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Congress to Review FITARA Scorecards Next Week
The hearing, on implementation of the 2014 Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act, is tentatively slated for Nov. 2.
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Former Obama Official is Tasked With Trying To Save Fantasy Sports
Seth Harris, a former head of the Labor Department, has never played fantasy sports, but he’s the industry’s choice to police itself.
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US Military Blimp Down Over Pennsylvania
The Army lost control of its 3.5-ton multi-billion-dollar air-defense JLENS for four hours on Wednesday.
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Two NASA Astronauts Embark on Their First Spacewalks
Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren went on their first hours-long spacewalks on Wednesday.
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Census Bureau on the Hunt for New CIO
The agency posted an opening for an associate director for information technology and CIO to oversee the agency's IT portfolio.
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Despite Privacy Fears, Senate Passes Cybersecurity Bill
After months of negotiation, a bill designed to step up defenses in the wake of high-profile hacks moves closer to the president’s desk.
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Northrop Grumman to Build New Air Force Bomber
After years of internal Pentagon fighting to keep the project alive, the air service reveals a builder, but little else.
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State Department Says iPhones Can Detect Illegal Weapons Testing
The State Department is talking to Apple scientists about new uses for the iPhone.
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Pentagon and VA ‘Still Years Away’ from Fully Interoperable Electronic Health Records
The Pentagon and the Department of Veterans Affairs are on track to to blow past a congressionally mandated end-of-2016-deadline to fully deploy modernized EHR software.
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Hacking the Capitol: All the Ways Tech Can Help Congress Work Smarter
The second Congressional Hackathon, held Friday at the Capitol, produced some big, creative ideas and even some prototypes.
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Why Millennials Aren’t the Answer to Government’s Cyber Shortage Just Yet
Nearly 80 percent of millennials said they’ve never spoken to a practicing cybersecurity professional.
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Deputy CIO: DHS Trying to Coax Silicon Valley Startups into Federal Contracting
The procurement cycle can be prohibitive for startups, Margie Graves said, so DHS wants them to participate in more pilot projects.
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New Tech Plans Aim to Take Copyright Office Out of the 1970s
While making specific tech upgrades is important, it will take a much more big-picture approach to truly modernize the office, said Director Maria Pallante.
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Republican Kelly Ayotte Backs President Obama’s Climate-Change Rule
Ayotte, who faces a tough reelection battle, broke with GOP leaders who want to kill the regulations on power plants.
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OPM Pilots ‘Resume Mining’ for USAJobs
The end goal, Holden said, is for USAJobs to transition from a static jobs site.
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Defense: State Department Doesn’t Have Enough People Tweeting At ISIS
In the war of online influence, the U.S. is gaining ground but is still hopelessly outmanned.
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To be Successful, Hackers Need These 3 Elements
Hackers’ reconnaissance activities are shrouded within massive amounts of data, and are difficult to detect.
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Q&A: Why Open Data Is an Opportunity for the Private Sector
Socrata CEO Kevin Merritt chatted with Nextgov about federal trends.
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OMB Rolls Out Plan for Governance Body to Boost Shared Services
GSA will host centralized push for interagency financial management, payroll and IT tasks.
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