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One ID for Military Benefits, Bank Accounts -- and Movies?

NIST funds test of a single, secure login to access government forms and secure consumer sites.

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Cybersecurity Field Not Ready to Be Professionalized, Study Finds

Demand for cyber pros is too great to erect barriers, author explains.

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OMB Puts Agencies on Stand-By for Possible Shutdown

Budget director says 'there’s still enough to time' to prevent lapse in appropriations.

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Navy Yard Shooter Adhered to ID Protocol to Access Military Bases

Despite misconduct, gunfire arrests and apparent mental illness, Aaron Alexis passed background checks to receive facility and computer credentials.

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Report Says Budget Cuts Led to Security Lapses at Navy Yard

Convicted felons received unauthorized installation access, audit finds.

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What is the Future of the Postal Service?

GovExec's Eric Katz explains the mail agency's problems... and its proposed solutions.

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Inspectors General Worried by Tight Budgets, Sequestration

First-ever survey of IG community reveals hope for gains from new technology.

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Washington Navy Yard to Remain Closed Tuesday

Only essential personnel will be allowed into the complex as shooting investigation continues.

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Scientist Recalls Winning 1971 Voyager 1-Related Contract by Telegram

The NASA craft is now the first human-made thing in interstellar space.

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Lamenting a "Senseless Act of Terror" While Praising the Response

President pledges to honor service of victims.

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Social Security May Have Overpaid Disability Claims by $1.29 Billion

GAO auditors found 36,000 possibly ineligible recipients, though SSA disputes methodology.

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White House Has a Roach Problem

Pests are nothing new in a building that is 213 years old--and roaches aren't the worst of it.

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State Department Management Chief Under Fire for Statements on Kabul Security

Sen. McCaskill and nonprofit watchdog challenge assertion of effective protection.

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Attendance Triples at Archives Event That Was Forced Online by Sequestration

Virtual genealogy fair proves far more popular -- and cheaper -- than Washington-based onsite version.

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Bipartisan Letter Suggests Pentagon Include Contractors in Staff Cuts

Lawmakers advise the Defense secretary to review all options before slashing the headquarters workforce by 20 percent.