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Meet Pakistan's Next Gen Terrorists
The Council on Foreign Relations breaks down and explains the groups still threatening security in South Asia. By Zachary Laub
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Why Additional Iran Sanctions Will Not Work
Piling on sanctions won’t bend Iran, especially without strong diplomatic engagement – which has more benefits than you realize. By Tara Maller
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Pentagon’s Electronic Health Record Not Ready for Initial Use Until 2017
Epic Systems, creator of Kaiser Permanente’s EHR, is considered the most likely vendor.
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More Early Warning Signs of Obamacare Site Issues
A report from late March shows concerns that the effort to build HealthCare.gov was falling behind.
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Defense-VA Electronic Health Record Office and Director Quietly Disappear
The joint iEHR project was called off earlier this year.
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Army Right to Halt 'Extremism' Training, Protect First Amendment Rights
The Army can replace inaccurate and divisive “extremism” diversity training by teaching First Amendment freedoms. By Dena Sher and Gabe Rottman
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Obama Rebuffs Senate’s Security Clearance Overhaul
Computers would regularly search social media and other commercial data sources for signs of a potential rogue employee.
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House Passes Spending Transparency Bill
The DATA Act would help watchdogs keep tabs on how federal dollars are spent.
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Have U.S. Troops Overstayed Their Welcome in Afghanistan?
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has hosted U.S. troops for more than a decade, but now his hospitality is running out, putting a post-2014 deal at risk. By Stephanie Gaskell
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Skip the Website, 16 Hacks and Other HealthCare.gov News
Follow key reporting on the Obama administration’s signature policy initiative.
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Chinese Military Mimics U.S., Looks to Disaster Relief to Change Perceptions
China is stepping up aid to the Philippines, mindful of something the U.S. military has long known: perceptions matter. By Stephanie Gaskell
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Auditors Don't Yet See Cost Benefits of Telework or Hoteling
GAO finds that agency mobility efforts are still too new to realize savings.
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Why Obamacare Is On Life Support
Democrats may begin calling for repeal if the law's problems don't get resolved soon.
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Obama Ricin Letter Suspect Linked to Bitcoin Drug Bazaar
The alleged would-be poisoner was a vendor on Silk Road, a black market eBay that only accepted the virtual cash.
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FBI: Anonymous Hackers Stole Info on 100,000 Federal Employees, Contractors
Personal information compromised at the Army, NASA, Energy, HHS and perhaps many more agencies.
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Inside Job: NYPD Detective Hacks Colleagues' Data
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
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Collecting Better Data to Drive Smarter Spending, L.A. Style
City residents will be able to have something like an Amazon purchase history of their interactions with the city.
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Cybersecurity Experts Will Face Off in Mock NetWars
Hundreds of experienced cyber professionals will gather in Washington in mid-December for the SANS Institute’s second annual NetWars Tournament of Champions.
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