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NIH Partners With Google Cloud to Speed Up Medical Breakthroughs
The move is part of the agency's STRIDES initiative, which gives researchers more access to cloud tools.
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Portal Lets Immigration Agency Deliver FOIA Responses Digitally
Filers can ditch their CD drives.
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Here’s How to Really Make Cabinet Secretaries Responsible for Cybersecurity
The president and OMB director should pester Cabinet officials about cybersecurity regularly, a former official says.
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White House Chides Senate For Not Funding Modernization Fund
The administration says the Senate version of the Financial Services and General Government spending bill is too high but doesn’t cover priorities.
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Trump’s Space Force Will Have to Wait
The president has called for the creation of a new military branch. So far, Congress is ignoring him.
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Pentagon to Increase Health Records Contract Ceiling By Another Billion
The increase includes looping the Coast Guard into the contract, as well as additional capabilities.
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NDAA Conference: Congress Spares DISA, Bans Chinese Firms and Orders JEDI Review
Congress packed a lot of tech and cyber changes in the NDAA.
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Homeland Security Committee Forwards Bill to Prevent the Next Kaspersky
The committee also forwarded legislation to codify Homeland Security’s CDM program.
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NOAA’s Next-Gen Weather Satellite is Still Malfunctioning and May Not be Fixable
The second satellite in NOAA’s $11 billion GOES program continues to experience issues with its most important instrument and officials still aren’t sure what’s wrong.
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White House Seeks Input on Reskilling Feds and Upgrading Agency Services
As part of its government reorganization, the administration wants advice on how to establish the tech-focused GEAR Center.
Management
The Question Of Who Owns The Moon Is About To Get Very Complex
Space lawyers are still working to settle the question as a new era of exploration begins.
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IRS Has A Plan to Verify Taxpayers’ IDs. Now It Needs to Do It.
The agency has a plan to improve taxpayer authentication but needs to work out details on funding and execution, according to a government watchdog.
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Only One-Quarter of Agencies Publishing Timely, Accurate Spending Data, Says GAO
Eight agencies submitted financial data that was more than 75 percent wrong.
Tech
A Toxic Fuel Leak On Boeing’s Spacecraft Will Ground U.S. Astronauts a Little Longer
NASA's attempt to hire a space taxi hits another speed bump. And more may be ahead for the vehicle intended to travel to the ISS.
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NASA Is Making Troves of Satellite Data More Accessible Than Ever
The open data and new toolkit could inspire a new crop of entrepreneurs.
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Trump Administration Plans National Cyber Risk Management Initiative
The effort will include the Homeland Security, Treasury and Energy departments along with smaller sector-specific agencies.
Tech
Chinese Hackers Targeted Internet-of-Things During Trump-Putin Summit
A spike in attacks sought access to devices that might yield audio or visual intelligence.
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White House Appoints Federal Chief Information Security Officer
Grant Schneider will be the second person to fill the position.
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Acquisition Professionals Place Little Importance on Innovation, Survey Finds
Respondents found some recurring challenges were offset by an improvement in acquisition talent.
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