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Hiring a Chief Data Scientist, White House Points to Big Data Progress
The Obama administration has lured another top digital technologist away from Silicon Valley.
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What's Under the Hood of GSA's $100M Cloud Contract
Don’t worry: Aquilent says it won’t be a cloud broker in name only.
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Pentagon Proposes At Least $27M to Grow Ranks of Cyber Forces
The military services each want to bring on board an additional 20 to 60 computer security whizzes starting next fall.
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Calling Agile Contractors: Come Show and Tell for 18F
Officials at the General Services Administration and 18F are now sending a message to the traditional contracting industry: We need your help, too.
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The Public Participation Playbook Goes Live
After months of work by both the government and public, the new handbook is ready to help foster engagement.
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The Federal Government is Getting Ready For the Commercialization of the Moon
How will the government regulate lunar development?
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Obama Administration Announces New Rules on NSA Spying
A new report from the intelligence community outlines post-Snowden changes to how the government spies on Americans and foreigners.
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Obama Budget: How Far Does $14 Billion In Cyber Spending Go?
Among the government departments asking for more cyber resources are the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security.
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Agencies to Get In-House Digital Teams and 4 Other Proposals in Obama’s IT Budget Blueprint
The digital squads will focus on revamping agencies’ online citizen-facing services.
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US Visitor Surveillance System Brings Some Solace to Families of MH17 Victims
A database that houses the fingerprints of almost all foreign visitors to catch terrorists recently was used for a different purpose -- bringing closure to bereft families.
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House Committee Demands Answers from CTO Megan Smith and HHS on HealthCare.gov Data Mining
The head of the House Space, Science and Technology Committee says he might call U.S. Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith to testify about potential HealthCare.gov consumer privacy gaps.
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Government Privacy Board Tells Obama: Shut Down NSA Mass Spying Now
The White House has been quiet on surveillance reform since the USA Freedom Act crumbled in the Senate last November.
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The Pentagon Accelerates Move to Cloud Computing
The proof is in the participation: The Defense Department’s latest cloud security guidelines received 800-plus public comments, the vast majority of them from industry players and cloud providers.
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Beware the Unwitting Insider Threat
Employees who click on dubious email attachments, plug in unsecured storage devices or leave laptops unsecured, among other problematic IT practices, may be the biggest threat posed to securing federal agency networks.
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Why Paid Parental Leave Could Be Key to Diversifying the Tech Workforce
The president's new parental leave policy may entice more women to seek STEM jobs in the federal government versus the private sector.
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This Is How Feds Will Protect Sensitive Data in the Cloud
The so-called high-impact baseline has become a major priority because of recent demand from both the Defense Department and civilian agencies.
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Federal CTO’s New Mission: Raise the Government’s Tech IQ
Megan Smith is touting the Obama administration’s all-of the-above approach to refreshing its tech workforce, including tapping Silicon Valley alumni to work on short-term projects and retraining existing federal techies.
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Marco Rubio Wants to Permanently Extend NSA Mass Surveillance
The Florida Republican and likely White House contender is further separating himself from other 2016 hopefuls in the Senate.
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Obama to Agencies: We Need More Regulations on Commercial Drone Use
After drone crashes near the White House, the president directed federal agencies to release rules.
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