security controls.

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State Ballot Initiatives Could Boost Turnout, Affecting Key Races

Voters this year aren’t just deciding control of the U.S. Senate.

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Lava Prompts Evacuation Advisory in Hawaiian Community

A volcano has been taking aim at a Big Island community for weeks. Now the slow-moving threat is less than 100 yards away.

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A Behind-the-Scenes Tour of How County Government Works

There are 3,069 county governments across the United States. Here's an inside look at how one of them—Waldo County in Maine—operates.

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What the Decline in Public Trust Means for Government

The lack of faith spreads from elected officials to federal institutions.

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When a Simple Street Address Is Digitally Useless

The OpenAddresses project and proactive GIS officers around the nation aim to unlock important “address points” information.

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Mikey Dickerson: Tech Recruiting Not as Busted As You Think

There’s no shortage of federal outsiders interested in solving public-sector problems, according to Mikey Dickerson.

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DHS Expects to Outsource Employment Verification Checks to the Cloud

Draft contract states ID confirmation for "MyE-Verify" would be hosted in a remote facility.

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Houston Introduces New Open-Data Policy

Mayor Annise Parker: New standards will boost citizen engagement and will increase “the pace of innovation” in the nation’s fourth-largest city.

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Hackers Seize Terminally Ill Newborn’s Tribute Page, Take From Staples’ Till and Avenge Snapchat Archivist

Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.

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Gawkers at Two Hospitals Peek into Rob Ford’s Patient Records

Cancer-stricken Toronto mayor says he hopes the premier investigates the privacy breach.

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Geospatial Agency Goes Unclassified for Ebola Effort

The online Ebola tools the agency is offering NGOs provide much more dynamic capabilities than those previously deployed by the agency.

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10 Crazy Devices the Secret Service Could Use to Put the Kibosh on Fence Jumping

Terminator-like "RoBo," modeled after first dog Bo, should replace human agents.

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Do Stoners Come Up With Government-Funded Research Programs?

Late-night hosts asks his audience to separate real from fake projects.