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Twitter Bans Ads From Russian Media
The tech company cited a report from the intelligence community in their decision.
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Trump tells FAA to move faster on drone traffic control
The administration has issued new mandates for accelerating the integration of unmanned aerial systems into the national airspace.
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Trump Picks Homeland Security CIO from Defense Department
John Zangardi was serving as the Defense acting CIO.
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FCC, Congress Feud Over Media Ownership Loophole
Split down party lines, legislators and FCC commissioners fought over media mergers and net neutrality during an oversight hearing.
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Some states look to feds for help replacing old voting equipment
A group of Democratic lawmakers heard from advocates for federal help in refreshing obsolete voting tech.
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GSA looks for possible DUNS replacements
For the second time in 2017, the General Services Administration is requesting feedback on ways to reduce its reliance on a proprietary business entity identifier system it uses to track government contracts.
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Seven US States Were Too Small to Even Apply for Amazon’s HQ2. (Two Others Tried Anyway.)
Amazon is looking for a metro area of more than 1 million people.
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How Do You Regulate a Self-Improving Algorithm?
For health care, the answer is a matter of life and death.
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Survey: Cities Rely on Federal Data—And That Worries Them
Local officials consider federal data “very important” but they’re concerned about how it will be updated less frequently.
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Watchdog: Feds Don’t Do Enough to Stop H-1B Visa Fraud
The Homeland Security Department’s inspector general warned USCIS that shoddy site-visits might let companies replace American workers with lower-paid foreign workers.
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The End of Ron Burgundy? FCC Kills Local Newsroom Requirement
Expect significant repercussions for state and local policy, politics and emergency response.
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Lawmakers grill IRS on management, IT security
Lawmakers expressed frustration with the tax agency's failures to implement oversight recommendations for workforce management, IT security and legacy systems, as well as its handling of the recent Equifax contract.
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Online Political Ad Bill Could Burden Small Publishers, Experts Tell House Panel
The Honest Ads Act comes after the Senate found that Russian groups purchased thousands of online ads during 2016 election
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Neil deGrasse Tyson, Google Leaders Pitch Pentagon on Internal Accelerator
In the Defense Innovation Board’s fifth public meeting, members from the private sector discussed four potential recommendations for the Pentagon.
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Can new law stop foreign-bought election ads?
Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) isn’t sold on the Senate bill aimed at increasing disclosure requirements for political ads on digital platforms, and instead pushed for government and industry to work together.
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House Votes to Ensure Lawmakers Can Oversee Homeland Security Reorganization
DHS condemns measure that would revoke secretary’s authority to make reforms unilaterally.
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Pentagon Extends Commercial Health Records Pilot to Fourth Site
The system will be tested at one of the largest military hospitals on the West Coast.
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Facebook’s Evidence of Russian Electoral Meddling Is Only ‘the Tip of the Iceberg’
The ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee believes Facebook, Google, and Twitter aren’t searching hard enough to learn the extent of Russian interference.
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On Second Thought, Keep Your Laptop With You, FAA Says
Laptops in checked luggage actually increase the risk of fire.
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