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Report: OMB Cuts Contracts for Mobile Devices
The new policy could force agencies to consolidate their contracts over the next few years.
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Should Intelligence Whistleblowers Be Protected?
Employees seeking to report wrongdoing are safeguarded across all federal agencies—but the process for doing so in the classified intelligence community can be dangerous.
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Wanted: agile robots
NIST is looking for new agility in robotic design, including smart manufacturing techniques and component interoperability.
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New contracting rule targets confidentiality agreements
A proposed change to the Federal Acquisition Regulation would eliminate confidentialy agreements that could potentially stifle whistleblowers.
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Why the $300 million software project needs to go extinct
Private-sector innovation could send massive, failure-prone projects the way of the dinosaur if federal agencies are willing and able to seize the opportunity, says one leading CIO.
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Facebook Is Giving Users a New Way to Access it on the 'Dark Web'
Facebook’s Tor site is one way for people to access their accounts when the regular Facebook site is blocked by governments.
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FDA Wants to Protect High-Tech Medical Devices From Hackers
In new draft guidance, FDA tells device manufacturers to take responsibility for cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
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How Will Managers Deal with Robot Employees?
Many industries are already incorporating artificial intelligence into their daily operations.
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ISIS Is Destroying Cultural Artifacts. Here’s How Programmers and 3-D Printers Fight Back
It took the militant group only a few months to destroy hundreds of years of history.
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Will the U.S. Digital Service Outlast Obama?
Since launching in August 2014 as a response to the failed launch of HealthCare.gov the previous fall, the digital team, or USDS, as it’s known, has garnered high-profile media attention for its efforts to attract Silicon Valley-caliber talent.
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Infographic: Global Government Priorities for 2016
Overcoming a tight budget is a popular goal for many.
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Frustrated by Congress, Privacy Advocates Shift Fight to the States
State lawmakers recently announced bills to limit police surveillance and protect the privacy of students and employees.
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VA chief lays out 2016 priorities, including IT improvements
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald touted IT achievements in 2015 and laid out 12 priorities for 2016 in an appearance before the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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Can New Tech Improve Gun Safety?
For the first time in a century, gun deaths are poised to surpass car deaths last year.
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E-Verify goes mobile
DHS and Citizenship and Immigration Services are set to test a mobile app for private-sector employee citizenship checks.
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New Salesforce Deal Could Change the Way Federal Agencies Buy Tech
The “build once, use many times” approach could help agencies comply with FITARA, according to GSA.
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Pentagon Eyes Laser-Armed Drones to Shoot Down Ballistic Missiles
The high-flying aircraft would be the unmanned successors to the Air Force’s missile-zapping jetliner.
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The Electronic Warfare Tech That’s Key to the Future of the F-35
Cognitive EW, today in its infancy, may one day justify the Joint Strike Fighter’s enormous cost.
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Get Ready for Dissolvable Brain Sensors
They can measure pressure, temperature and much more before being safely absorbed into the body.
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