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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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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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Government Shared Services Meet Challenges in People, Capital

Shared services continue to face challenges from how agencies are funding to finding the right personnel.

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Trump May Be on Collision Course with Congress over Russian Hacking

Lawmakers call Russian meddling in the election a threat to democracy; Trump says it never happened.

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The Extreme Hazing of the Most Expensive Telescope NASA Has Ever Built

The James Webb Space Telescope, $8.8 billion and 20 years in the making, is undergoing rigorous testing to make sure it can survive launch.

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CIO Authority 'Still a Major Issue' Across Government

Neither of the CIOs called to testify before the House committee—Luke McCormack at the Homeland Security Department and Frontis Wiggins of the State Department—report to the top two positions within their agencies.

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Top Dems Seek Full Congress Briefing on Russian Election Hacks

A whole-of-Congress classified briefing is necessitated by the threat the hacks pose to Democratic institutions, the top national security Democrats write.

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Commerce Secretary to Industry: Don’t Let Cyber Report Collect Dust

Penny Pritzker endorses report’s anti-regulation stance, says regulation inhibits cyber info sharing.

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No Agency Gets an A in Latest FITARA Scorecard

Twelve agencies improved since their May grades, 11 held steady and one—the Transportation Department—dropped.

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Cyber Commission Hopes to Brief Trump Before Christmas

Its report includes a laundry list of recommendations for the incoming administration.

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Will Donald Trump Dismantle the Internet as We Know It?

Open-web advocates are preparing for a renewed policy war as net neutrality’s future remains uncertain.

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Agencies Fail at CIO Authorities in New Scorecards

The low scores indicate FITARA may not be empowering CIOs as originally intended, or at least not as quickly as Congress had hoped.

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Customer-Centric Government Won’t Be Great Again in 2017 and Other Government Tech Predictions

Expect cyber and data to remain in the spotlight, while areas like customer service will see less momentum.