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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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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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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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House Panel Dents Budget for Cyber Tool That Scoped out OPM Breaches

Citing proposed pay raise costs and concerns about contracts for the EINSTEIN tool, lawmakers pass $5 million reduction.

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Q&A: The Case for Crowdsourcing War Games

Washington-based consulting firm WikiStrat is polling its a network of 2,000 experts for war game simulations.

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How Much Damage Can Hackers Do With a Million Fingerprints From the OPM Data Breach?

The pilfering of 1.1 million fingerprints is “probably the biggest counterintelligence threat in my lifetime,” one former NSA official said.

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Defending the Digital Consumer

FTC Commissioner Julie Brill prepares for the day there is no Internet.

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NASA Used Instagram to Post The Best Photo of Pluto Ever Taken

The New Horizons telescope takes images with 1,000 times the resolution of the best earthbound telescopes.