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Being a Model Minority is a Double-Edged Sword in Silicon Valley
The tech industry's diversity problems continue.
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Senate to Investigate White House Role in Google's Antitrust Victory
FTC accidentally disclosed documents that are raising new questions about its decision not to sue Google in 2013.
Digital Government
Congressman Wants to Curb Copycat IT Systems at DHS
The DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act, introduced last week, would require the DHS chief information officer to report to Congress on plans for reducing duplicative IT systems.
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Truckers, GAO take exception to DoT mobile data app
Trucking industry groups and a Government Accountability Office analyst say the app's raw data can lead to inaccurate conclusions about carrier safety.
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Meet the Agencies: Modeling the Future at GSA
GSA has ensured its headquarters’ first major renovation since 1935 would serve as a model for federal offices everywhere.
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Data-Centric Jobs Already Flourish in the Federal Government
All told, there are some 1.6 million government workers (including state and local) in positions where data is “central to the job,” according to a recent Commerce Department report.
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FBI Denies Intentionally Deleting Encryption Tips from Its Website
“Points for creativity,” a spokesman said Thursday of reports that suggested otherwise.
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DARPA director warns against 'corrosion' of sequestration
The fiscal 2016 budget request for DARPA is about $3 billion, but Arati Prabhakar says research would suffer if automatic cuts resume.
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Human Trust Overpowered High-Tech Security in German Air Plane Crash
Experts say the downing of Germanwings flight 9525 seems like the classic case of the insider threat -- which belies easy tech fixes.
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5 Tips for Data Management from Federal Leaders
A few federal data leaders shared their thoughts at a recent panel on financial regulation.
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New CIO Talks Federal IT Reform: Making FITARA Stick is Job No. 1
Since Tony Scott joined the administration last month, he’s been on a whirlwind tour, meeting CIOs and other agency officials, congressional backers of the law and outside groups to get their take on implementing IT reform.
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Pentagon official: DoD-VA info sharing improving, but work remains
Real time data transactions between the VA and Pentagon are growing, and have expanded to include the Veterans Benefits Administration.
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Air Force eyes fake social media drama
The idea is to simulate social media activity following a disaster as a way to model potential responses.
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FAA unveils new drone-test policy
The interim policy is aimed at speeding up authorizations for commercial UAS operators.
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White House Picks Former Twitter Exec as First Chief Digital Officer
Jason Goldman steps into the inaugural role at the White House, beginning April 6.
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New Federal CIO’s Mission: ‘Landing the Plane’
Tony Scott says he’s focusing on finishing the job envisioned by his predecessors, not wiping the slate clean and starting anew.
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Internet Providers Sue to Kill Net Neutrality
The first legal shots have been fired in the battle over Internet regulation.
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The Fed 100: Believe it or not!
FCW's cartoonist shares some unproven rumors about the biggest awards in federal IT.
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FTC Launches Investigative Arm to Tackle Internet of Things, Big Data
The new office aims to address all consumer technological risks, according to Chief Technologist Ashkan Soltani.
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