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How To Ruin Your Political Career: Run a Federal Agency
Apparently there’s no greater sin than turning into an “administration lifer.”
Route Fifty
The Ultimate in Open Government: Unlocking the Laws
Forward-thinking public officials and open government advocates are updating outmoded, inflexible digital platforms that host local and state legal codes.
Defense One
If You Do This, the NSA Will Spy on You
A recent report reveals online behaviors that will get you tailed by the spies. By Patrick Tucker
Nextgov
Why the Government Is Probably About to Go on a Spending Spree
Agencies usually buy 39 percent of their IT in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year.
Nextgov
DEA Anticipates Awarding Contract for Sensitive Justice Cloud
Potential savings are a key motivator for the drug-fighting agency's move.
Nextgov
Pro-Russian Hackers Mug Key Ukrainian Bank
Cyber Berkut allegedly published customer data from PrivatBank, co-owned by the pro-government Dnipropetrovsk region's governor.
Nextgov
Syrian Electronic Army Spreads False Rumors of Israel Nuclear Leak
Pro-Assad hacktivists usurped the Israeli Army’s Twitter feed to post a potentially volatile message.
Nextgov
Do You Want To Pay for USPS Shipping With Cash Or Bitcoin?
An agency inspector is polling citizens for an upcoming audit of potential “innovative payment methods” for letters and parcels.
Nextgov
Hackers Log Into DQ, Remember the ‘80s, and Rip Off Poor People
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Defense One
‘You Have to Kill Them’ Says Former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq
America can ‘twiddle our thumbs’ no longer, say former U.S. ambassadors in the region. By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Defense One
Dempsey Says Iraq Can’t Beat ISIL, Won’t Rule Out More U.S. Troops
Don’t call it ‘mission creep’ in Iraq, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dempsey says, call it ‘mission match.’ By Stephanie Gaskell
Defense One
Why the U.N. Is Likely Underestimating the Iraq Death Toll
Before we can prevent deaths in Iraq, we first have to learn to count them correctly. By Patrick Tucker
Defense One
The Military Is Already Using Facebook to Track Your Mood
The intelligence community implores you not to delete your Facebook profile. By Patrick Tucker
Nextgov
A Computer to Watch Over Federal Watch Guards
DHS seeks an employee-tracking system to ensure officers are on duty and qualified to be on duty.
News
What Does Running the VA Have to Do With Selling Soap?
From Procter & Gamble to one of government’s biggest bureaucracies.
Nextgov
Vets, Service Members Say They Worry Less Than Civilians
"The military experience is defined by resilience," Gallup consultant says.
Defense One
A Breakthrough in the Checkered History Of Brain Hacking
A recent military-funded program could up-end the way brain research is conducted. By Patrick Tucker
Nextgov
Snoops Allegedly Accessed Astros Inside Trade Data
The Houston baseball team claims hackers compromised servers and posted online months of internal trade talks.
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