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EPA's open data shutdown that wasn't

A notice on Opendata.EPA.gov warned the site would go dark on April 28, but the agency says it's "not going anywhere."

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A Search for the Zombie Websites of 1995

The must-visit destinations from early cyberspace are mostly gone now.

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Census IT tackling a very long to-do list for 2017

In 2017, the bureau plans to award three IT contracts, scale up its systems, and nail down its partnership with USPS and with state and local governments to shore up its address records, all in time for its August 2017 dress rehearsal start date.

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Justice, 18F Partner for Government-wide FOIA Portal

The goal is a centralized system for processing Freedom of Information Act requests.

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Senators Urge Trump to Fill Top White House Science and Tech Spots

The president has only officially announced one appointment to the office that offers STEM and cyber policy advice.

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More Competition Key to Improving OASIS, GSA IG Says

The agency's inspector general had suggestions, not complaints, about the professional services contract.

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DOD funding hangs in the balance

The Pentagon has made it clear to Congress that a continuing resolution would be devastating to ongoing operations and acquisition, but can Congress find a way to fully fund the 2017 DOD budget?

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Will funding standoff lead to a shutdown?

As Congress returns from recess with one working week to fund the government, OMB has taken the precaution of posting shutdown guidance on its website.

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EPA Awards $58M Contract for Environmental Modeling

IT contractor CSRA will provide hardware and software to EPA’s existing high-performance computing system, among other things.

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A Bug Bounty to Hack Military Bases? It Could Happen.

A Defense Department official wants to find the vulnerabilities hidden in critical infrastructure.

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Risk of ‘Accidental’ Nuclear War Growing, UN Research Group Says

The warning comes as the Pentagon begins an extensive review of its nuclear arsenal.

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DOJ taps 18F for FOIA portal

The innovation shop 18F is tasked with creating a one-stop portal to handle Freedom of Information Act requests for all 119 agencies covered by the transparency law.

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DHS updates on data mining

Analytical tools support efforts at Department of Homeland Security to detect terrorist plots, money laundering, illegal trade schemes and more.

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You Can Now Buy the Brains Behind Amazon’s Alexa

The deep neural networks that power Amazon’s popular voice assistant are up for sale.

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Watchdog: Energy Department Mismanaged Some R&D Investments

The Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs need to closer monitor award recipients.

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House Oversight Chair—And IT Reform Ally—Won't Run for Reelection

Chaffetz was a thorn in the Obama administration’s side, using his oversight powers to review the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, and repeatedly probed Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server.

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Trump’s Executive Order Promotes American Tech Workers Instead of Foreign Ones

There’s plenty of legislation attempting to do the same thing.

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Former Microsoft CEO Opts to Open Government Himself

Ballmer unveiled USAFacts.org, a repository of public-sector financial data.