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Lawmakers Push Trump Again to Appoint OSTP Director
Four Democratic lawmakers are urging the president—for the second time—to appoint a director to the Office of Science and Technology Policy and fully staff the department.
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GAO Will Probe ‘Fake Comments’ to Regulatory Agencies
Democrats on House commerce panel want Justice Department involvement too.
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Census Bureau changes course on key 2020 question
The move comes despite statistical research supporting an internal Census recommendation to combine two key questions to improve response rates.
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GSA seeks industry input on shared services tech
In a signal that the move to shared services is accelerating, the government is looking to vendors for an update on software solutions.
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Dear State and Local Gov: FCC Chair Ajit Pai Is Just Not That Into You
Pai even blew up an intergovernmental advisory committee after members asked to talk to him about its future.
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AT&T Captures Classified NSA Tech Contract
After a bid protest, AT&T can now move forward on work it will carry out under NSA’s classified Groundbreaker contract, worth billions.
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This Search Engine Can Help You Browse The Web With Privacy
It's a big duck pond out there, stay safe while you swim.
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If You’re Using an Android Phone, Google May Be Tracking Every Move You Make
Biking? Google probably knows you are. Up a mountain? It probably knows that, too.
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GAO to investigate bot-driven net neutrality comments
The congressional watchdog looks to take on the FCC's electronic filing system and the possible widespread of use bots to flood the system.
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Air Force leaders worry about uncertain budgets
Budget bungling hinders Air Force readiness and research, leaders say.
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Biden doesn't want cyber war with Russia
Former Vice President Joe Biden supports consequences for Russia for its role in the 2016 U.S. election, but rejected calls to start a tit-for-tat cyber war.
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Tech Is Central To Pentagon’s Management Reform
The new chief management officer, and his purview over IT, are part of bigger reform efforts at the Defense Department, according to a former official.
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Tech Giants Spent $50 Million Lobbying U.S. Last Year
Tech companies spent a lot of money lobbying in 2017.
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Trump Year Two Starts with Major Tech and Cyber Vacancies
Roughly one-quarter of agency CIOs and one-third of CISOs are serving on an acting basis one year into the Trump administration.
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Cure Your Bad Habits With "Sludge," the Productivity Tip You've Never Heard Of
Small barriers to negative actions can help improve outcomes.
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How the Government Shutdown Disrupted SpaceX's Plans
The government shutdown shows just how much budget fights in Washington could derail Elon Musk’s rocket ambitions.
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White House Says All Feds Should Expect to Return to Work Tuesday
Three-day shutdown only led to a half-day furlough for most non-excepted feds.
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Agencies Become Anti-Social Amid Shutdown
The Transportation Security Agency will still answer weird travel questions on Twitter though.
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Congress passes CR; White House tells feds to expect to work on Tuesday
Hours after the Senate passed a three-week continuing resolution, the House followed suit, sending the bill to the White House.
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