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NOAA Wants Feedback on Engagement with Commercial Satellite Industry
An agency official said he envisions a future in weather forecasting where NOAA relies on “a mixture of government and commercial satellites.”
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VA Changes Course on Scheduling System Again
Officials say they can actually do things cheaper and quicker more using revamped versions of VA’s own in-house systems.
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Archives Synthesizes Criteria for Agency Email Management
Most departments on track to meet end-of-year deadline.
Management
Lawmakers Want Citizens to Have All Federal Data at Their Fingertips
Draft legislation would make data open by default, in an attempt to codify transparency push.
Defense
The Senate's Anti-Encryption Bill Could Become a Problem
A newly proposed anti-encryption bill would put every American at greater risk from foreign governments, hackers, and President Trump.
Defense
Will the United States Establish Air Traffic Controllers For Space?
If the U.S. doesn’t take the lead in guiding satellites through increasingly crowded orbits, someone else will.
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The FBI Probably Couldn't Tell Apple Which Hack It Used, Even If It Wanted To
The FBI would require the vendor’s cooperation.
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DHS: Open Source Software Is Like Giving Mafia a Copy of FBI System Code
The department made a bid to adjust a White House draft policy that would encourage agencies to code in the open, and to share their code with each other.
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Mobile Devices, HR Software Top List of Federal IT Waste
Several government tech programs could be streamlined, a watchdog report found.
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Archaic Federal Tech: Agencies Turn to ‘Parts Graveyards’ to Find Obsolete Gear
Many agencies are just old tech running well past its shelf life.
Defense
Did the FBI Pay Hackers to Break Into That iPhone?
The Washington Posts reports that the Israeli security firm Cellebrite didn't break into the phone.
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Moving to the Cloud? Change Your Culture First
The biggest barrier to cloud technologies in government has more to do with people than technology, officials say.
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White House Is About to Name a New Cyber Official
The administration is considering candidates with previous government experience as well as Washington outsiders.
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GSA Quizzes Companies on Cyber Capabilities
The project aims to give federal agencies more insight into the types of tools and technologies currently on the market.
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Navy IT Official: Laws Aren’t Flexible Enough for Emerging Technology
Technology is evolving too rapidly for legal policies to keep up, and it’s hindering the military’s ability to meet its mission, the Navy's deputy CIO says.
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National Weather Service Will Stop Yelling Forecasts At You
The National Weather Service plans to adopt a gentler tone by swapping out its all-caps messages for mixed-case letters.
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Artificial Intelligence Flexes its Cognitive Muscle
Could we program a cognitive computer to examine the problem of cancer, or the yearly flu outbreak, balancing the federal budget or just finding a way to reduce traffic congestion around the city?
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Nuclear Lab Buys Brain-Inspired Computing Technology
IBM has been hawking the technology in Washington.
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