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Here’s the First Line of Code Ever Written by a US President
Obama recently sat down with students who were learning the fundamentals of JavaScript.
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Among Best Federal Agencies to Work, NASA Continues to Soar
This is the third year in a row the agency was named the top place to work among large federal agencies.
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NSA Mass Phone Spying Will Continue for at Least 90 Days
Collection of bulk U.S. call data will continue nearly a year after Obama’s pledge to end it.
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Government maps health IT goals through 2020
ONC will focus more on data interoperability and the use of health IT to improve patient outcomes.
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No More FOUO: Government Plans to Simplify Labeling of Sensitive Information
There are around 120 different designations for unclassified information that requires some sort of safeguarding.
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Brazil dispatch
Steve Kelman offers five observations from Latin America's biggest economy and democracy.
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Do Police Body Cameras Actually Work?
After Ferguson, the president is betting millions on a technology that's still being tested around the world.
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House Lawmakers to Reintroduce Bill to End NSA 'Backdoor' Exploits
The measure passed the House earlier this year with major bipartisan support, but was cut out of ongoing funding negotiations.
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Internet Sales Tax Bill Quashed For Now
Speaker Boehner promised to revive the issue next year, which would enrage conservatives.
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GSA's short list of emerging technologies
An Alliant II RFI specifies 18 "Leading Edge Technologies" the agency is watching with interest.
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OFPP pushes data-driven procurement
A memo from Administrator Anne Rung outlines a plan to spread the gospel of strategic sourcing and category management governmentwide.
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Agencies Under the Gun to Meet Data Transparency Deadlines
The Obama administration has six months to prove its implementation of a sweeping new data transparency law is on track.
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Infographic: The DATA Act, an Overview
Why the data transparency legislation matters
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Taking ownership of the Data Act
GAO and Treasury representatives told lawmakers that implementation of the Data Act is about to enter a crucial phase.
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'Big data itself is not a strategy'
From the Army to the FCC, agencies are learning how to use analytics as a means to measurable ends.
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Is the US Focusing Too Much on STEM?
Does our recent obsession with the science and technology revolution hinder kids' growth in other subjects?
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Obama’s Plan to Equip More Police Officers With Body Cams Faces Skeptics
Money from Obama’s funding pledge helps, but it only goes so far if police departments are reluctant to adopt the new technology.
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Federal IT Overhaul Included in Defense Bill, Headed for Vote
The House is expected to vote on the annual defense policy bill as early as this week.
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Make open data actually work
The public's demand for transparency means agencies must share data in ways that the average person can understand. Here's how.
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