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Lawmakers Bump NASA Bill and Increase Several Agencies' Cyber Responsibilities
The House scheduled a vote on NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017 for Monday under suspension of rules, but dropped it off the schedule.
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Video: How to Put a Shutdown Timer on Your Computer
Let your computer handle though pesky updates without waiting around.
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2017 defense bill advances
The House Appropriations Committee has introduced the final $578 billion defense spending bill for the remainder of FY2017. It's an $11 billion increase over 2016, but far short of what defense hawks say is needed going forward.
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This Speck of DNA Contains a Movie, a Computer Virus, and an Amazon Gift Card
Meet the storage format that never goes obsolete.
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Software Engineers Figured Out How to Turn Charts Into Music for the Blind
There is a vexing gap between data’s possibilities and its accessibility.
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The Invisible Fence That Keeps Drones Away From the President
Some drones are programmed to avoid restricted airspace—but it’s not hard to ignore the limits and fly there anyway.
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Howard Schmidt, former Obama cyber adviser, dies
Howard Schmidt, a longtime IT leader in both government and industry who served as cybersecurity adviser in the Obama White House, has passed away at the age of 67.
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30 Agencies Pursue Shared Services, Most With IT Modernization in Mind
Aging IT is a looming problem for federal agencies, presenting both performance and security issues.
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US Immigration Asked a Nigerian Software Engineer Test Questions Even Quartz’s Engineers Couldn’t Solve
He was in New York to develop software for First Access, a New York-based fintech startup.
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SEC advances open data rule
Two commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to approve a rule change that would require public companies to submit financial statements in a streamlined open data format.
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A Playbook for How Cities Should Share and Protect Data
A detailed guide from Harvard helps governments protect residents’ personal information in open-data initiatives.
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Category Management Continues Efforts to Get Better Deal for Federal Bucks
Category management has saved $2 billion since 2012, but there's more low-hanging fruit to grab.
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The Scary State of Volcano Monitoring in the United States
One of the most volcanically active countries in the world is not ready for a devastating eruption.
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Watchdog: DHS' Biometric Exit Tracking Still Needs Work
DHS’ previous overstay reports, including the one from fiscal 2015, have been incomplete because of “unreliable collection of departure data."
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NASA Engineer Explains Why Trump’s Plan to Cut the Space Agency’s Climate Science Program Is Harder than It Sounds
Cutting the programs could be a logistical nightmare.
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New Genetic Tool Maps How Deadly Viruses Spread Around the World in Real Time
The real-time tracking tool maps how viruses spread, potentially identifying hot zones sooner.
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In the US, Some Criminal Court Judges Now Use Algorithms to Guide Decisions on Bail
To ensure unbiased, scientific decisions, judges use a machine-generated score.
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China’s Twitter Clone Will Soon Have More Users Than Twitter
Weibo doesn't have problems growing.
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