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4 Charts That Explain the State of Agency Cybersecurity after the OPM Hack
Most agencies made great strides during the White House-mandated 30-day cybersecurity sprint. But some actually backslid on their use of stronger authentication measures.
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Can FITARA Prevent Future Cyberattacks?
A group of federal experts weighed in during a recent panel in Washington.
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White House Announces Expansion of Lab-to-Market 'Innovation Corps'
The National Science Foundation’s four-year-old Innovation Corps has just added many more federal agencies to its repertoire.
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Intelligence Community Research Agency Gets New Director
Jason Matheny had previously been in charge of IARPA’s “Anticipating Surprise” office, overseeing efforts to develop new capabilities in predicting and forecasting events related to national security.
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Federal CIO: Agile Won't Solve Everything
By itself, "agile" development won't solve the government's tech problems, Tony Scott said.
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Air Force Looks To Make Smarter and Deadlier Drones
The Reaper's next chapter includes better sensors, more autonomy, bigger weapons
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The Internet of Things: Is Your Agency Program Ready?
The IoT brings more capability and risk.
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NASA Wants to Experiment With Drones That Can Fly in Space
The agency wants robots that can fly to places its rovers can’t reach.
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Census Plans 2016 Test Run to Experiment with New Tech Tools
Census is rolling out a handful of new options in 2020 designed to upgrade the decennial headcount for the digital age.
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DHS Issues a Warning About the Senate's Cyber Bill
Homeland Security said Monday that the Senate's plan would "sweep away important privacy protections."
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NASA Searches for Link Between Electromagnetic Pulses and Earthquakes
Last week, NASA launched a challenge to determine whether there is a connection between electromagnetic signals and earthquakes.
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Watchdog: Privacy Laws Aren't Keeping Up with Facial Recognition Technology
In a new report, GAO warns consumers that existing federal privacy laws do not expressly limit how businesses can use images of their faces.
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White House Details ‘Cyber Sprint’ Progress, Says Congress Needs to Lift Sequester for Security Improvements
The White House released the overdue progress report on agency cybersecurity improvements following the massive OPM hack.
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Speed Up Efforts to Standardize Spending Data, Watchdog Tells Agencies
The administration is making progress on implementing the DATA Act, but needs to move faster, GAO says.
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Obama Says Customer Experience is a Big Deal. Is it?
In recent years, the White House has prioritized customer experience as a pillar for government success.
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VA Embraces Virtual Care, Testing Bluetooth Hearing Aids
Gradually, more VA services will be delivered virtually, Deputy Secretary Sloan Gibson said during a recent keynote.
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DOD Official to Industry: We Need Fitness Tracking Software, Not New Devices
Better tracking software could help military patients recover from injuries, Col. Deydre Teyhen said.
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Contractor Group: Start Offering OPM Hack Victims ID Protection -- Now
OPM should immediately provide all affected employees with the 18 months of free credit monitoring offered to victims of the first breach, PSC argues.
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DHS Secretary OKs Bill to Monitor Federal Networks
Measure would let Homeland Security see other agency's Internet traffic to find and block intruders, DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson says.
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