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Wikipedia Loses Suit Over NSA Spying Because It Couldn't Prove the NSA Spying
Ever since Edward Snowden dropped details on the National Security Agency’s extensive mass surveillance programs in 2013, the group has been hit by lawsuit after lawsuit.
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Is the revised A-130 already obsolete?
A new top-level federal IT policy document, years in the making, is out for review. But did it neglect to incorporate lessons learned from big changes in IT management?
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The New Tinfoil Hat? NSA-Proof Wallpaper
A Utah company has a new nickel-carbon material that could help the Pentagon fight off some of its most haunting threats.
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Pentagon: We Need More People Tweeting to Combat ISIS Online
In the war of online influence, the U.S. is gaining ground but is still hopelessly outmanned.
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Intelligence Office: Don’t Trust Your Facebook Friends
An educational video from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is warning people to be wary of foreign spies on social-media sites
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OPM Pilots ‘Resume Mining’ for USAJobs
The end goal, Holden said, is for USAJobs to transition from a static jobs site.
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OMB Picks Companies for Agile Acquisition Training Pilot
ICF International and ASI Government won OMB's challenge from June.
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No smart city is an island
NIST is pushing a framework to ensure that smart technologies work across multiple municipalities -- and give small companies a fighting chance in the metropolis of tomorrow.
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Census 2020 goes mobile, maybe
The Census Bureau is wrestling with big questions about how it will incorporate mobile devices and Internet responses into its next big tally. Plus, the bureau still needs a new CIO.
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CBP: RFID doesn't work if you're in the wrong line
IT can accomplish only so much, Customs and Border Protection finds as it focuses on the human factor.
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Q&A: Why Open Data Is an Opportunity for the Private Sector
Socrata CEO Kevin Merritt chatted with Nextgov about federal trends.
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Video: These Crazy Biometrics Are Now in Your Car
Your car seat might soon act as a Fitbit... for your backside.
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The Rise of Agency Innovation Labs
In the 2016 budget, the Obama administration proposed more funding to help launch idea labs.
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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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