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Big Data Is a Good Place for Hackers to Hide
In five to 10 years, expect attackers to game threat-detection analytics by creating bogus malicious activity.
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Document Shows Contractor Warned That HealthCare.gov Couldn’t Handle High Traffic
The troubled site could only manage 1,100 simultaneous users a day before launch.
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CIO Working on Obamacare Website Steps Down
Other CMS management staffers are moving around too.
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Agencies Could Save Nearly $6 Billion From IT Consolidation
The savings estimate from a government auditor is more than double the White House’s figure.
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Federal Agencies Welcome More Than 500 Virtual Interns
A handful of agencies are participating in the expanding program.
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Sebelius: Delaying Obamacare Website 'Not an Option'
HHS secretary says health care improvements were needed immediately.
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Senate Panel Approves Digital Transparency Act
The bipartisan bill would make it easier to compare spending across agencies.
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Five Ways Obama Can Fix Drones Right Now
Civilian casualties can be prevented with better use of drones. By Sarah Holewinski and Larry Lewis
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Let’s Get Rid of the Ghost Task Order Contracts
Start by posting all task order awards on a public website.
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FBI Puts a $100,000 Bounty on Most-Wanted Cyber Criminal
As part of worldwide crackdown, feds add five more fugitive hackers to the list.
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Media Blitz Aims to Address Crisis of Confidence in Obamacare
TV, radio and print campaign will start when site is fixed, Medicare chief says.
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VA Awards ASM Research a Health IT Contract Triple the Price of Competitors’ Bids
Company hired a senior department technology official as chief strategist a month after the award, with VA ethics office approval.
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IG: Government Has No Digital Cyber Warning System
Agencies are unable to quickly alert and instruct potential victims, report finds.
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Obama Calls for IT Procurement Reform
Purchasing changes must come after health care website is fixed, he says.
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Hagel’s Plan for the Military in the Post-War Era
As the nation comes off a 'perpetual war footing,' Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warns against relying too heavily on military might. By Kevin Baron
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Obama Was Warned, Take It Offline and Other HealthCare.gov News
Follow key reporting on the Obama administration’s signature policy initiative.
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Federal Law Enforcement Officers: Let Us Bring Guns to Football Games
Group denounces NFL policy banning off-duty feds from carrying concealed weapons.
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