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FAA drones task force recommends online registration system
As promised, a Federal Aviation Administration task force released recommendations that include requiring the operators of privately owned unmanned aerial vehicles to register with the government.
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Alexander Lin
At TCG, Alex Lin was assigned to the Integrity.gov project, where his innovative thinking and risk-taking exceeded expectations.
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Lindsay Burack
Lindsay Burack helped streamline the National Cancer Institute's Cancer.gov website, making it more user-friendly and adding support for social sharing.
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Andrew Yuen
Andrew Yuen completely revamped the EPA's website to make it easier for users to find the information they need.
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The Crisis in Federal IT That’s Scarier Than Y2K Ever Was
Fossils in federal IT are a potentially multibillion disaster years in the making.
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Pentagon Ready to Certify Health Records Interoperability with VA
DOD says it has surpassed congressional requirements for sharing data with VA.
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Do Computers Make Better Hiring Decisions?
When it comes to reviewing job applications, humans are relatively bad at selecting the best humans.
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Pentagon Rolls Out New Office Devoted to ‘People Analytics’
A first tranche of reforms omits some highly anticipated fixes, but seeks to lay the groundwork for more.
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Education Department faces tough criticism from Congress on its IT security
The department’s CIO fielded questions from Democrats and Republicans alike during a House oversight hearing on information system shortcomings.
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Pentagon and VA set to certify on health record interoperability
The 2014 defense bill required the VA and the Pentagon to get their acts together on sharing health data. The agencies' two giant health systems are about to certify that they have complied.
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This Tool Could Sniff Out a Paris Bomb More Than a Football Field Away
The US military is working to refine and improve a multi-sensor device that could one day deploy to detect suicide vests.
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What Happens When the CIA Joins Twitter
A podcast discussion of the agency's unique social media strategy.
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Why Is NSA's Largest Data Center in the Middle of a Desert?
Taking a trip to the agency's largest surveillance storehouse.
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Should Anonymous Hack the Islamic State’s PlayStations?
Anonymous arguably brings a great technical expertise and reach to the online war.
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A critical moment for crafting a sensible email policy
A governmentwide email retention strategy could have a broad impact on the public and our nation’s history.
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Moving forward with FITARA
Agency CIOs can lead real and lasting change with the help of other government leaders and old-school performance grades.
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Meet the New Head of the Pentagon’s Digital Service Team
Tech entrepreneur Christopher Lynch will come over from the White House’s own U.S. Digital Service.
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Are Agency CIOs Still Too Timid on IT Reform?
Agencies are still finalizing plans laying out how their CIOs meet an OMB-created set of common baselines for the role.
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Why Restricting Encryption Would Not Have Prevented the Paris Attack
... despite what intelligence officials from multiple countries are saying.
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