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Why This Tech Giant is Impressed with the International Ebola Response
Here’s at least one person who thinks the world is doing a good job.
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MAP: Just How Big is the World’s Largest Marine Reserve?
From Esri, the map illustrates the expansion of protected areas in the Pacific Ocean.
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Hush-hush Data Firm Palantir Snags ICE Case-Tracking Deal
The deal is part of an $818 million program to replace a 1980s-era watch-list system.
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What the CIO Council could learn from the public health community's 'President's Challenge'
Clear and measurable goals can turn information-sharing into real performance gains.
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No New VA Patient Schedule System Until 2020 (UPDATED)
VA aims to roll out new software to first 300 users in 2016.
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IG: VA Overpays Some Temporary Disability Claims
Report on Chicago and Seattle offices shows slow review of claims
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Buying Coffee vs. Visualizing the Life Cycle of Federal Spending
More DATA Act considerations.
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‘Beyond the Law?’ FBI Director Criticizes Apple, Google Privacy Features
The companies will prevent the government from accessing phone data—even with a warrant.
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Treasury, OMB chart path to Data Act implementation
While OMB is leading the development of data definition standards, Treasury is concentrating on data exchange standards.
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How Big Data Can be Used to Fight Unfair Hiring Practices
Big data may be fraught with peril, but its evangelists say its use could help remedy common—and often unseen—discriminatory behavior. But only if employers really want that.
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Joint Staff Dumps Oracle and PeopleSoft Planning Software for Open Source
Plans to issue a new contract to MYMIC LLC
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Office of Naval Research Eyes Tactical Cloud
The new project will support big data fusion for operations.
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Finland More Successful than US at Obtaining User Data from Google
The US greatly surpasses any other nation in the volume of requests submitted, however.
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Fuzzy Math on Data Centers Could Sink Further Savings, GAO Warns
The Pentagon, alone, changed cost savings estimates three times.
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The skinny on the White House's new open-government initiatives
The latest plan sets a timeline for implementing an open-source software policy by the end of 2015, among other goals.
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5 key IT bills still pending in Congress
Lawmakers continue to wrestle over issues related to cybersecurity, privacy and procurement reform.
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FBI Can’t Find Files After Spending $550M to Digitize Them
Fumbling with computerized case-management system leaves less time for investigations, IG says.
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Check Your Phone During Meetings? Your Boss is Probably Perturbed
Why do so many people—especially successful people—find smartphone use in meetings to be inappropriate?
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Scientists Turn to Computer Models to Predict Ebola’s Next Move
Researchers can't account for human behavior, however.
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