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GAO denies Equifax bid protest
The protest had resulted in a controversial (and now suspended) bridge contract from the IRS for Equifax's identity management and taxpayer fraud protection services.
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A New Survey Reveals That Most Men in Tech Don’t Think Sexism Is a Big Deal
The results neatly follow the patterns seen in the perceptions of gender discrimination in society as a whole.
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US Government Agencies Are Buying Ads on Facebook—in Russian
Basically everyone can buy ads on the platform to push their agenda.
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House Boosts Federal Bonuses, Aims to Protect Social Security Numbers And Oh Russia
The House also passed a bill to tweak and extend FITARA's rule on data centers.
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NASCIO: Federal Compliance Exercises Are Hindering State IT
Yejin Cooke, NASCIO’s director of government affairs, is getting the word out on why federal data security rules are holding back innovation—and even security itself—at the state level.
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IRS Suspends $7 Million Equifax Contract
The suspension comes after additional security incidents at Equifax.
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Army enterprise exec looks to modernize
Army Enterprise Information Systems head Brig. Gen. Patrick Burden says that building in agility is the key to successful modernization.
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Trump’s Tech Office Wants More Short-Term Talent
The Office of American Innovation could model its recruitment efforts after Obama-era tech programs.
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Census Needs $4.5B More for 2020 Count, Commerce Secretary Says
The funds are crucial to getting the IT back on track, Wilbur Ross told lawmakers.
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Extra $3 billion might not solve all Census woes
More money might not alleviate concerns about IT preparedness and communications programs entering the 2018 dress rehearsal.
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Lawmakers Want Answers on 'Unacceptable' Security Clearance Backlog
OPM and Defense Department argue over which is better able to oversee the clearance process.
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Tim Cook Says It’s Better to Learn to Code Than Learn English as a Second Language
He added that programming encourages students of all disciplines to be inventive and experimental.
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House panel skeptical of DOD clearance plan
Members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee say they need more detail from the Department of Defense on its plan to take over large parts of the security clearance process.
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IoT proposals await NTIA's political leadership
A federal tech agency put its internet of things policy on hold while as new leader faces Senate confirmation.
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We Say We Want Data Privacy—Then Researchers Put Free Pizza in Front of Us
People say they want to protect their personal information, but new research shows privacy tends to take a backseat to convenience and entertainment.
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Defense Contractors Could Face Pay-Back Clause for Losing Bid Protests
Incumbent contractors that lose a bid protest may end up footing the bill for the government's costs.
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Can anyone check the president on records management?
A motion to dismiss a lawsuit against President Trump argues that a president gets to decide what is and isn't a presidential record.
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A New Social-Media Simulator Is Helping US Troops Train for Hybrid War
The program harvests and remixes real tweets to generate a convincing online environment for wargames large and small.
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Commerce: 2020 census to cost $3B more than planned
IT cost overruns and fears of low online response rates have contributed to a steep upward revision of the costs of counting the U.S. population in 2020.
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