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D.C. Statehood Bill Gets Rare Capitol Hill Hearing
A U.S. Senate committee considers a 51st state proposal to give equal voting rights to residents in the nation's capital.
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Why John Bolton’s Dangerous Call to Nuclear Arms Makes No Sense
John Bolton doesn’t know better than Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. By Joe Cirincione
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Will New Jersey’s Red-Light Camera Program Die This Year?
James Kern III, elected as the Garden State’s youngest mayor, explains why he thinks automated traffic enforcement is wrong for his locality.
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White House Introduces New Class of Innovation Fellows
Private sector whizzes to spend a year on government problems.
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Highway Safety Board Found to Be Slow, Timid
New York Times report says NHTSA may be more interested in popular safety ratings than investigating potential dangers.
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Mikey Dickerson: No Paper Pushing at US Digital Service
The head of the U.S. Digital Service is taking a fix-it first approach to his office.
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Lawmakers Seek Todd Park Subpoena Over HealthCare.gov Security
Panel charges White House involvement in Obamacare website woes.
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Don't Worry About the Size of the Government
Setting out to shrink the size of agencies at all costs can actually raise them—as Louisiana's child-welfare system found.
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First of its Kind Venture Capital Fund Pumps Millions into GovTech Startups
The GovTech Fund has raised $23 million and invested in four companies.
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Alaska’s Distressing Murder Ranking; NYC Council Speaker’s Retribution?
Also in our weekend State & Local news roundup: Virginia’s toll-billing glitch, Las Vegas’ new car-washing regs.
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What Kind of CTO Will Megan Smith Be?
Former Googler Megan Smith said she’ll take an expansive view of technology in her new role.
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Skyping Fake Bomb Threats in the Name of ISIS Not a Wise Move
21-year-old Connecticut gamer arrested for "swatting" schools nationwide.
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Archives Hackathon Wants to Make Wikipedia Even Better
Everyone’s invited to the Open Government WikiHack later this month.
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Should Colorado Restrict Interstate Truck Traffic to Help Its Ski Industry?
I-70's terrible traffic could drag down mountain resort communities.
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Things Can Go Kaboom When a Defense Contractor's 3-D Printer Gets Hacked
Military vendors that print with metal powders should heed forthcoming NIST security standards.
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The Military Just Asked Harvard To Make Them a Spider-Man Suit
How science is turning soldiers into superheroes. By Patrick Tucker
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Islamic State Unites Congress, But Lawmakers Diverge on the Way Forward
The Islamic State may have provoked rare unity in a dysfunctional Congress -- but lawmakers’ support for Obama’s strategy comes with crucial caveats. By Molly O’Toole
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Can't Get Tickets to the White House Tour? Try This Instead.
A new museum showcases some historical gems.
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Why QR Code Readers Could Replace Pen-and-Paper Signatures at Some Agencies
Verizon ID service makes it possible to ink contracts or access government watch lists by pointing phones at QR codes.
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