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Justice Department Wants Anti-Drone Systems for Prisons
Unmanned air vehicles "have presented a new and evolving threat" for federal prison facilities.
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NASA is Hiring Astronauts
The last time NASA opened up astronaut applications, in 2012, it received over 6,000 responses
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Latest Obama Transparency Plan Seeks Improved Email Recordkeeping
Intelligence Community also weighs in with commitment to new openness.
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Critical Mobile Device Decision for 2020 Census Remains Unsettled
The Census Bureau doesn't plan to decide what type of mobile device it will use for its 2020 count until next year, Steven Cooper, chief information officer for the Commerce Department, told lawmakers on Tuesday.
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Most Agencies Earn Ds on IT Reform Scorecard
Most federal agencies earned barely-passing grades from lawmakers when it comes to implementing FITARA.
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Here’s the Government’s New Definition of a Major Cyberincident
The new definition comes in annual guidance issued to agencies by the Office of Management and Budget as part of the Federal Information Security Management Act.
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Census Delays Key Decisions About Using Tech in 2020 Count
If Census has any hope of cutting costs and increasing efficiency for its 2020 count, it should pay more attention to its IT plans.
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All the Deadlines in the White House’s New Cyber To-Do List
These are the dates agency chief information officers, chief information security officers and other officials need to know.
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Bill Would Ban Warrantless Cell-Phone Tracking
Rep. Jason Chaffetz wants local police to follow the same rules as federal agents for using fake cell towers for surveillance.
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Should ID Theft Protection Be a Standard Federal Employee Benefit?
OPM and the U.S. Postal Service both provided credit monitoring to personnel after breaches at their respective agencies.
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HHS Wants Help Updating Disease Tracking System
Public health agencies currently use legacy systems to exchange information about Ebola and measles with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Creative, Audacious or Destructive: The Different Personalities of Nation-State Hackers
What sets a Russian hacker apart?
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Pentagon’s Joint Information Environment ‘Picking Up Steam’
The Joint Information Environment is becoming more important to the Pentagon and military branches as they deal with constricted budgets and a top-down push to share data.
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Survey: People Want to Know About Government Data Breaches ‘In Real Time’
Millennials, however, were least concerned with the government's cybersecurity practices, according to the survey.
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State Releases Another Trove of Hillary Clinton Emails
The sixth such release, of more than 7,000 pages, includes references to Lady Gaga, Ben Affleck, monkey butts, and emojis.
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How the Federal Government Is Attempting to Protect the Internet of Things
Federal attempts to protect the network of devices and sensors -- for consumers and agencies -- are gradually building.
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Whistleblower: USDA Suppressed Findings About a Pesticide That Could Endanger Bees
These pesticides are big business.
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Say What? Even the Experts Disagree on Cyber Terminology
While mixing up cyber terminology may seem harmless, doing so could have real-world consequences.
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