Digital Government
Murderers, Pedophiles Among Applicants Issued Interim Security Clearances, Defense Official Says
The federal government is having to adopt riskier interim security clearances as it chips away at a backlog of 700,000 applicants.
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Tech Leaders Criticize DACA Decision
Silicon Valley is not happy about the latest decision from the Trump administration.
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Will Privacy Rights Shut Down the World's Largest Biometric Database?
A new ruling in India could jeopardize the country’s controversial collection of citizens’ fingerprints, photographs, and iris scans.
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White House Fills Key Buying, Budget Positions
The administration nominated General Services Administration and Office of Personnel Management leaders, as well as other positions.
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Neuroscientists Have Figured Out Why You Can’t Concentrate at Work
Try writing a report in a noisy, uncomfortable place with the smells of the office microwave wafting over to your desk, and the importance of other senses becomes clear.
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With a New Designation for Ecstasy, the US Government Is Finally Acknowledging its Potential to Treat PTSD
Unfortunately, whether this trial will be actually be conducted out depends on whether enough money can be raised.
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In China, Facial Recognition Is Used to Buy KFC, Board Planes, and Catch Drug Users
The speed of the rollout is a sign of how China’s ambitions in artificial intelligence are advancing rapidly.
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Samsung’s Newest Phones Could Legitimately Replace Your Desktop Computer
Smartphones are getting much more powerful.
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Future Spy Satellites Just Got Exponentially Smaller
By changing the way microchips measure light, researchers are shrinking the size of space-based telescopes.
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Border Wall Prototyping Begins
But one continuous concrete wall across the almost 2,000 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border is unlikely, lawmakers have said.
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GSA Issues Harvey-Related Emergency Buying Power
Federal agencies continue loosening rules for buying, hiring and even donating to help respond to the Harvey disaster.
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Can the FEC pivot to protect election tech?
The agency charged with enforcing campaign finance rules faces a new high-tech threat that it's not equipped to handle, says a former federal elections official.
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Men Who Want to Fight Sexism at Work: Read Sheryl Sandberg’s Blunt Advice
Sandberg flips the narrative.
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Hurricane Harvey’s Costs “May Blow Katrina Out of the Water,” According to the Government’s Lead Expert
The US government won’t be releasing an exact estimate for a month.
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How automated tools can unlock IT challenges
Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery are changing government IT.
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USDA app adds real-time updates on food recalls
The USDA announced a series of updates and new features to its FoodKeeper mobile app.
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Outgoing OPM CIO Takes Michigan’s Top Tech Position
David DeVries heads to state government.
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First-time Wheelchair Users Could Learn to Navigate the World Through Virtual Reality
The virtual urban environment that realistically simulates the common spatial negotiation tasks that a first-time wheelchair user might encounter.
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Government Emails Show USCIS Was Caught Off Guard and Unprepared by the Muslim Ban
Hours after the order was signed, there was still discussion over what steps needed to be taken by officials to comply.
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