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Newest Version of Windows Won’t Let You Change Default Web Browser or Search Engine
Microsoft says this is all for the sake of security.
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Slack Can Now Identify Your Company’s Resident Expert in Everything
In other words, it’s going to help you find the right person to talk to.
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Agencies looking beyond Data Act deadline
The Digital Accountability and Transparency Act’s first submission deadline is a few days away, but agencies are already counting the benefits and looking to future uses.
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Facebook Is Hiring 3,000 More People to Monitor Facebook Live for Murders, Suicides, Other Horrific Video
Facebook Live has a dark side
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Comey: The Metadata Made Me Do It
The FBI director tries to explain to Congress his pre-election letters about the missing Clinton emails.
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Agency Leaders Should Be Accountable for Protecting Data, Former DHS Chief Says
George W. Bush's homeland security head weighed in on data sharing.
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Obama archive to go digital
The National Archives and Records Administration announced it will begin to digitize the unclassified records of the Obama administration, commencing a new model for the storage of future presidential records.
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Can the Census Bureau really deliver $5 billion in savings?
Unexpected cost overruns to critical systems and decisions to cancel or suspend various programs risk eating into the $5 billion in savings proposed by Census Bureau for its 2020 count.
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Culture clash in FAA's drone push
The FAA's efforts to integrate unmanned drone aircraft safely into U.S. commercial airspace is moving ahead on several fronts, according to the agency's director, but it requires reconciling cultural differences.
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When Push Comes to Shove, How Quickly Will You Give Up Your Data for Convenience?
In the online world, it took us only a few years to get accustomed to the idea that firms can track our browsing behavior and predict our next steps.
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'They Get It,' Lawmaker Says of Trump's Innovation Office
Trump's teams have been concerned with federal IT since the transition, Rep. Will Hurd said.
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IT Modernization Bill Sails Through House Committee
“This eliminates the traditional ‘use it or lose it’ approach that has plagued IT for years,” Rep. Will Hurd said.
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Robot Exoskeletons Are Finally Here, And They’re Nothing Like the Suits From 'Iron Man'
After years of tinkering and military adventures, the first exoskeleton suits are finally walking out of the lab and into the market.
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Verizon Claims FCC Is Not Reversing Net Neutrality Rules Two Days After FCC Chairman Suggests It Is
Although Verizon has publicly said it supports net neutrality rules, the company has also played a significant role in impeding the regulations.
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How analytics can transform federal real estate budget planning
By combining financial and asset management data, agencies can build a systems for better decision making.
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Space: Trump's Least Controversial Frontier
Unlike in other policy areas, the president can pay significant attention to the U.S. space program with little risk of backlash.
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There’s No Way to Win at Email—So We Just Need to Relax Our Standards
Inbox Zero is a pipe dream.
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Google Is Testing Job-Search Feature That Could Rival LinkedIn—And Facebook
The search giant is also quietly working on a service called Google Hire, a tool to manage companies’ recruitment processes,
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MGT Act, FAFSA Data Breach on Congress' Agenda
Updating old systems and investigating what's happened with a popular student-aid tool are on Congress' calendar this week.
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