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How American and British Spies Hacked the World’s Largest SIM-Card-Maker
Mass surveillance has cast its net even wider than previously thought.
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What Really Grinds Federal IT Managers’ Gears? Try the Hiring Process
The CIO Council has just wrapped up a survey of the IT workforce about its frustrations with the federal hiring process.
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GovTV: DJ Patil's data vision
The newly named chief data scientist sketches the future of data-driven government.
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More effective oversight. Maybe.
FITARA gives Congress new tools for getting answers, and key legislators remain focused. But will it actually work?
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‘Data Science is a Team Sport': DJ Patil Spends First Day Pitching Silicon Valley on Joining Government
In its quest to get more data scientists into government, the Obama administration is likely to face stiff competition for talent from the private sector.
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The Big Fix: Is Washington Ready for IT Reform?
From creating digital fix-it squads to promoting unorthodox methods of buying technology, the five in-depth stories in the ebook explore how the government and Congress are tackling IT reform and the forecast for success.
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DJ Patil tapped as U.S. chief data scientist
The man who declared data scientist "the sexiest job of the 21st century” now plays that part for the federal government.
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Here’s What the White House’s First Chief Data Scientist Will Do
The White House is providing more details about the projects its first chief data scientist will work on.
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Agencies Excel at Fixing IT Problems Uncovered by GAO, Study Says
A new analysis of more than 40,000 GAO recommendations spanning nearly 30 years finds agencies are more adept at implementing IT recommendations than almost any other category examined by auditors.
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Why Spending More Money Isn’t the Answer to Federal IT Failures
The solution to federal IT security breaches looks to not be more money, but rather IT asset management, a recently released study says.
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Scientists Say All the World’s Data Can Fit on a DNA Hard Drive the Size of a Teaspoon
One gram of DNA can potentially hold up to 455 exabytes of data.
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In search of a mobile app standard
The CIO Council aims to standardize the way agencies vet mobile apps.
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Amid Open Data Push, Agencies Feel Urge for Analytics
Agencies are turning to industry, academia and outside researchers for cutting-edge analytics tools to parse through their data to derive insights.
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Will New Drone Regulations Stifle Innovation?
Regulators have a lot to consider when allowing commercial drone use—namely, how not to screw up the market potential.
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FAA Proposes New Rules for Commercial Drones
President Obama also released a memo that orders federal agencies to create drone policies that would protect citizens' privacy and civil liberties.
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‘Information Black Hole:’ Records, Photos and Tweets Could All Be Lost to Defunct Software
A top Google executive believes that today's electronic personal records, photos, and even tweets will all be lost to defunct software, resulting in a "forgotten century."
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Los Alamos knows bombs
The national laboratory has launched a Web portal aimed at helping public and private partners detect and deal with explosives.
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Privacy guidelines issued for government drones
New memo guards against cross-agency sharing, but leaves large loopholes.
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Why Were There So Many Third-Party Apps on HealthCare.gov, Anyway?
One expert called the large number of apps running in the site's background “digital overkill.”
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