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These 6 Agencies are Wizards at Closing Data Centers
If the rest of government copied what these half dozen agencies have done in adhering to data center consolidation, the government would save a whole lot more money.
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18F to fill two new leadership positions
18F has two new leadership job openings, to oversee chapters and custom partner solutions.
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A New CIO for the CIA
John Edwards will return to the agency, where he worked for 15 years before his employment in the private sector.
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A Brief History of Robot Law
A new paper looks at how courts have handled a few notable conflicts between man and machine.
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Are federal web sites too subtle?
Agency websites sometimes offer too many choices, and can be hard to distinguish from private-sector sites, according to public feedback gathered by 18F's design team.
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FAA tweaks rule making process for private drones
Almost half a million drone owners have registered drone aircraft with the FAA since the beginning of the year, prompting the agency to adapt its approach to another UAS rulemaking.
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House panel presses VA CIO about info security
LaVerne Council, the top tech official at the Department of Veterans Affairs, updated lawmakers on cyber challenges facing the agency.
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Video: How Eagles Are Making Wind Turbines Safer for Birds
National Renewable Energy Laboratory scientists are using the eagles to conduct research into how to reduce collisions and make wind energy safer for birds.
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White House CIO Deflects on Apple Encryption Debate
At SXSW, President Obama urged citizens to avoid an “absolutist” stance on encryption. But the White House CIO says he can make an argument for both sides.
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How the CIA is Making Sense of Big Data
The new Directorate for Digital Innovation resulted from the technological explosion of connectivity and data among devices, sensors and people.
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A UK Surveillance Bill That Allows Government Hacking Has Passed its First Legislative Hurdle
The Investigatory Powers bill, which will grant the British government broad powers to collect user data and hack communications systems and networks.
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Can Open Data Create More Opportunities for Americans? A New White House Effort Hopes So.
Powered by open federal and local data sets, the newly launch project provides access to resources around employment, housing, schools and other neighborhood amenities.
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Why one government agency seems less than thrilled about Census modernization
The Census Bureau's ambitious modernization plan aims to save $5 billion, but the Postal Service appears worried about losing revenue from delivering fewer paper questionnaires.
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FOIA bill includes governmentwide online portal
Under the Senate-passed FOIA Improvement Act of 2015, OMB would take the lead in creating a one-stop online portal for FOIA requests across the federal government.
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SBA Names Its First Chief Digital Officer
In announcing the news, Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet said Tracy Terrill “in record time” had created SBA’s digital service team with both industry and government talent.
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Agile BPA’s First Project: Making FedRAMP More Transparent
The new contracting vehicle, designed to help agencies buy agile development services for digital products, has been halted by protests.
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Federal Cyber Workforce Needs Cultural Anthropologists, Economists and Marketers
To effectively block cyberthreats, the government needs talent from a diverse set of academic and cultural backgrounds, not just “people behind screens.”
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One Huge Change to Federal IT Contracting is Coming This Spring
GSA pioneers an objective method of picking winners.
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Can You Turn Your Toaster Into a Bomb? DARPA Wants to Know
The agency will pay tinkerers to weaponize off-the-shelf items — in hopes of defending against such hacks.
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