Defense
Air Force to Ask for More Drones
Plan would add 3,500 Reaper pilots and up to five more ops centers around the country
Nextgov
New OPM Cyber Czar Worried About an ISIS Hack
Clifton Triplett -- named OPM's first-ever senior cyber and IT adviser last month – says forthcoming access controls will blunt the severity of any future hack.
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DHS Wants to Offer Alternative Contracts to Silicon Valley Startups
Traditional procurement takes too long for the new Silicon Valley office, a new DHS notice says.
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Amid Concern Over Nation’s Weather-Forecasting System, Congress Eyes Commercial Solutions
A legislator linked the rise of commercial vendors to the hurdles faced by NOAA as it operates two massive weather satellite operations.
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MEGABYTE Act Seeks to Slash Software Waste
Short for “Making Electronic Government Accountable By Yielding Tangible Efficiencies," the bill requires agencies to assemble comprehensive inventories of software licenses.
Management
2020 Census Called Vulnerable to Online Fraud
Bureau-commissioned report cites motives ranging from entertainment to anti-government protest.
Management
The FAA Will Require $5 Registration Fee for Drones
Drone companies are expecting big sales for the holidays, but the government just gave them a lump of coal.
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Why the Federal Government Tracks Visitors to Dot-Govs
Analytics.usa.gov keeps tabs on traffic to more than 4,000 government websites.
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CIOs May Find a Secret Weapon in FITARA
One CIO threatened to cut off access for insecure users and put a freeze on IT spending.
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Government Finishes Mailing Letters to Hack Victims -- But Still Can’t Track Down 1.5 Million of Them
The government has finished mailing 93 percent of the victims.
Management
Obama's Coming Privacy Council Welcomed by Industry Leader
Budget director's call for professionalization of privacy officers called a turning point.
Tech
NASA: Bright Spots on the Dwarf Planet Ceres Aren't Aliens
Nothing like it has been seen in the solar system before.
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OPM Rushed to Award $20M Post-Hack Contract -- and Ran Afoul of Federal Contracting Rules, IG Says
Because of OPM's missteps, "millions of taxpayer dollars were put at risk for waste or loss" the IG says.
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OMB Preps New Policy on Data Centers
OMB’s retooled guidelines are part of the administration's roadmap for implementing and operationalizing FITARA.
Tech
Federal Paper Pushing Costs Taxpayers Millions
OMB and Treasury push agencies to catch up with private-sector electronic invoicing.
Management
Making Decisions in a Time of Transition
How new leaders can harness data to make the right choices.
Nextgov
DARPA Wants Early Warning System for Cyberattacks
The Defense Department’s emerging technology agency is hosting a proposer’s day next week on rapid attack detection and characterization.
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UPDATED: State Department Hackers May Have Stolen Sensitive Data, Watchdog Says
The intrusions also caused "significant downtime to normal business operations."
Defense