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Is IRS dropping the risk assessment ball?
The nation's tax data hasn't been hacked directly, but watchdogs say the IRS made "the wrong call" on risk assessments, which led to data leaking out the front door.
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IG: NASA needs an IT guard dog
The agency lacks comprehensive plans for IT security and hasn't had steady leadership in charge of protecting its assets, a new report says.
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Making the most of your power user
Informal experts can be an agency's best resource for critical data calls -- but only if the relationship is properly managed.
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VA Changes Course on Scheduling System Again
Officials say they can actually do things cheaper and quicker more using revamped versions of VA’s own in-house systems.
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Some agencies will miss 2016 email management deadline
Although most agencies are on track to meet a presidential directive to archive email records electronically, a few will need more time.
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Video: Google Calendar Wants to Help You Achieve Your Goals
One half-hour block at a time.
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FBI Says iPhone Hacking Method Will Remain Secret
The FBI doesn’t own the technique used to unlock the San Bernardino iPhone, so it can’t reveal the method to Apple even if it wanted to.
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Federal Data Should be Open to the Public By Default, Lawmakers Say
A bipartisan group of representatives and senators plan to introduce a bill requiring federal agencies to, wherever possible, publish their data in a machine-readable format.
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Do We Need Air Traffic Controllers For Space?
If the U.S. doesn’t take the lead in guiding satellites through increasingly crowded orbits, someone else will.
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New bill makes the public owners of government data
In a bipartisan push, lawmakers are sponsoring a bill that would make federal data open and publicly available by default.
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The Air Force’s Next Chief Might Be Its Space-War General
Gen. John Hyten has never flown a warplane, but he plays a role in just about every Air Force mission.
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Mobile Devices, HR Software Top List of Federal IT Waste
Several government tech programs could be streamlined, a watchdog report found.
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Archaic Federal Tech: Agencies Turn to ‘Parts Graveyards’ to Find Obsolete Gear
Many agencies are just old tech running well past its shelf life.
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Brain Prosthetic Allows Paralyzed Man to Move His Hand Again
The system decodes his brain activity and uses it to control his arm muscles, bypassing his injured spine.
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GAO: Data problems could be costing feds billions
A new report attributes many federal agency redundancies to a failure to manage, or even collect, the right data.
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What Private Information Did Uber Give the Government?
The ride-sharing service has released its first-ever transparency report, detailing the user and driver data it provided to local and state regulatory agencies.
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Secret Weapon? Did the FBI Pay Hackers to Break into that iPhone?
The hackers were reportedly paid a one-time fee for their services.
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House, Senate committees back $4.2B for IT at VA
House and Senate appropriations panels approved funding measures that essentially match administration requests for the Office of Information and Technology at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Senator: Using USAJobs.gov is Like ‘Typing information Into the Black Hole’
Agencies should start using social media platforms such as LinkedIn to post job openings, said one witness at a Senate roundtable.
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