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White House tasks tech CEOs with fixing federal IT
The new American Technology Council convened high-ranking tech executives at the White House to surface solutions that can improve federal IT and digital services.
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NOAA Delays Draft RFP for $550M High-Performance Computing Contract
The agency is looking for a systems integrator for its high-performance computing centers around the country.
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AT&T rival targets FirstNet opt-out states
FirstNet and AT&T made their plans for states' wireless broadband network available, starting what might be a contentious state-by-state battle.
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New Technology Allows Companies to Do Away With Hiring and Just Buy Our Skills Online
One website allows clients to buy web design or research work for $35 per hour.
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Federal Researchers Made Tiny Needles that Monitor Your Blood
The Sandia National Laboratories are looking for help developing them.
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Lawmakers Question Cuts to Federal Retirement Plans and Allowing Ringless Voicemails
Who checks voicemail, anyway?
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DOD to Congress: continuing resolution threatens modernization
The U.S. military is facing new threats from technologically savvy adversaries, and unless Congress provides stable funding, U.S. forces will be increasingly vulnerable in the cyber domain, say Pentagon leaders.
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The Future of Military IT: Gait Biometrics, Software Nets, and Photon Communicators
DISA director Lt. Gen. Alan Lynn talks about the tech he’s eyeing, some of which is barely out of the theoretical realm.
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Per OMB, Agencies No Longer Have to Report on Y2K Plans
The White House nixed several outdated IT directives to federal agencies.
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Trump tech office reaches out to feds
The White House's Matt Lira describes weekly meetings to forge and foster collaboration across siloed tech groups.
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Programmers Get So Many Job Offers, a Site Made a Special Spam Filter to Help Them Cope
The abundance of offers can be overwhelming
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This Coding School Is Set Up to Fail if Its Students Don’t Get Jobs
Hundreds of coding bootcamps have popped up in the last decade, and most of them are tremendously successful—at least, according to their websites.
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How Policy Could Advance Open Data in Government
Data.gov's Program Manager Hyon Kim says the OPEN Government Data Act could boost participation.
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Congress offers $65M as down payment on Vista replacement
House Appropriators are budgeting $65 million for the Department of Veterans Affairs to launch its plan to acquire a commercial health record, but the funding comes with conditions.
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Treasury Managers Stress Teamwork in Major IT Upgrade
Cloud services award will come Wednesday amid Trump budget uncertainty.
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This Startup Wants All Your Job Interviews to Begin Via Text Message
"This notion of ‘OK we’re picking up the phone and calling someone to screen them’—it’s just not with the times anymore.”
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Lawmakers Blast DOD's Failing FITARA Score
Pentagon's F+ was the only outright failing grade among CFO Act agencies.
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Trump's Innovation Office In Close Touch With USDS
White House tech adviser Chris Liddell attends U.S. Digital Service meetings multiple times a week.
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