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Agencies Botch IT Savings Estimates by $3.8 Billion

Drastic revisions by the departments of Defense and Homeland Security accounted for most of the savings discrepancy.

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Consumer Electronics Show Sets up Shop in Least Tech-Savvy Place on Earth: US Congress

Tech companies, from startups to heavyweights such as Google and LG, came to the Rayburn House Office to pitch their products to lawmakers.

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Shortage of IT Security Professionals not Unique to Government

The information security workforce gap isn’t a federal government problem; it’s a worldwide problem.

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House Uses Tax Day to Pass Restraints on IRS

Bills range from bans on private email use to “preventing targeting.”

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Does the Federal Government Need a New $400M Cyber Campus?

The Obama administration has proposed spending more than $227 million next year for the first phase of the facility’s construction.

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No Filter: Government Publishing Office Now on Instagram

In its sixth foray into social media's many platforms, the Government Publishing Office has now joined Instagram.

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In Fierce Battle for Cyber Talent, Even NSA Struggles to Keep Elites on Staff

The agency has leeway in bypassing the sluggish federal hiring process to onboard staff more quicker, but that’s not enough to stop some top-level technical talent from jumping ship.

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Technology and Government’s Distributed Future

Connected devices are changing the way we do business, but our thinking will need to catch up to our tools.

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GAO: Billions More To Be Saved by IT Reform

GAO on Tuesday released its fifth annual assessment of federal inefficiencies highlighting IT initiatives that could be more efficient.

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NSA’s Grand Plan to Snowden-Proof Its Data Using the Cloud

No one in the intelligence community wants to face another leak. With NSA’s widespread adoption of cloud computing, the spy agency may not have to.

Tech

The SNL Jokes That Americans Found Offensive

Three years of FCC documents reveal the recent jokes and moments that received complaints.

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HHS Cracks Down on Hospitals Hoarding Patient Information

An HHS agency is trying to ensure patient information flows seamlessly between health systems.

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The Cyber Expert Who Doesn't Think the Sky is Falling: Q&A with Kaspersky Lab's Adam Firestone

Kaspersky Lab's Adam Firestone wants you to handle the cyber landscape like you would handle navigating the ocean.

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Competition for Tech Talent Heats Up with Clinton's Google Hire

In preparation for her presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton has recruited Google exec Stephanie Hannon as her CTO, according to a Washington Post article on Wednesday.

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Can These 40 People Fix Federal IT in 6 Months?

Federal Chief Information Officer Tony Scott on Thursday officially launched the IT Solutions Challenge at the White House.

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First Draft Big Data Framework Seeks to Tackle the Big Questions First

It's part of NIST's efforts to standardize global conversations about big data.

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Why Some Agencies Need to Be More Smartphone-Friendly

About 40 percent of smartphone-toting Americans have used their devices to look up government and services.

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Army Turns to IBM’s Hybrid Cloud to Take on Logistics Challenges

The Army has secured the hybrid cloud computing services of IBM to bolster services provided by its Logistics Support Activity.