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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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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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