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GSA rolls out space-based SIN
The agency hopes Schedule 70 special item number for Earth observation solutions will help speed uptake of emerging satellite services.
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Trump Creates New Tech Council to Tackle Federal IT Modernization
A new order offers another sign that agency heads, not CIOs, will be responsible for federal systems.
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HHS Secretary: Doctors Should Deal With Patients, Not Computers
The agency should set standards for health IT so doctors don’t need to fiddle with electronic medical records, Tom Price says.
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Slack Can Now Be Used as a Dating App—And That’s a Really Bad Idea
The messaging platform that’s taken over the lives of office workers, is about to become even more distracting.
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Facebook Data ‘Does Not Contradict’ Intelligence on Russia Meddling
The social platform says it has a problem with government-run efforts to manipulate public opinion.
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NSA halts Section 702 'upstream' collection
The NSA says it is halting "upstream" collection of email traffic that mentions targets of foreign surveillance after an internal review of "inadvertent compliance incidents" involving information collected on U.S. persons.
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Senators seek to protect federal data
Sens. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) introduced a bill seeking to protect public access to open government data through legislation and prevent its removal without sufficient public notice.
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Trump's DHS CIO Pick is a Former Secret Service Agent, Hedge Fund CISO
Richard Staropoli would fill the spot left vacant by Luke McCormack.
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Hurd to Introduce Revised IT Modernization Bill with White House Support
The Modernizing Government Technology Act, take two.
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The Rise of the Health Care Robots
The robots are coming and they want you to get well soon.
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Trump Aide Signals Spending Data Will Be Critical to Modernizing Government
The DATA Act's deadline is approaching quickly.
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Trump tech aide touts DATA Act as 'model' for innovation
A few agencies will miss the May deadline to electronically submit their financial data, but robust support of spending data transparency from the White House, Congress and the private sector will keep the pressure on lagging agencies.
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Pentagon’s Top Techie Needs Purchasing Power of Closest Allies, Former DOD CIO Says
The country's closest allies have CIO counterparts who can make small investments promising technology. Not so in the U.S.
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Powerful Algorithms Need a New Formula, Not More Transparency, To Be Kept in Check
Algorithms are complicated so exposing the code behind them won’t make them more understandable, says Microsoft.
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E-diplomacy guru seeks elected office
Alec Ross, a pioneer of e-diplomacy at the State Department and an adviser to Hillary Clinton, is running for governor of Maryland.
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With H-1B Under Threat, Alphabet Is the Only Big Tech Company to Ramp Up Immigration Lobbying
Immigration is a touchstone topic in the technology industry.
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US Space Firms Tell Washington: China Will Take Over the Moon If You’re Not Careful
The US space industry is prodding the US government into refreshing its outdated laws on commercial activity beyond Earth.
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TSA Awards Accenture $64M for Agile IT Modernization
The Department of Homeland Security has been ramping up agile efforts.
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How to Stop Services from Snooping on Your Gmail
Do you know who's reading your messages?
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