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US CIO Tony Scott Says Federal IT is Now a ‘Contact Sport.’ Here’s the Rulebook.
New OMB guidance aims to break down barriers that have sprouted up between IT decision-makers and other agency officials.
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Why People Who Put ‘Data Scientist’ on Their LinkedIn Profiles Earn More Money
As the White House’s first chief data scientist, DJ Patil explains the growing importance of his field during his speech at the National Science Foundation.
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Senators Beg Techies To Bring Congress Into 21st Century
At Hack4Congress, developers attempted to write code that could improve campaign finance record keeping and facilitate cross-party dialogue.
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Democrats Press FCC to Unmask Koch-Backed Groups
Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats are pushing the KOCH Act to require tougher disclosure rules for political TV ads.
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VA Thwarts Over a Billion Cyber Threats -- Just in March
The department will need to scale its cybersecurity to prevent what could be an exponential increase in threats, according to VA CIO Stephen Warren.
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House Advances Bill to Limit NSA Spying
Nearly two years after the Snowden revelations began, lawmakers are scrambling to rein in government surveillance—before it’s too late.
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Departing Aerospace Industries Leader: First-Rate Nations Respect and Support Public Servants
In exit interview, Blakey criticizes congressional gridlock, urges Defense budget compromises.
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OMB Unveils FITARA Guidelines For Public Comment
The guidelines, posted on GitHub, are open for comment until May 30.
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Getting Tech to ‘Show Up’
Rolling back reforms sure won’t attract innovative players to the government market.
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Blackmail Lists? Bribery? Why Background Check Files Keep Getting Hacked
There is a systemic effort underway by China and other adversaries to crib sensitive data on powerful people and covert operators in Washington, intelligence analysts say.
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Could Big Data Fix Government’s Cyber Problem?
A majority of federal, local and state cybersecurity professionals polled in a new study believe their organizations are “overwhelmed” by the volume of security data.
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Senate and House Bills Would Effectively End NSA Mass Surveillance
The effort would stop the spy agency’s bulk collection of U.S. phone records, the first and one of the most controversial programs exposed by Edward Snowden nearly two years ago.
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Survey: Most Americans Just Not That Into Uncle Sam's Digital Services
Less than half of people polled would like the federal government to focus its energy on creating more digital services, according to a new study.
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IT Pros Say Most Businesses Buy Cyber Tech Based on Cost, Not Security
Ninety percent of survey respondents said their companies had spent money on technology scrapped before, or soon after, deployment.
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OMB: FITARA Guidance Coming This Week
The thrust of the new legislation gives agency CIOs greater power over their agency’s IT purse strings.
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Here's How You Hack a Military Drone
Research studies on drone vulnerabilities published in recent years essentially provided hackers a how-to guide, an Israeli researcher says.
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These Are the Tech Trends Government Might Not Be Ready For
Governments face unique challenges in fully implementing emerging technology: outdated hiring practices and concerns about the privacy of citizen data, among others.
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Rand Paul Reverses Course on Drones
The Kentucky senator defends the White House drone policy he once lambasted in a 13-hour filibuster, dulling any edge he may have had on a GOP pack running on the same national security platform.
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FBI Readies Multimillion Contract for Cyber Expertise
The FBI plans to contract out professional, management and support services for up to $100 million.
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