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How Will the Public Learn About Cyberattacks Under President Trump?
Unlike his predecessor, the president-elect doesn’t seem to trust the intelligence community to investigate state-sponsored hackers.
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Senators Demand Criminal Investigation into Russian Election Hacking
The demand joins a trove of investigations and requested investigations related to the hacking.
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Forrester Revises US Tech Forecast for Trump Presidency
Researchers still expect the U.S. tech sector to grow to $1.49 trillion in 2017.
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The Senate Will Investigate Russian Election Interference
With Mitch McConnell’s backing, a bipartisan inquiry could tee up the first confrontation between Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress.
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House Intelligence Chairman Opposes Special Election Hacking Probe
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has endorsed an intelligence committee-led investigation in the Senate.
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Senate Passes OPEN Government Act
The bill would require agencies to make data available in a machine-readable format.
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Trump’s Latest Landing Teams Include Two Cyber Experts
The president-elect released names of 37 additional landing team members Friday.
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Chief Innovation Officers: An Unclear Role in the Federal Government
Today, federal chief innovation officers are significantly less common than the emerging role of chief data officer, and responsibilities associated with the title vary widely between agencies.
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Report: Agencies Still Seek Data 'Heroes'
Also, cybersecurity analytics, strategic decision-making and mission intelligence fared better in agencies with CDOs than non-CDO counterparts.
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Open Government Act Clears Senate, Cheering Data Advocates
The push for machine-readable data would empower chief information officers.
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Five Questions About Russia's Election Hacking
As the culpability of Putin’s government becomes more clear, a host of other issues remain unresolved.
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Eyes in the Sky: Cutting NASA Earth Observations Would be a Costly Mistake
A retired rear admiral warns President-elect Trump against cutting NASA's Earth observations, which provide essential data for weather forecasters, businesses, scientists and the armed forces.
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Obama Launches Review of Russian Election Hacking
The report will be delivered to Congress before Obama leaves office.
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US-China Cyber Dialogue to Continue Under Trump
The dialogue is part of a U.S.-China pact against commercial hacking,
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Tech Recruits Serve the People, Not the President, GSA Official Says
The mission matters to tech recruits, says GSA's Eric Mill.
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GSA Uses Final Weeks Under Obama to Advance Shared Services, Category Management
A new vision of standardized business processes would endure 10 years.
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Bill to Elevate CYBERCOM Heads to Obama’s Desk
The compromise defense policy bill also sets conditions for splitting NSA and U.S. Cyber Command.
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Justice Department to Propose ‘Legislative Fix’ to Warrants for Data Stored Abroad
A federal appeals court is reviewing whether DOJ can demand customer data stored by Microsoft in Ireland.
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Report: Expect Cyber Investments, More Outsourced IT Under Trump
While cybersecurity investments and IT outsourcing may increase, expect agencies' agile efforts to wither.
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