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Federal Agency Customer Experience Act Clears Senate
The legislation awaits a markup from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
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MGT Act, Amazon Amendment Survive Defense Authorization Bill Conference
But not all the federal IT amendments made it through.
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DHS Nominee Signals Continuity, Competence in Confirmation Hearings
Kirstjen Nielsen has the most extensive cybersecurity background of any DHS secretary nominee.
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DHS Mulling Blockchain at the Border
An official struck a cautiously optimistic tone when discussing the decentralized ledger system.
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Senate Passes Anti-Sex Trafficking Bill with Newfound Tech Industry Support
A major industry trade group reversed its position on the controversial bill as companies come under in Russia investigation.
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DHS Cyber Info Sharing Focuses on Quantity Over Quality, IG Says
The department is sharing a lot of cyber threat indicators with agencies and the private sector, but only a handful are useful.
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The EPA Has Approved The Release of Weaponized Mosquitoes In 20 U.S. States
Biotech firm MosquitoMate says it has the green light to release its bacteria-infected mosquitoes, which prevent the insects from multiplying, into the open.
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Watchdog: Agencies Find Old Development Habits Die Hard
Only four agencies had policies and processes in place to develop software in increments.
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Farmers to Congress: We Need Broadband, Too
Agriculture and energy companies in rural areas want to find efficiencies with internet of things devices, but lack of high-speed access is a problem
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Russian, Chinese Companies Win Intel Community's Face Recognition Tech Contest
Moscow-based NTechlab won two categories of IARPA’s facial recognition challenge.
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NIH Is Handing out 10,000 Fitbits To Track People's Health
It's a part of the updated precision medicine program.
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Slashing Homeland Security's Tech Directorate Could Leave the Country Vulnerable to Cyber Threats
President Trump proposed a 20 percent cut to DHS’s Science and Technology Directorate.
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What It Will Take To Keep Trump Tweeting From Behind China’s Great Firewall
China's censorship machine doesn't really apply to the U.S. president.
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The White House’s New Climate-Change Report Directly Conflicts Trump’s Stance
The National Climate Assessment makes clear that climate change is manmade. Trump and many of his inner circle are adamant climate-change deniers.
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Fate of Chief Data Officers Relies on Which Data Transparency Bill Passes
Two different versions of the OPEN Government Data Act are working their way through Congress.
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Congress to Grill DHS Nominee, Former Yahoo and Equifax CEOs
And that evidence-based policy bill is moving through the House at a quick clip.
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Army and Navy Cyber Command Ready Way Ahead of Schedule
The services reached the milestone a year ahead of schedule.
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A Twitter Employee Celebrated Their Last Day by Deleting Donald Trump's Account
The platform was able to restore the president's account shortly thereafter, including all followers and previous tweets.
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CIA, NSA Offer Startups More Than Money
The intelligence community can serve as a test-bed for startups pitching AI and other emerging technologies.
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