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Is Post-Breach Credit Monitoring Useful? Lawmakers Ask GAO to Review
The use of such services has become routine as the number of data breaches in both government and the private sector has ratcheted up.
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Jeh Johnson Says He'll Stop Checking Gmail from Work, 'Probably Should Have Done It Sooner'
Johnson addressed reports that he and his senior staffers were using work computers to check private webmail accounts.
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NASA’s First Image of The Whole Earth Since 1972 is Breathtaking
The Deep Space Climate Observatory sent back a new blue marble photo.
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What It Will Take to Move the Needle on Reform
For each step forward on acquisition, rules or inaction stall progress.
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Treasury Taps 18F to Craft New $10 Bill's Digital Strategy
GSA's tech fix-it team advised the Treasury on getting the public to speak up about the redesign.
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Video: Cure Diseases and Find Alien Life With Your Computer or Phone
The easiest way to volunteer, ever.
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OPM Changes Privacy Rules to Let Investigators Inside All Databases
About 40 systems, holding medical files and complaint records, among other things, are affected by the policy change.
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White House Wants Agencies to Prioritize Emerging Tech in Next Year’s Budget
Nanotechnology, robotics and cyber-physical systems get a shout-out in the budget memo.
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There’s A Plan to Immediately Purge Some Governmentwide Network Surveillance Data
Destruction could free up storage space and have the added benefit of protecting privacy.
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Why It Still Sucks to Be a CIO in Government and What a New Law Can Do About It
While CIOs claim the “chief” title, in many cases their hands have been tied by sprawling bureaucratic structures and a lack of institutional heft.
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A 'Powerful' Cyber Tool Created by Government Now On the Market
After three years in development, the Network Mapping System has moved into the commercial market.
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Here Are The Most Interesting Things We Learned About Pluto This Week From NASA
It took 53 years, but human beings have now seen all nine planets in our solar system up close and personal.
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After Dodging the Bullet that Hit OPM, Interior ‘Owns’ Up to Cyber Problem
Department CIO Sylvia Burns was horrified to learn another agency's database was hacked inside her IT facility.
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Why are Government Contractors Cutting Their Cybersecurity Budgets?
The majority of large firms also decreased their overall IT spending, the survey showed.
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New OPM Director Promises to Improve Response to Data Breach
White House CIO says long term solution will require investing in new technology.
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Machine-Only Hacking Competition Produces 7 Finalists
The lucky few emerged after a full day's worth of a rapid-fire game of capture the flag.
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Yes, There Will Be a Federal Spending Spree This Fall
Expect another end-of-fiscal-year surge, especially in IT contracting.
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Pentagon’s Bring-Your-Own-Device Project on Hold Until Fall
The pilot project will include some 10,000 users.
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Your Data Is Compromised. (Yes, Yours.) What Now?
"Everybody's data is at risk and vulnerable, and has probably been compromised multiple times, if they're an adult," says data breach expert.
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