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Republicans To Pioneer Internet Presidential Voting Next Week
For the first time in America, Internet voting is being deployed as an option in a presidential contest.
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A New CIO for the CIA
John Edwards will return to the agency, where he worked for 15 years before his employment in the private sector.
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This Rocket Exec Angered Everyone in Space and Lost his Job
The engineering chief of the nation’s largest rocket-launch firm got a little too candid during a recent talk at his alma mater.
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Does VA’s Plan for Fixing Cyber Weaknesses Take Too Long?
In its fiscal 2017 budget request, VA is seeking to nearly double its information security spending.
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Air Force Wants to Analyze Internet of Things Data in Real Time
The branch wants to process data from sensors locally instead of sending it to a centralized data center.
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White House Official Steps In as OPM's IT Chief
Lisa Schlosser, the deputy U.S. federal chief information officer, will join OPM as a senior adviser and acting CIO.
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Could IT Problems Ground NASA?
A new story suggests NASA’s networks are filled with malware, unpatched for software vulnerabilities perhaps a million times over, and that the relationship between NASA executives and Hewlett Packard Enterprise is strained beyond repair.
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Is Telework a Growing Cyber Threat? New Guidelines Offer Security Tips
The agency is collecting public comment on guidance for teleworkers who use mobile devices and laptops to remotely access content.
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White House CIO Deflects on Apple Encryption Debate
At SXSW, President Obama urged citizens to avoid an “absolutist” stance on encryption. But the White House CIO says he can make an argument for both sides.
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Listen to the Declassified Space 'Music' NASA Astronauts Heard While Orbiting the Moon
in 1969, astronauts they heard some strange sounds they could not immediately identify.
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How the CIA is Making Sense of Big Data
The new Directorate for Digital Innovation resulted from the technological explosion of connectivity and data among devices, sensors and people.
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Sunshine Week Brings Senate Passage of FOIA Improvement Bill
Advocate of the legislation had urged its passage during an event Monday highlighting transparency programs.
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Can Open Data Create More Opportunities for Americans? A New White House Effort Hopes So.
Powered by open federal and local data sets, the newly launch project provides access to resources around employment, housing, schools and other neighborhood amenities.
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VA Fails Cyber Audit Again
This is the 16th year in a row that VA’s handling of information security has been cited by the IG as a “material weakness.”
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Lockheed Official: Here's How To Keep America’s Airborne Advantage
Regular updates to the F-22 and F-35, says Lockheed’s Rob Weiss, plus a deep commitment to chasing the game-changing tech of the future.
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Agile BPA’s First Project: Making FedRAMP More Transparent
The new contracting vehicle, designed to help agencies buy agile development services for digital products, has been halted by protests.
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OPM Needs Another $37M for ‘Critical’ IT Upgrades, Agency Tells Congress
During the phased rollout of the new IT infrastructure, OPM will have to run both old and new systems simultaneously.
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Texas Congressman to Feds: Don’t Mess with Civil Liberties
“We can protect civil liberties, defend infrastructure and chase bad guys all at the same time,” the legislator said. “We can chase bad guys without eroding our civil liberties.”
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Federal Cyber Workforce Needs Cultural Anthropologists, Economists and Marketers
To effectively block cyberthreats, the government needs talent from a diverse set of academic and cultural backgrounds, not just “people behind screens.”
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