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Q&A: Silicon Valley Needs Government Buying to Change
DHS wants to dispel the myth that startups don’t do business with the government.
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White House Thinks Data Could Keep Many With Mental Illness Out of Jail
Amazon, Esri and other tech companies are also on board.
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As Term Winds Down, Obama Signs FOIA Reform Bill
The president plans to promote a "release to one is a release to all" policy.
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Why the Modern-Day Government Should Focus More on Big Data Curation
The public sector's data management efforts needs to shift away from warehousing.
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Can the Freedom of Information Act Be Fixed?
President Obama signs into law a much-needed update. But will it change anything?
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GAO doesn't trust 2020 census financials
The federal watchdog warns in a new report that the Census Bureau's $12.5 billion price tag for 2020 was not calculated reliably.
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A Tesla Fatality and the Future of Self-Driving Cars
The Model S’s Autopilot isn’t technically a driverless feature, but the federal investigation into why a driver using it was killed will still influence the future of driverless vehicles.
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Why chief data officers don't do much tech
In many cases, federal CDOs find themselves focused less on technology and more on playing adviser to leaders within their agencies.
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After Istanbul, Here’s How Airport Experts Want to Protect You at the Curbside
The bombing in Turkey show that the U.S. still has a lot of security softspots.
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Inside NSA’s 'Sociotechnical' Data Experiment
The numbers alone aren't enough to change how an agency makes decisions.
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Video: How to Make Sure Facebook Doesn't Use Your Location to Find Friends
Take back a tiny bit of privacy.
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How to Continue FITARA’s Momentum in the Next Administration
With an administration shift, the people appointed sometimes “don’t even know how to spell ‘information technology,'" one former agency CIO said.
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Interior spending $50K per month on unused mobile devices
The Interior Department is wasting hundreds of thousands of dollars annually on mobile devices that are unused or unsecured, according to a new inspector general report.
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DARPA network shields against space junk
DARPA hit a milestone for a data network aimed at avoiding collisions in Earth's orbit.
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GAO: IRS can do a better job tracking IT performance
A GAO report recommends that the IRS improve its performance measurement and reporting practices for $2.7 billion worth of IT investments.
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Should Border Agents Scroll Through Foreigners’ Facebook Profiles?
A proposed change to a common U.S. customs form would allow the government to vet travelers’ social media accounts.
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IT Modernization Fund: Hope on the Hill?
What real prospects does the $3.1 billion fund have for enactment?
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If Elected, Clinton Wants to Keep USDS and 18F
The presumptive Democratic nominee laid out her tech agenda this week.
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Video: After Emissions Software Scandal, Volkswagen to Buy Back Dirty Cars
The tainted diesel vehicles need to hit the road.
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