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Cruz seeks to block internet transition
Sen. Ted Cruz is leading an effort to stop a long-standing U.S. plan to cede control of an aspect of global internet architecture.
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Data Act sponsor wants a look at agency implementation plans
Sen. Mark Warner has requested an update on how agencies are implementing the Data Act since OMB and Treasury issued standards and implementation guidance earlier this year.
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18F Expects to Break Even in 2019; Looks to Show Value
Dave Shive said the tech hub “expects to be cost recoverable” by 2019, in line with GAO’s best-case projections.
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Tech to help track parachute deployment
The Army wants an IT solution to track cargo and personnel parachute inventory.
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In the Future, Everyone Will Be a Software Engineer and Barely Any Will Know How to Code
The problem is no one has a clue how to actually teach everyone to code.
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Report: Want Innovation? Hire and Empower CTOs
Chief technology officers should be empowered to deliver new solutions and approaches.
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OPM Touts Upgrades to Federal Jobs Site
USAJOBS has had several makeovers in its 20 years.
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Special Operators Getting New Autonomous Tactical Drone
A prototype microdrone that maps a building’s rooms will change the urban battlefield.
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How agencies plan to improve customer service
Federal agencies are increasingly looking to the private sector for tips on how to improve customer experience.
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ISIL’s Human Traffickers Use Facebook, WhatsApp and Telegram to Sell Slaves
A U.N. report suggests authorities tap the same platforms exploited by traffickers to raise awareness and deter the spread of modern slavery.
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GAO finds holes in ACA data verification
The Government Accountability Office managed to push bogus applications past Affordable Care Act data verification requirements to get approval for health insurance coverage.
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DARPA Wants a ‘Social Supercollider’ To Help It Understand Humans
The Defense Department's R&D agency wants technology that can improve its social science research.
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What Are Broadband's Socioeconomic Impacts? Commerce Wants Your Input
The federal government is creating a national research plan for broadband.
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GSA Official: Federal IT Modernization Will Happen With or Without Legislation
Even if Congress doesn't pass a meaningful law, agencies must respond to a crisis U.S. Chief Information Officer Tony Scott has labeled worse than Y2K.
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How Will Terrorists Use the Internet of Things? The Justice Department Is Trying to Figure That Out
As the business of connected devices explodes, DOJ joins other agencies in evaluating the national-security risks.
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18F To Agencies: Think Before Creating a Citizen Login System
The group is also overseeing the production of Login.gov.
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Following Bid Protest, DISA Re-Releases $17.5B Contract
Encore III earned ire from industry groups earlier this year because it sought “lowest price, technically acceptable” solutions for potentially complex services.
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Lawmakers Demand Action on VA Overhaul Without Laying Out Clear Path Forward
Some of the changes would take years to implement.
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Colin Powell Advised Hillary Clinton on How to Skirt Email Security as Secretary of State
Powell describes how he communicated with friends without going through State Department servers.
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