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White House Renews Bet on the Creativity of the Crowd
On the fifth anniversary of Challenge.gov, the White House announced nine new innovation contests, open to the public.
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Why Are Federal IT Workers So Miserable?
Federal techies report being overworked, undertrained and eyeing the exits.
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After USPS Phishing Hack, Audit Shows Postal Workers Still Click on Links
Aquarter of agency employees fell for a simulated email scheme, according to an internal watchdog.
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CIA Social Media Team: We Use Twitter to 'Explain Our Mission'
The small team is more interested in using the platform to push out historical tidbits than having conversations with individual users.
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NASA and ESA are Teaming Up to Prevent Armageddon
This will be the first real asteroid deflection test.
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FirstNet Team Issues List of Cyber Concerns
The nationwide public safety broadband network should be protected against cyberattack, but "not at the expense of public safety users’ ability to use the network," the new notice says.
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Census Packs Plan for 2020 Count With New Tech
On Tuesday, the bureau released its 2020 Census Operational Plan, which centers on new technological techniques and cost savings.
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Senators Look to Change Federal Rules for Electronic Health Records
The measure aims to fix the system’s problems—but also make them more transparent.
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Why Aren't We Learning from These Devastating Cyberattacks?
Here's why cyberthreat information sharing between the public and private sectors might make sense.
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Congressman: OPM Hack Data Being Used to Attempt Identity Theft
Rep. Gerry Connolly’s assessment is at odds with what leaders of the intelligence community and OPM have said.
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Drone Firm Faces $1.9 FAA Million Fine for Unsanctioned Flights
The agency has proposed its largest ever fine of a company for unauthorized drone flights.
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Snowden Says He'd Go to Prison to Come Back to the United States
Speaking to the BBC, the NSA whistleblower said his lawyers were still awaiting a plea deal from the government.
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EU Court Ruling: NSA Spying Violates Privacy Rights of Millions
By throwing out a key international agreement, the ruling delivers a blow to global tech companies.
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EPA Wants to Tap the Crowd for Research Help
This builds on OSTP's “Federal Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Toolkit," released last week.
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What Comes After Cybersecurity Awareness?
In recognizing National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Nextgov will be shining the light on what’s being done in government to raise the cybersecurity awareness and the multitude of challenges federal agencies face.
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$460 Million CYBERCOM Contract Coming this Month; ‘Cyber Joint Munitions’ Help Wanted
The first job under the forthcoming contract to outsource all mission support involves a lot of digital munitions-making.
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House Committee Mandates New DHS Cyber Strategy
The legislation comes two weeks after a watchdog report on the lack of coordination in the Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity efforts.
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California Lawmaker Wants New ‘Cyber Hygiene’ Standards from NIST, FTC
The act would require the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Homeland Security to develop a list of voluntary best practices to shore up cybersecurity in government and outside.
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