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Could proposed legislation make cars MORE susceptible to hackers?
A bill intended to protect vehicles against cyberattacks could have the exact opposite effect, FTC and NHTSA officials warn legislators.
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Even DHS Doesn’t Want the Power It Would Get Under CISA
The Senate bill to improve cyber information sharing would route data through an agency that doesn’t want the job.
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Do People in Silicon Valley Ever Turn Off Their Phones?
Even the world's tech leaders crave moments without Wi-Fi. (Well, some of them.)
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Industry Takes On Federal Agency: The Battle Over Who Prints Secure ID Cards
GPO's services are an "existential crisis" for the private sector's printing companies, according to one executive's testimony.
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OMB Unveils Major Rewrite of Federal IT Policy
The new policy lays out guidance for managing IT investments, improving information security practices and streamlining the process for acquiring new technology.
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DHS CISO eyes shift from perimeter defense to data protection
Federal agencies are investing heavily in perimeter network defense, but in five years DHS' chief information security officer hopes to see a lot more spending on defense of data.
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'Have You Tried Turning it Off and On Again?' Only 5% of Mac Users Ever Need to Hear This
IBM, the one-time PC king, is now an Apple fanboy.
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US Deputy CTO Steps Down
Ryan Panchadsaram's time as U.S. deputy chief technology officer is coming to an end, according to a White House statement.
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Google Glass Could Help Autistic People 'See' Emotions
The Autism Glass Project uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to recognize other people’s faces and give real-time feedback on their expressions.
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Where we're going, we still need roads
White House celebrates "Back to the Future" day, innovation.
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Federal CIO Wants New Policy for Refreshing Aging Federal IT Systems
A “core, fundamental problem” in the federal government is the way agencies plan for and budget major IT projects, Tony Scott said.
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What We Know About the Hack of the CIA Director’s Private Email
The CIA said it was investigating but wouldn’t confirm if the account was legitimate.
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Sorry, DOD. Silicon Valley's just not that into you
The Pentagon is increasingly courting start-up firms in Silicon Valley, but Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain is not seeing much enthusiasm in return.
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How the Data Act reveals what agencies don't know
Can centralized, standardized looks at agencywide data uncover challenges and opportunities that have always been lurking?
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GSA: Hackathons Save Federal Dollars, Help Find Tech Talent
The second GSA hackathon drew twice as many attendees as the previous event in May.
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FAA aims to have drone registration in place by Christmas
The government is getting serious about violations of protected airspace by privately owned drones, and is planning new rules to back the effort.
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NASA's daily dose of Earth, sorta-secret GAO reports and an IG's public plea
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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GSA Hackathon 2: twice as big and open to govvies
In a sequel to its spring hackathon, GSA awarded thousands in prizes to outside techies, and looked to bring some participants on board full time.
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