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Why it's harder than you think to hack a voting machine
Despite the fear and hype, there are several obstacles that make the most direct form of tampering, altering vote counts, extremely difficult.
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Gender Parity at Work May Reach Space Before It’s on Earth
One of NASA's latest experiments focuses on the gender ratio among crew members.
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Federal Agency Customer Experience Act Clears Senate
The legislation awaits a markup from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
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MGT Act, Amazon Amendment Survive Defense Authorization Bill Conference
But not all the federal IT amendments made it through.
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Senate Passes Anti-Sex Trafficking Bill with Newfound Tech Industry Support
A major industry trade group reversed its position on the controversial bill as companies come under in Russia investigation.
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A New Analysis of 4-Year-Old Data Shows the EPA Is Ignoring a Lot of Toxins in US Drinking Water
PFOA, an ingredient in Teflon, is far more prevalent in American drinking water than previously thought.
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A Twitter Executive Banished Laptops From His Meeting, and the Reactions Were Excellent
No laptops leaves people free to focus on the matter at hand.
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What Happens When You Put 500,000 People's DNA Online
Huge genetic databases are changing how scientists study disease.
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NIH Is Handing out 10,000 Fitbits To Track People's Health
It's a part of the updated precision medicine program.
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Google's Mass-Shooting Misinformation Problem
When no reputable information is available, the search engine promotes fake news.
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VA To Run Massive Survey of High-Risk Vets
Electronic medical records don’t always tell the full story of a veteran’s healthcare.
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How Racial Data Gets 'Cleaned' in the U.S. Census
The national survey offers more identity choices than ever—until those choices get scrubbed away.
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Mapping destruction after Harvey and Irma
Analysis of high resolution satellite images yielded data that supported recovery efforts after Harvey and Irma.
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My Boston airport lost and found stories: good government, good citizens
Sometimes, Steve Kelman writes, the system works.
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Clothes Made From a Data-Storing Fabric Will Remember Pass Codes For You
"You can think of the fabric as a hard disk."
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The UN Is Using Ethereum’s Technology to Fund Food for Thousands of Refugees
The blockchain technology could slash the costs of delivering aid.
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Fate of Chief Data Officers Relies on Which Data Transparency Bill Passes
Two different versions of the OPEN Government Data Act are working their way through Congress.
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Congress to Grill DHS Nominee, Former Yahoo and Equifax CEOs
And that evidence-based policy bill is moving through the House at a quick clip.
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Advice From a Real "Woman of NASA," for Kids Who Dream of Working in Science
Words of wisdom from Margaret Hamilton who wrote the code who got us to the moon.
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