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Auditor Finds Infosec Weaknesses in Most FBI Domains
The severity of the weaknesses isn’t clear from the annual report summary.
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If You Go Into Space For a Long Time, You Come Back a Genetically Different Person
Scott Kelly's year in space on the International Space Station made him a little less identical to his Earth-bound twin, Mark.
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Agencies Need to Quit Being Difficult Customers If They Want Startup Tech
Even posting project solicitations in more popular places could help agencies find new partners solutions, tech experts said.
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NSA Pick Will Develop Cyber Retaliation Plans But Don’t Expect Government to Use Them
The other options for deterring cyberattacks aren't much better, though.
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Scammers Are Using Fake IRS Sites To Steal Your Personal Info
They're also spoofing tax preparers' websites, security researchers said.
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Agencies Could Be Graded On More Than FITARA Under New Scorecard
At least one lawmaker wants to transition the scorecard to have a wider focus beyond FITARA but not everyone is ready to move on.
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What the President’s Management Agenda Will Say About IT, CIOs and Office of American Innovation
The agenda will include bringing more people to the table and having OMB take the lead.
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GSA Awards First Wave of Contracts in White House’s IT Overhaul
The five awards will support each pillar of the IT Modernization Centers of Excellence program.
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Trump Calls for a Space Force, a Concept His Pentagon Opposes
The president’s words could reanimate a legislative proposal that the defense secretary and others thought they had killed.
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Protest on JEDI Cloud Support Contract Dismissed
The Government Accountability Office dismissed a bid protest filed in February against a $7 million sole-source cloud support contract related to the Defense Department’s JEDI Acquisition.
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Artificial Intelligence Is Not the Right Tool for Everything, Top Army Scientist Says
AI isn’t always the right fix for every problem, experts warned.
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Federal CIO, Tech Board Vote On How To Dole Out Modernization Funds
The Technology Modernization Fund Board held its first meeting this week, which included establishing a Statement of Principles.
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5 Things You May Have Missed in the Homeland Security Reauthorization Bill
For one, the department will be setting up a bug bounty program.
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Defense Agency To Begin Moving Classified Data to Amazon's Secret Cloud After Protest
Microsoft withdrew a bid protest that allows U.S. Transportation Command to begin migrating data to Amazon’s secret cloud region.
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Who's Running NASA?
An interim administrator has been overseeing the space agency for more than 13 months—and now he’s leaving, too.
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FAA Expands Instant-Approval Flight Plan Program for Drones
Once deployed, the system would authorize drone flights in minutes instead of months.
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How the Government’s Cyber Agency Rates on Cybersecurity
The annual FISMA report shows where the Homeland Security Department—the government’s point agency on cyber issues—can improve its own information security.
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Congress Checks In On Modernizing Government Technology Act Progress
The Homeland Security reauthorization bill advances but loses an amendment on election security.
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