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Senators Call on White House to Speed Up Cybersecurity Guidance
The current policy on the books dates back to 2000.
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These NASA Inventions Save Thousands of Lives on Earth
You can thank the agency for personal locator beacons.
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Vint Cerf: Buggy Software Is Scarier Than A Robot Takeover
Google's chief internet evangelist doesn't think our current AI technology is capable of taking over humans.
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Tech Industry Lines up Behind IT Modernization Fund Proposal
Signing on to statements of approval are executives from Northrop Grumman, Cisco, Dell, Intel, CSRA and the pro-business U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
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NASA’s Cutting-Edge Plan to Prevent an Asteroid Strike is Straight out of Science Fiction
The truth is, there's not much we can do if an asteroid veers too close to Earth.
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Digital Swat Team Director: Don't Expect Us to Change Your Life Overnight
Transformation of culture doesn’t happen in "bursts or epiphanies," head of 18F says.
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My Bad! Employee Slipups Lead to More Government Hacks Than Cyber Espionage
Often, the accidental breaches were discovered while in the process of dissecting intentional hacks.
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Because of Technology, Future Presidents Might Have to be Groomed from Birth
Increasingly-connected technologies will capture all of our missteps and store them forever, one expert says.
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Committee Fears International Cyber Deal’s Impact on Pentagon
The Pentagon would have to report to Congress on how the Wassenaar Arrangement will impact the Defense Department and its allies.
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The U.S. Government Unlocked Another iPhone Without Apple’s Help
This time it didn't cost $1.3 million to do it.
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White House Wants Techies to Delve Into Police Data
The program intends to make police data more transparent to the public.
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IARPA Wants a Hand-Held Laser Gun That Can Detect Chemicals 100 Feet Away
Current technologies for detecting narcotics, explosives and other dangerous chemicals requires physical contact.
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Is the Pentagon’s Innovation Unit Too Cozy with Silicon Valley?
Lawmakers are concerned by the "pinpoint focus on one geographic region" in the Defense Department's innovation efforts.
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Homeland Security Wants to Standardize Requirements in ‘Cyber’ Jobs
There’s federal effort to use the same definitions and qualifications for jobs involving cybersecurity across the government.
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FBI Official: In Recovering from Cyberattacks, the ‘Who’ Isn’t So Important
Attribution is less important than action.
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Lawmakers Want Updates on Pentagon’s Security Clearance Overhaul
That’s one of the requirements written into the House version of the Defense Authorization Act.
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Rubio: Politicians Don't Talk Enough About Tech Jobs
Employees concerned about their jobs being replaced don't know how to prepare themselves, Rubio said Wednesday.
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