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TSA Curb-to-Gate Security Monitoring Is Coming, Agency Administrator Says
One proposal: RFID-tagged bins for carry-on luggage that roll down automatic conveyor belts for X-ray inspection.
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Nextgov Ebook: Federal Agencies Adapt to the Internet of Things
The challenges are innumerable, including protecting the data the internet of things collects and thwarting cyberattacks on that ecosystem.
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Census Names New Top Tech Official as Agency Prepares for 2020 Count
The hires comes less than a month after lawmakers pressed the agency to appoint a permanent CIO, following a nearly yearlong vacancy.
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Why Didn't E-Gov Live Up to Its Promise?
Technology was supposed to transform government 15 years ago; an “era of electronic government” was poised to make government faster, smaller, digitized and increasingly transparent.
Defense
Drone-Helicopter Teams Performing ‘Very Well’ Against ISIS
Future unmanned-human teaming looks a lot like the Predator’s little cousin.
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Survey: More People Want to Access Government Services on Their Smartphones
A new survey finds the majority of millennials want to access government services on their phones.
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Agency CIOs Undercount ‘High-Risk’ IT Projects, GAO Says
CIOs are not adequately assessing risk of major projects, according to the Government Accountability Office.
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5 Things to Watch for When Alliant 2 Hits the Streets
The final request-for-proposals will be issued later this month.
Tech
What Happens If NASA Finds Life on Mars?
A philosopher argues that now is the time to figure it out, before we make the inevitable discovery of extraterrestrial life.
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Congress Scrutinizes DHS, DOD Silicon Valley Offices
Both departments have until mid-June to provide briefings on their West Coast efforts.
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EXCLUSIVE: 18F Tech Team Struggles to Cover its Costs, Draft Report Shows
Per its own projections, 18F is not expected to break even until at least fiscal 2018.
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Privacy Groups -- and Uber -- Challenge FBI’s Attempt to Bypass Privacy Act
Under a proposed exemption, people whose information was stored in FBI’s massive biometric database would not be permitted to know.
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White House Cracks Down on Software Spending
Agencies will have to appoint software managers to centrally manage their software buying.
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Lawmakers Want Review of VA’s VistA Modernization Efforts
Earlier this year, the VA CIO said the agency needed to "take a step back" from a planned upgrade of its long-running electronic health records system.
Oversight
Have Twitter Bots Infiltrated the 2016 Election?
Some say Donald Trump has boosted his massive online following with automated accounts. There’s more to it than that.
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Report: Federal ‘Internet of Things’ Spending Up by 20 Percent
Agencies spent $8.8 billion on connected technology in the 2015 fiscal year, mostly on wireless devices and sensors.
Management
New Pluto Photos Reveal Earth-like Terrain That's a 'Complete Mystery' to Scientists
The latest photos released by NASA reveal a big surprise.
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Pentagon IG: Timeline for New Electronic Health Records System ‘May be Unrealistic’
The timeline is shaky "because of the risks and potential delays involved in developing and testing the interfaces needed to interact with legacy systems," the IG said.
Management
Deloitte Will Pay Government $11 Million to Settle Pricing Case
Firm allegedly charged GSA more than private customers in IT contract.
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