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Extradited Chinese National Sentenced On Espionage Charges
Yanjun Xu is the first extradited Chinese intelligence officer to be sentenced in the U.S., convicted of attempts to steal intellectual property.
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ICE Needs More Data to Monitor Foreign Students Taking US Research, Watchdog Says
The data is meant to assess the risk of foreign STEM students and scholars transferring technology from American universities to foreign entities.
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White House, agencies still sorting out who will pay for cross-agency service delivery work
OMB’s customer experience lead said Tuesday that more specifics for life experience projects will be made public in coming weeks.
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Over 40 International Business Groups Support Transatlantic Data Privacy Terms
A letter sent to EU and U.S. officials asked for more analysis on how requirements will be enforced within the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
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The Latest on the Midterm Election Results and What They Could Mean for the Executive Branch
The Democrats will maintain control of the Senate, meaning easier confirmations for political appointees and less combative investigations.
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Senator to Elon Musk: 'Fix Your Companies. Or Congress Will'
After Elon Musk mocked Sen. Ed Markey’s concerns about Twitter verifying fake accounts, the senator told the mogul to get it together or Congress would step in.
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Lawmaker, Twitter chief spar over fake account
Should federal agencies with verified Twitter accounts be concerned about rapid changes roiling the social network?
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How the FCC Shields Cellphone Companies From Safety Concerns
The wireless industry is rolling out thousands of new transmitters amid a growing body of research that calls cellphone safety into question. Federal regulators say there’s nothing to worry about — even as they rely on standards established in 1996.
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NOAA Building ‘Digital Twin’ of Earth to Study Climate Change
In collaboration with NVIDIA and Lockheed Martin, NOAA will create a two-dimensional model of Earth based on climate data.
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The Army’s Distributed Command Posts of the Future Will Need More than Videochats
Structuring data is key to the service’s visions of Pacific-spanning operations and AI-enabled decision tools.
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DOJ looks to improve the FOIA experience with new ‘wizard’
A new FOIA search tool is under development, while forthcoming shared business standards aim to streamline case management systems.
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What a Divided Government Could Mean for Tech Policy
Here’s what a split Congress might mean for tech, cybersecurity and governance.
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THE RESULTS: 10 Competitive Midterm Races for Federal Employees to Watch
Control of Congress still hangs in the balance, and several races of key importance to feds are among the tightest in the country.
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Nothing’s Decided Yet, But We Might Be Headed to a New Era of Divided Government
As of midnight on Tuesday, the Senate is a toss-up and the House is leaning Republican.
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Pentagon on Track to Award $9 Billion Cloud Contract in December
The Pentagon’s Chief Information Officer said the multi-cloud, multi-vendor JWCC contract will be awarded “in about a month.”
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10 Competitive Midterm Races for Federal Employees to Watch
Control of Congress hangs in the balance as several races of key importance to feds are among the tightest in the country.
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Government Makes Good Strides for Cloud Migration, Report Finds
According to the report, government and the public sector are strong in their cloud migration efforts, but lagging behind the private sector in other areas of digital modernization.
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America’s Election Systems are More Than Just machines – They’re People, Who are Overworked, Underpaid and Feeling Pressured
People matter in election tabulation.
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More Than a Dozen States Have Activated the National Guard to Secure Midterm Elections
Other states can request help, but some leaders say more capacity is needed.
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