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Oak Ridge director to step down
The longtime director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory will leave this summer to take an executive position at the firm that helps run the lab.
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18F: The empire strikes back
Oversight has its place, Steve Kelman writes, but the IG reports focused on 18F almost seem hostile to innovation.
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Hackers Steal Coachella Accounts; Bugs Leak User Data, Passwords
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
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CFPB Wants To Know How 'Alternative Data' Changes Credit Scores
New methods of determining credit scores, which might involve an applicant's web history, could harm consumers.
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Pentagon Launches Open-Source Experiment
Code.mil would let the public contribute to unclassified code written by federal employees.
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Video: How a Cardboard Drone Could Save Lives
Disposable, yet potentially invaluable.
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IG: Commerce lags on Data Act
The Department of Commerce is behind on its Data Act preparations and risks missing a key May deadline, the agency watchdog warned.
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Why Trump Needs to Rethink His Clean Energy Policies
The Department of Energy's budget might be targeted for near-total elimination.
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A Bot That Identifies 'Toxic' Comments Online
A Google-funded algorithm flags messages that are likely to drive others away from a conversation.
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The future of open data in the Trump administration
Government transparency advocates expect Obama-era open data policies to continue but would like to see agencies and Congress prioritize their expansion.
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Will agencies get the full value of their information?
According to a recent survey, gaps between existing skill sets and new requirements could hinder records management outcomes.
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How Trump’s Immigrant Dragnet Might Catch Your Personal Data, Too
A DHS rule change aimed at undocumented immigrants could invade the personal privacy of far more people than the ones they’re targeting.
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The 'Curious' Robots Searching for the Ocean's Secrets
A new class of machines knows how to recognize and investigate unexpected things that pop up underwater.
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More states say DHS scanned election systems
Reports from two more states say their election systems were scanned without authorization by DHS during election season.
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Video: Analyzing Genetic Data From the Space Station
Analyzing astronaut DNA could be the key to fixing health problems that occur in the micro-gravity environment.
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Trump’s New Chief Digital Officer is Already Gone
Gerrit Lansing made the move to the White House in January after serving as the Republican National Committee’s chief digital officer since 2015.
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18F Wants to Change the Rules, Not Break Them, Leader Says
Part of hacking government includes finding policies and regulations that are barriers, Technology Transformation Service Commissioner Rob Cook said.
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Mattis Wants Pentagon's New Acquisition Roles Defined
The defense secretary is focused on cost effectiveness and efficiency throughout the department.
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