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Puzzling Fact: Trade Envoys May Not Text Foreign Counterparts
Federal Records Act requires archiving except for transitory messages.
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Race is On for Defense Health Record – but VA Backs Out of Competition
Four teams of contractors are vying for the electronic health record system contract – and the $11 billion prize attached.
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Defense Mobile Update: BlackBerry Still Dominates
BlackBerry devices in use by the Defense Department total 85,000 -- 10 times the number of Apple and Android devices.
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US Army Will Provide Wi-Fi for NGOs in the Fight Against Ebola
The networks the Army is setting up in West Africa will support both military users and NGOs, such as Doctors without Borders.
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British Spies Allowed to Access U.S. Data Without a Warrant
Newly released documents from the British government reveal a lack of judicial oversight for how it sifts through communications data collected by the NSA and other foreign governments.
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NSA Chief Warns Companies Against Revenge Hacking
"Hacking back" may be illegal, Michael Rogers said. But his advice doesn't apply to the agency he heads.
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Republicans Target Tech Official to Link Obama to HealthCare.gov Woes
Todd Park formally subpoenaed to testify Nov. 19.
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Here Are Six Nearly Certified Cloud Services Waiting in the Wings
A new list of “RedRAMP Ready Systems” is meant to make it easier for agencies to comply with security controls.
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To Hack the Bureaucracy, Federal IT Fix-It Shop First Needs to Hack Hiring
The incubator has plans to grow bigger in the next year.
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Watchdog: Pentagon Failed to Develop Blood IT Systems
The $289 million system double counts blood inventory.
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Why Some Agencies Want a One-Size-Fits-All Policy for Mobile Devices
There are no uniform BYOD security requirements for tapping into the cloud.
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Why This Tech Historian Thinks Robots are the Key to Human Innovation
Federal researchers and policy-makers need to team up not only with each other but also with machine counterparts.
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Mikey Dickerson: Tech Recruiting Not as Busted As You Think
There’s no shortage of federal outsiders interested in solving public-sector problems, according to Mikey Dickerson.
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DHS Expects to Outsource Employment Verification Checks to the Cloud
Draft contract states ID confirmation for "MyE-Verify" would be hosted in a remote facility.
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More Federal Employees Are Teleworking More Often
The uptick is slight but steady, survey of feds shows.
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Geospatial Agency Goes Unclassified for Ebola Effort
The online Ebola tools the agency is offering NGOs provide much more dynamic capabilities than those previously deployed by the agency.
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10 Crazy Devices the Secret Service Could Use to Put the Kibosh on Fence Jumping
Terminator-like "RoBo," modeled after first dog Bo, should replace human agents.
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VA: Hackers Never Siphoned Data Out of Our Systems
Veterans Affairs experiences 55,000 malware attacks a day, agency official says.
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Congress Wants to Probe the Internet of Things. Here’s What It Should Focus On
A bipartisan contingent of senators have requested a “general oversight” hearing on the Internet of Things by year’s end.
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