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Watchdog: Better Data Needed to Fight Medicaid Fraud
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services oversight data needs work, according to the Government Accountability Office.
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A NASA Engineer Was Required to Unlock his Phone at the Border
A U.S.-born scientist was detained at the Houston airport until he gave customs agents the passcode to his work-issued device.
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Forrester Predicts Less Money for Federal Tech, More for State and Local
However, total public sector spending in 2017 and 2018 is still expected to grow by 2 percent.
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Service Robots Will Soon Be Making 'House Calls In Space'
DARPA this week picked a commercial partner to help build out the system.
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Should We Leave Earth to Colonize Mars? A NASA Astronaut Says 'Nope'
Instead of finding a nook elsewhere in the solar system, we ought to be focusing on solving the issues with our own planet.
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What Happens if Border Agents Are Allowed to Demand Access to Your Phone and Online Accounts?
DHS Chief John Kelly’s proposal goes beyond most interpretations of the law.
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Homeland Security to Unveil 12 New Tools at Cyber Conference
The tools tackle malware attacks, internet visualization and social media analysis.
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Trump's Advisers Want to Return Humans to the Moon in Three Years
The plan could dramatically shift the mission of the space agency, prioritizing low-Earth orbit activity over distant exploration.
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House Science Democrats Want to Investigate White House Cyber Vulnerabilities
The lawmakers cite vulnerabilities in Trump’s Twitter and cellphone in a letter to committee leadership.
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Watchdog: IT Issues May Have Caused NASA To Cook A Spacecraft
The agency needs to do a better job monitoring its IT and operational technology, an OIG report says.
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Congress Wants Quarterly Reports on VA’s Tech Investments
The House committee leaders want more frequent updates on major IT investments, projects and programs.
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There's Cyberwar and Then There's the Big Legal Gray Area
Scholars are split on whether the Democratic National Committee breach violated international law.
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GAO: HUD's Legacy Tech Hogs 95% of IT Budget While Agency Struggles to Price Upgrades
“Significant weaknesses” plague the agency's cost-estimating practices for investments aimed to revamp IT infrastructure.
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Why Experts Worry Algorithms Can Do More Harm Than Good
A Pew report suggests corporations and governments could misuse algorithms.
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Government Contractor Accused of Stealing NSA Cyber Secrets
Harold Thomas Martin III worked for at least seven private contractors since 1993, placing him in several defense and intelligence agencies that require security clearances.
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Connolly Pledges to Reintroduce Modernizing Government Technology Act
The Virginia Democrat said he'll be "boringly disciplined" in pursuing the bill's passage.
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Did Russia’s Election Meddling Break International Law? Experts Can’t Agree.
Right now, that’s a gray area — and it’s hindering the U.S. response to influence operations.
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Government Must Pick Between Bad Options in Encryption Debate
The government faces numerous bad choices in the encryption debate, but the worst is doing nothing at all, a think tank report concludes.
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Donald Trump’s Tweets are Now Presidential Records
The law says official presidential records must be preserved. How do tweets figure in – particularly when they're altered or deleted?
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