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DHS Raises Alarms over Malware Targeting Power Operations
Hackers compromised vendors that sell systems to companies running energy industrial machines.
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Treasury Posts Proof That Obama Kept Promise to Give Up 5 Percent of His Salary
Department shows the president followed through on 2013 sequester promise.
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ISIS Opponents Take Aim at Its Online Presence
Groups as different as Anonymous and the U.S. government are taking the fight to ISIS on the Internet.
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The Downside of Not Exhausting a $6 Billion Cyber Contract
Agencies are partially taking advantage of a bulk-price deal to automate network threat-tracking.
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We're Not Ready for a Federal Robotics Department
The U.S. government, an insider argues, is ill-equipped for a world of automated warfare.
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Senate Politics Leave 28 Countries With No U.S. Ambassador
Nominations for U.S. ambassadors are gathering dust as partisan posturing holds up their Senate confirmation. Never mind that the world’s on fire. By Molly O’Toole
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A New Cybersecurity Bill Could Give the NSA Even More Data
Privacy groups are rallying opposition to the Senate legislation.
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How Nonviolent Action Could Thwart ISIL’s Advance in Iraq
ISIL fighters are making gains in Iraq. But this does not mean that their violence is decisive. By Maria J. Stephan
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A Good Step Toward Ending Landmines
President Obama announced that the United States will no longer make or buy landmines. This is good, but he can do more to end this deadly scourge. By Joe Cirincione
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Hackers Say ‘Yo, Musk,’ Poison AskMen.com, Cause iPhone Heartbleed Failure
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
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How the Fukushima Disaster Is Changing the Future of Robotics
The future of humanoid robotics is rising from the radioactive ashes of Fukushima. By Patrick Tucker
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Training Key to Federal IT Reform
Government IT workers say training would boost their confidence in making better IT decisions.
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Obama: Vast Majority of Federal Employees Are Not Boneheads
Only 1 percent of workforce is screwing up at any given moment, president estimates.
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Why Issa Says He Stage-Directed the IRS Chief's Oath
The House Oversight panel chairman startled many with his critique of IRS Commissioner John Koskinen's posture.
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US and Germany Face Off on Soccer and Spying
Internet governance was on the agenda at Thursday’s bilateral cyber meeting.
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White House Makes It Easier to Sign We the People Petitions
Site no longer requires an account.
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Mobility and Shrinking the Real Estate Footprint
Getting rid of unused office space could save the federal government billions of dollars annually, report says.
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The Military Is About to Get New Spy Glasses
The Defense Department’s new smart spectacles go beyond Google Glass. By Patrick Tucker
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