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Open data tools promote Census awareness
Tech groups from nonprofits, companies, federal agencies and universities from across the country unveiled various digital tools based on federal data.
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Research Shows Jerks Get Ahead in Spite of Their Jerkiness, Not Because of It
Nice guys don't always finish last.
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More Than 200 US Diplomats, Civil Servants and Servicewomen Say They’ve Been Harassed at Work
An open letter titled #metoonatsec accuses their industry of systemic discrimination and harassment.
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House panel presses FAA to curtail drone dangers
As a new report warns small UAS can do far more damage to planes than bird strikes, legislators worry that "idiots who have toy drones" will delay legitimate UAS uses.
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How To Network At Conferences Even If You're Not a Natural
Don't miss out on the most valuable aspect of attending a conference.
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Changing the Language in Job Ads Could Help Bring More Women Into Tech
Using gendered words or phrases can be exclusionary.
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Report: Government Websites Are (Somehow) Getting Worse
Most federal websites fail metrics related to load time and secure connections, according to a think tank assessment.
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Federal website performance continues to lag
Federal websites continue to slip on performance metrics related to page-load speed, mobile friendliness, security and accessibility, an ITIF report finds.
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GAO: OMB, federal CIO need to be more involved in high-priority IT projects
An audit found that the Office of Management and Budget has discontinued or de-emphasized regular reporting and oversight on high-priority IT projects and could be passing up billions in cost savings across the federal government.
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Lankford cites almost a half-trillion in government waste
A Republican senator's annual government waste report cites IT boondoggles, programs with insufficient oversight and structural impediments to efficient hiring.
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Why is there so much customized software in the federal government?
Former federal CIO Tony Scott explains why agencies must kick their addiction to custom code.
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Trump Administration Has Talked Up Social Media Vetting, But It’s Nothing New
Arlington-based deep web search engine provider Giant Oak says agencies have been perusing social media accounts long before Trump took office.
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Delayed Security Clearance Reforms Could Increase Costs for Agencies
Continuous evaluation could remain a pipe dream as cash-strapped agencies get no guidance from the top.
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To Charge Your iPhone X as Quickly as Possible, You Need to Spend Another $94
It’s as if $1,000 wasn’t enough to begin with.
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Industry Weighs In on Pentagon’s Cloud Adoption Plan
First, avoid vendor lock-in, the industry group said.
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The US Just Made it A Lot Easier to File Your Sexual Harassment Complaint
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission perfectly timed the release of its new website.
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Senator Calls On Agencies to Streamline Programs for Entrepreneurs
The Government Accountability Office reported in 2012 that each of the 52 entrepreneur support programs at Commerce, SBA and other agencies overlapped with at least one other program.
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