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Education Dept. Builds Show and Tell Space for Developers
There's a new GitHub repository for anything built with Education Department data.
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FTC’s Plea To Academia: Keep Protecting Consumers
The outgoing chief technologist asked researchers to study ads, labels and other consumer issues.
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Why Congress lags in tech
Congress is failing to integrate advanced IT into its day to day operations and tight budgets, staff turnover and decentralization are just some of the reasons why.
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Hackers Steal Data, Hold Databases Hostage and Leak Video Gaming Community Profiles
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
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Trump’s Plan for the H-1B Visa Rules Would Keep the Poor Out of America
Every year, about 300,000 people are awarded a visa allowing them to work in the U.S.; over half get to the country holding an highly coveted H-1B visa.
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GAO Denies Alliant 2 Protests, Evaluations to Come
The protests questioned GSA's self-scoring system and baseline price.
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SpaceX’s Leaked Finances Show Elon Musk Is Betting Big on Satellite Internet
The company hopes to generate enormous revenue by selling internet service from space.
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DATA Act deadline signals need for upgrades
While most CFO Act agencies expect to hit the May deadline of the DATA Act, some agencies will need to change their accounting practices and upgrade their systems.
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NTIA: The internet of things doesn't need new rules
The National Telecommunications and Information Agency offers its take on how to foster the emerging technological ecosystem known as the internet of things.
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Why Is Obama Expanding Surveillance Powers Right Before He Leaves Office?
It could be to prevent Trump from extending them even more.
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Defense Secretary Nominee Cautions Against ‘Stumbling’ into Cyberwar
James Mattis also said he was “philosophically OK” with elevating U.S. Cyber Command into a unified command, promising to give the matter his personal attention.
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The Drones of ISIS
Islamic State fighters are launching an ever-wider assortment of deadly drones, even as their UAV factories come under heavy attack.
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Video: This Gadget Could Keep You Safe During Assault
Personal safety goes high-tech.
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Outgoing DOD CIO Defends Pentagon's IT Modernization Efforts
DOD CIO Terry Halvorsen announced his retirement and defended the Joint Information Environment and the Joint Regional Security Stacks.
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Dickerson to Congress: USDS is delivering results
The U.S. Digital Services' report to Congress details 2016 accomplishments across government.
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Lawmaker: Public Libraries Can Boost American Innovation
He recommended installing maker-spaces in libraries across the country.
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Transportation Secretary Nominee Wants Agency to ‘Keep Pace’ with Innovation
Elaine Chao emphasized a need to keep up with emerging tech to make public security and safety gains.
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FBOpen shuttered due to low usage
The GSA site designed to acquaint entrepreneurs, innovators and small enterprises with opportunities in government contracting has been shuttered since the summer.
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