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HHS Focuses on Flexibility in New Health IT Plan
HHS' final Federal Health IT Strategic Plan leaves room for the unknown, according to health IT chief Karen DeSalvo.
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Some Legacy IT in Government Is so Old, It’s 'Indefensible,’ Official Says
Security remains a “bolt-on” rather than embedded into many IT systems.
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Pentagon to Industry: How Should We Do Cloud-Based Email for 1.6 Million Employees?
The Pentagon’s next-generation unclassified email system may exist entirely in the cloud.
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Agency Data Chiefs on the Move -- Some Out of Government
A handful of data chiefs have packed up and left their agencies -- or government altogether.
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Federal Researchers Want to Untangle Internet of Things
From fitness bracelets to driverless cars, IoT manufacturers need a common language.
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The EB-5 Visa Program Allows Thousands of Wealthy Foreigners to Buy Citizenship Each Year
Each year, the government grants green cards to 10,000 rich investors, the vast majority of whom are Chinese. Is this program creating enough jobs to warrant its continuation?
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What Facebook’s ‘Lean In’ Guru Can Teach Troops
"If the U.S. military can get this right, other industries will follow," Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg said.
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Vetoed Drone Legislation the Right Step for Growing Industry
Drones may represent the ultimate in disruptive technology.
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Congress Wants to Fix the Government's Weather Forecasting System
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are expressing fears that America’s ability to predict the weather is in peril.
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What do Astronaut Photographs and Floods in Bangladesh Have in Common?
SERVIR, a joint NASA and USAID program that harnesses the power of space data for development work, has had tremendous success over the last decade.
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If You Fall for a Phishing Scam, Should You Lose Your Security Clearance?
CISOs are concerned about how frequently even senior-level federal employees fall for the bogus emails.
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Army CYBERCOM Conducts ‘Experiments,’ While Navy Cyber Fleet Faces 'Real’ Deal
To fight off hackers, nontechies in the branches need training and practic,e too.
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VA Looking for 'Agile' Contractor to Design New Vets.gov in 2 Months
Vets.gov is intended to be a Web portal with a single sign-on veterans can use to access any VA services.
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150 Solutions to Agencies' Cybersecurity Woes
Competitions are key to finding a fresh batch of cybersecurity talent, says EPA CTO Greg Godbout.
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An SOS for GPS: Act Now, Or the Entire System Risks Collapse
Aging satellites have begun to fail, and many still in operation are already past their estimated lifespans.
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Federal Inspectors Want to Double-Check How Agencies Fared During ‘Cyber Sprint’
Ground-truthing is partly a way for IGs to maintain a role in information security oversight, now that DHS is in charge.
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How the OPM Hackers Killed the Password
White House directives dating back to 2004 warned against only relying on passwords.
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