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Will the U.S. Digital Service Outlast Obama?
Since launching in August 2014 as a response to the failed launch of HealthCare.gov the previous fall, the digital team, or USDS, as it’s known, has garnered high-profile media attention for its efforts to attract Silicon Valley-caliber talent.
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Officials Plan ‘Major Changes’ to Speed Up FedRAMP Cloud-Vetting
The changes also focus on increasing transparency and promoting FedRAMP reuse.
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Growing the First Flower to Bloom in Space Was Not Easy for NASA
"The importance of plants will likely increase given the crews' limited connection to Earth."
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Industry Ideas for Boosting Gov’t Cybersecurity: Go Back to the Basics
“Much of what is required, expected or even possible in cybersecurity management is known to cybersecurity professionals, but not fully or properly implemented across the government,” the report concluded.
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Tech & Tequila: A Nextgov Meetup Where You Can Get Your Tech Buzz On
On Feb. 24, Nextgov's inaugural tech meet-up will gather data gurus from both government and private sector for a drink or two.
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Survey: CIOs Struggle to Measure Success in Dollars and Cents
More than half of the CIOs surveyed -- 63 percent -- said they struggle to calculate the return-on-investment of successful IT projects or to communicate those cost savings to other parts of the agency.
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Big Trends in Federal Contracting for 2016
Cybersecurity, big data, industry consolidation and more.
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CDC Wants to Know How the Internet of Things Can Make the Workplace Safer
Emergency responders could use sensors to figure out when to evacuate, or when they need personal protective equipment.
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IT Pros Less Confident in Standard Security Tools
Some 92 percent of Internet-connected devices are running software “with known vulnerabilities,” according to Cisco’s annual security report.
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DARPA Seeks Secret Tech for Undersea Communication
The Pentagon’s research agency is holding a proposers' day Jan. 26.
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The Transportation Department Is Getting Ready for the Driverless Car Era
New policies will make it easier for autonomous cars to hit the road.
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Three Private Firms Just Landed Huge NASA Contracts to Haul Cargo to Space
It's a lot like FedEx, but at mach 10.
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Congress Left in the Dark about Government’s Cyber Workforce Shortages
OPM is building a database of cyber jobs in government, but it’s not required to report its progress to Congress.
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CIOs: Use the Cloud, or Else?
If you’re responsible for managing your agency’s IT and you haven’t moved applications to the cloud, at least one CIO thinks you should get the ax.
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When Are Americans Willing to Share Personal Data? When They Think They're Getting Something in Return
In short, people are making careful risk calculations every time they’re asked to give up personal information, deciding on a case-by-case basis whether the potential tangible benefits make the exchange worth it.
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Jeb Bush: Hold Federal IT Managers Accountable for Government’s Cyber Woes
The massive OPM hack shows the federal civilian government “clearly lags behind,” the Republican presidential candidate said.
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FBI Seeks New IT Chief
President Barack Obama recently tasked the agency with beefing up the IT infrastructure behind national background checks for gun purchases.
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DHS Cyber Czar, Tech Titans Tell Commerce to Rethink Hacking Arms Control
Reached in 2013, the Wassenaar Arrangement bans multinational firms and cyber vendors from transmitting information about "intrusion software" across borders without first obtaining a license.
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Lawmakers Blast $1.3 Billion Price Tag for VA’s ‘Agile’ Paperless Claims System
VA still can’t say how much the system will end up costing.
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