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IFTTT: Your digital duct tape
IFTTT's developer platform can fuel everything from open archives to wearable devices with government application programming interfaces.
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Video: Data as a Utility Has Unexpected Upshots
Just like the state's roads, anyone can use open data in Connecticut.
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NIST Draws up Guidelines for Protecting Medical Patient Data on Mobile Devices
The guidelines attempt to ensure doctors don't compromise patient data when they use smartphones to access electronic health records.
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Can tech improve taxpayer service? Only if it's bought and deployed
The IRS is facing renewed budget cuts after one of the worst tax filing seasons ever. Can the agency improve with less cash, or make different decisions about the cash it gets?
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Homeland Security Wants Employees to Beef Up Quant Skills
Analysts at FEMA, TSA and other DHS agencies might soon be required to take data courses.
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IC Hones in on New CIO
Raymond Cook formerly led multiagency IT infrastructure, data sharing and compliance within the CIA.
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Meet the Agents Who Staff the Secret Service Internet Threat Desk
A team tasked with protecting the president of the United States is constantly sifting through hateful online comments to find would-be assassins or terrorists.
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Lockheed Martin Could Spin Off Its $6 Billion Government IT Business
"It has become increasingly difficult for us to compete effectively," a spokesperson said.
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Treasury Taps 18F to Craft New $10 Bill's Digital Strategy
GSA's tech fix-it team advised the Treasury on getting the public to speak up about the redesign.
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Why the Definition of 'Computer' Keeps Changing
It used to be a person. Now, it's a machine. What's next?
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Here's the Right Way to Make Email Introductions
Find out what you've been doing wrong.
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Drones Make it Harder for California to Fight Giant Wildfire
Only you can prevent wildfires—but using a drone could make one even worse.
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Coast Guard Considering Replacing Its Forensics Software
Its current software suite analyzes emails and chats, and scans documents for information relevant to investigations, among other capabilities.
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White House Wants Agencies to Prioritize Emerging Tech in Next Year’s Budget
Nanotechnology, robotics and cyber-physical systems get a shout-out in the budget memo.
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New Font Automatically Censors ‘Spook Words’ Monitored by the NSA
Do you dare install this font on your computer?
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Q&A: How This Venture Fund Wants to Help Startups With No Government Experience Navigate Washington
Formerly an investor with NEA, Yanev Suissa left to fund SineWave Ventures.
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Why It Still Sucks to Be a CIO in Government and What a New Law Can Do About It
While CIOs claim the “chief” title, in many cases their hands have been tied by sprawling bureaucratic structures and a lack of institutional heft.
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How a Fed with Fake Diplomas Worked at the Interior Department for 5 Years
The technology officer eventually resigned from the Interior Department—and then he worked at the Census Bureau.
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McCain on defense bill, NGA on Hootenanny, Army on battlefield tech
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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