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Could Twitter-Savvy Teens Help Government Tackle Social Media Screening?
“As we're doing a background investigation, how could you not go look at their Facebook page?" said Rep. Jason Chaffetz.
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Report: Expect Even More DDoS Attacks, Malicious Cyber Activity from China
These attacks involve multiple systems -- many or all of which could be hijacked machines -- which target a single system, such as a website, application or server.
Defense
A Former CIA Analyst Explains How Tech Companies Can Help Fight Terrorism
The gulf between Silicon Valley and Washington appears to be widening.
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DHS Says: No Need for $675M Cyber Contract. We’ve Already Got It under Control.
Industry groups were miffed after DHS canceled the contract.
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Oversight Chairman: $3 Billion IT Upgrade Fund ‘Hogwash’
A top Capitol Hill Republican is not a fan of the Obama administration’s plan to help federal agencies upgrade outdated IT systems.
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Here’s Why Robots Might Not Be Taking Government Jobs Any Time Soon
We still don’t understand the full psychological impact of working with robots, a new analysis concludes.
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Only 3 Percent of Federal Job Ads Contain the Word 'Customer'
That doesn’t bode well for the government’s fledgling efforts to improve customer service across agencies.
Tech
The Information Revolution’s Dark Turn
A Scottish philosopher visited Silicon Valley, and he didn’t like what he saw.
Tech
FBI Head: Apple is Taking Us To a ‘Different World’
Officials say Apple is creating a situation where FBI can’t do its job. Apple says the FBI is seeking "dangerous power." Who’s right?
Nextgov
Contractors Annoyed After DHS Scraps $675M Cyber Contract
The group said each team of contenders had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars preparing proposals
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Is the New IT Plan to Protect Security Clearance Docs ‘Headed for Another Disaster?'
Lawmakers applauded the move to put DOD in charge of IT security but are less enthused about OPM’s role.
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NOAA’s Weather Forecasts Will Soon be on Steroids
The agency today collects weather data twice the entire volume of data stored within the Library of Congress, but that's paltry compared to its future plans.
Nextgov
Jeh Johnson Makes ‘Hard Choices’ in Cyber Budget
In a series of budget hearings, Johnson defended the department’s $40.6 billion budget request for the upcoming fiscal year.
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‘Reprehensible’ Homeland Security IT System 'Pissed Away' $180 Million, Says One Lawmaker
The system's failings could make it more difficult for DHS to remove poor performers, “if that ever happens at all," said Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa.
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Why is the Air Force’s Cyber R&D Budget Skyrocketing?
The branch wants to nearly quadruple the current $7.7 million purse for defending networked aircraft, launch systems, satellites and data.
Tech
NASA is Putting Your Artwork on an Asteroid
Astronomers believe there's a "high probability" that the asteroid collides with Earth in 2182, but dont worry—the art gallery will be orbiting the sun by then.
Route Fifty
GSA Tech Swat Team Expands to Offer Help on Agency State and Local Grants
18F staff has grown from 15 to 165 technology consultants.
Management
When You Ask The Public, It Supports Apple Over the FBI — or Does It?
Two polls released this week show seemingly different results.
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