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Obama’s War on Hackers
The federal action plan calls for a new commission, public service campaigns, and funds for replacing old, insecurable government IT.
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DARPA Awards Contracts for See-Through-Walls Technology
The emerging tech agency appears to have made at least two awards for that program.
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NOAA’s Next-Gen Environmental Satellite One Step Closer to Launch
Next up is the environmental testing phase.
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DHS Chief Promises to Expand Social Media Screening, Plans 'Aggressive' Rollout of Cyber Protections
Johnson talked social media, biometrics and cybersecurity at his annual State of Homeland Security address.
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IBM Gets Approval to Host DOD’s Most Sensitive Unclassified Data
Big Blue becomes the first cloud service provider with a direct connection to the Pentagon’s unclassified communications network.
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Crooks Tricked This IRS System into Providing False IDs
The malware successfully obtained 101,000 PINs last month.
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The Federal Government Now Considers Google’s Self-Driving Cars to Be Legal Drivers
Google's cars have cleared a big hurdle between them and actual roads.
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8 Things to Look For in the 2017 IT Budget
The budget seeks substantial budget increases to shore up cybersecurity and a new approach to modernizing IT systems.
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Obama's Budget Would Grow Federal R&D By 4 Percent
The president's 2017 fiscal year budget boosts total research and development funding to $152 billion.
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Do You Have What It Takes to be the Federal Government’s Chief Information Security Officer?
Officials say they hope to hire and onboard the new infosec chief in the next 60 to 90 days
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Agencies Are Increasingly Reliant on Industry for Innovation
Report chronicles the need for better collaboration between government and the private sector.
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Obama’s 2017 Budget Boosts Cyber Spending by 35 Percent, Adds Federal CISO
The funding and personnel adjustments come after a year of constant disclosures about agency hacks.
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White House Wants to Give Agencies New Pot of Money to Upgrade Legacy IT
The $3.1 billion revolving fund would be situated at the General Services Administration.
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Special Ops Wants Wearable Sensors Without Blind Spots
SOCOM is seeking a wearable system that can correct the error, known as “parallax,” which occurs combining visual feeds from offset sensors.
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Even the Obamas Can’t Get Good Wi-Fi at Home
In addition, here are some of our tips to get your wireless internet as good as it can be.
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Contracting Docs: OPM Seeks to Tighten IT Security of Background Investigation Companies
OPM first inserted updated IT security clauses into existing contracts in April.
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HHS Deciding Whether to Revive its Future Tech Prediction Project
A new, higher-tech system could update the discontinued program, which identified medical technology worth further research.
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Before NASA Could Land on the Moon, the Soviet Union Had to Crash Land There
Crashing is seldom a good idea. But sometimes it has to be done.
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The Intelligence Community’s Big Budget Challenge
The report suggests IT spending will essentially stagnate through 2020, with estimated IT spending at $9.5 billion by then.
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