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White House techies explore the intersection of big data and ethics
A new report examines how big-data applications can uncover discrimination but also encode hidden biases.
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NSA Plan to Trash Employee Complaint Files Raises Concerns for Some
The move comes amid a legal battle about the potential improper disposal of whistleblower evidence.
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USAID's beta site is meant to look nongovernmental
In a bid to democratize development worldwide, USAID is partnering with other organizations to create a website that doesn't even end in .gov.
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Air Force wants to link iPads with SIPRNET
Air Force CTO Frank Konieczny sees a future for iPads on the Defense Department’s classified network.
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Video: Here are All the Countries That Ask Facebook for User Data
Which countries want to know what your status update?
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Contracting Groups Blast 'Flawed' Approach to $17.5B Pentagon Contract
The groups take issue with the Pentagon’s choice to source the Encore III contract through the "lowest price, technically acceptable" selection process.
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Here Are Google, Amazon and Facebook’s 'Secrets' to Hiring the Best People
No, it’s not that list of popular Google interview questions you googled.
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GSA Announces New Governmentwide Tech Unit That Will House 18F
The new unit -- called the Technology Transformation Service -- aims to help other federal agencies take advantage of emerging technology.
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Police Can Force You to Use Your Fingerprint to Unlock Your Phone
But they can’t make you cough up your passcode.
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Hundreds of comments shape final Data Act schema
One year before the Data Act’s big reporting deadline, the Treasury Department dropped a finalized picture of how all the government's spending data will actually come together.
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OMB tells agencies to focus on transition
With a new president due in 2017, OMB is asking agencies to get ready for the transition rather than focus on fiscal 2018 budget plans.
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GSA unifies tech groups into single service
18F, the Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies and the Presidential Innovation Fellows program are being combined into a single technology office.
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Treasury Finalizes Guide to DATA Act Standards
The DATA Act requires federal agencies to publish their spending data.
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New Bill Says Enough of 'E-Gov' Already
The 2002 legislation aimed to push the government toward using “Internet-based information technology to enhance citizen access to government information and services.”
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The Futuristic Aircraft That May Replace the Black Hawk Will Fly Next Year
But don’t expect the V-280 or SB-1 to hit battlefields until after 2030 — unless their builders find other customers first.
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Feds Have Found ‘Unbelievable’ Amounts of Child Porn on National Security Computers. Is This the Solution?
Currently, managers only look for aberrant computer behavior on internal, agency-owned IT systems.
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DOJ wants a picture of the body-cam market
Seeking to update its market survey, the Justice Department wants to hear what body-cam vendors have to offer.
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New Labor Department employment portal targets veterans
The Labor Department is officially launching a "first stop" website to bring together the resources of multiple agencies for job-seeking veterans.
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You Can't Escape Data Surveillance In America
The Fair Credit Reporting Act was intended to protect privacy, but its provisions have not kept pace with the radical changes wrought by the information age.
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