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Halvorsen Now Defense Department’s Permanent CIO
Terry Halvorsen gets the bump from acting CIO and will exercise authority over the Pentagon’s $36 billion IT budget.
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‘You Can Make Anything with a 3-D Printer’ and 3 Other Myths
A recent paper by intelligence community analysts and private sector researchers zeroes in on both the opportunities and risks of 3-D printing.
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Isis -- No, Not That One -- Wins $7 Million Pentagon Cyber Contract
The Pentagon has hired a little-known Virginia startup with an unfortunate name to work on a big data project.
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FTC Pits Humans Against Robocalls in New Contest
FTC is looking for anyone who can block, forward and predict which phone calls are made by automated systems.
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Video: Open Data and Citizen Engagement
The fifth installment in our collaboration with Socrata's Open Data TV.
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Brit Allegedly Extracted Data from Pentagon Satellite System
The data compromised includes employee contact information and mobile device ID numbers.
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Senators: We Need a National Strategy for the Internet of Things
The bipartisan group urged the United States to articulate a national strategy for developing and deploying the Internet of Things.
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New CIO Wants Fresh Pair of Eyes to Look at Federal IT Problems
The IT Solutions Challenge will consist of several working groups of "rising stars" from the IT world tasked with zeroing in on tech issues in the federal government.
Tech
White House Press Secretary Said 'Personal Email' More Than 40 Times in Two Days
Josh Earnest spent this week fielding a barrage of questions about Hillary Clinton’s e-mail practices at the State Department.
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Many Feds Are Uncomfortable Communicating by Email
Employees are more afraid of retaliation by bosses than disclosure, survey finds.
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Pentagon Adds Social Media Whiz to Team
The new director for digital media and strategy will revamp DOD's communication via social media.
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4 Things to Know about the Federal IT Budget Proposal
Big-ticket IT procurements and system modernizations provide a road map of agencies’ spending priorities in the year ahead.
Tech
Should There Be a New Federal Authority for Shared Services?
Partnership’s report stresses benefits of pooling IT, supply chain management.
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Does the Focus on Snowden Undermine Surveillance Reform Discussions?
Exaggerated headlines and narratives overshadow the importance of the Snowden leaks in understanding U.S. government surveillance.
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Via Twitter, Clinton Says She Wants Emails Released
Under fire from Democrats, former State Department chief changes course.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The DEA Warns Against Stoner Bunnies
Late night shows highlight a federal warning against unintended consequences of Utah's forays into medical marijuana.
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House Committee Prods Energy Department to Use More Supercomputers
The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology approved a bill that would require the Energy Department to invest in supercomputing research.
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Senate Offices Want New System to Track Website Vulnerabilities
The Senate wants commercial, off-the-shelf software to scan, identify and help resolve vulnerabilities across 140 different Senate office websites.
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EXCLUSIVE: Energy Department Gets New CIO
Michael Johnson, an official with the White House science office, is stepping into the role.
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