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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 FBI Paid a Lot of Money For That iPhone Hack

iOS hacks can cost up to $2 million.

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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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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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The Cell Phone-Monitoring Agency You’ve Never Heard Of

The DHS subcomponent tracked cell calls during the San Bernardino attack last December.

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Ex-Hacker: If You Get Hacked, Sue Somebody

The days of software companies having built-in legal “liability protections” are about to come to an end, one expert says.

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The Military Wants a Privacy Firewall for Disaster Response

A new tool to strip personal information from tweets and social media could help troops zero in on trouble spots.

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Homeland Security Wants Government To Get Better at Mobile Security

A new document includes insights for chief information officers, business owners and developers.

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Juniper Code Hack Remains a Whodunit

What is known is that the government still does not have its act together when a software emergency goes down.

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Despite ‘Agile’ Approach, Agencies Might Not Meet DATA Act Deadline

It’s been almost two years since Congress passed legislation requiring agencies to standardize spending data.

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DHS Wants to Overhaul System Storing Sensitive Critical Infrastructure Data

The agency says the current system has fallen behind the times.

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Facebook for Trees: The Forest Service’s Quest to Make a Tree Database More User-Friendly

The agency maintains a database that includes various characteristics of some 19 million trees over some 350,000-plus plots of land

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How Far Did the Juniper Hack Go? ‘Some of That Gear Was in Place for Years,’ DHS Official Says

The vulnerability concerns unauthorized code placed in the vendor's firewalls and virtual private networks that could have allowed hackers to read encrypted messages.