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America’s Outer-Space Spy Program Has a New Mascot: a World-Eating Octopus
James Clapper tweets.
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Master's Accreditation Benefits Federal Cyber Pros
Tuition assistance for information security program.
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New FCC Chairman: Regulating the Internet Is a 'Non-Starter'
Spectrum auctions will be the top line item on the regulator's agenda in 2014, Tom Wheeler says.
Tech
Irradiated Turkey, Thermostabilized Yams: Thanksgiving Dinner in Space
If you're celebrating the holiday outside of Earth, you'll enjoy a bird that "resembles sliced deli meat" and stuffing that has "a broth-heavy, institutional flavor."
Management
How to Get Past the ‘Big Data’ Hype
Report suggests tying analytics to mission-critical goals and giving rank-and-file employees access.
Management
Analysis: 3 Ways to Avoid Another HealthCare.gov Mess
Simplify contracting rules, focus on quality and upgrade the workforce.
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Tainted Thumb Drives at the G20 Summit; Pocketed Medical Records in Atlanta
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
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CIA-backed Cloud Security Firm Buys Encryption Company to Help Spy-Wary Industry
To address corporate concerns about storing information at data centers accessible by intelligence agencies, HyTrust acquires HighCloud.
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VA Awards ASM Research a Health IT Contract Triple the Price of Competitors’ Bids
Company hired a senior department technology official as chief strategist a month after the award, with VA ethics office approval.
Tech
Sandy Aid Website Doesn’t Live Up to Stimulus-Tracking Standards
HUD-run database lacks the detail and timeliness of website on economic recovery spending.
Tech
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Issa Demands Details on HealthCare.gov Fix
Key Republican wants to know who was recruited for the ‘tech surge’ and what they’re doing.
Management
Zients Looped In to Oversee Health Care Website Fixes
Former performance officer just returned to lead economic council.
Pay & Benefits
FurloughYOLO: Federal Employees Tweet How They Are Spending Their Shutdown-Induced Time Off
Feds are finding creative ways to spend the time.
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Jetsetters Get in the Express Lane at Airports During Shutdown
Fee-backed Global Entry program is still accepting new members for expedited screening.
Tech
Are You Furloughed and in Need of a Job? Try a Start-Up.
A community of D.C.-area tech start-ups is here to help. And they love your resume.
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Gamblers and Hackers Alike Flock to Macau, the World's Casino Capital
Criminal theft or a heavy-handed spying? It's not clear.
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Government Tweets Down Sharply During Shutdown
Employees running some of the governments most popular Twitter accounts have been furloughed.
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