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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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Original VA Blogger Joins Nonprofit
Alex Horton to run communications shop for veterans group.
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Turn your smart phone into a microscope
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is pushing out its mobile phone microscope tech to the public.
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ITAPS, AT&T and cross-country drones
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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Oracle, the CIA and government's role in picking winners
The database giant was effectively launched via agency contracts. That's not a bad thing, Steve Kelman notes, but it begs the question of when government should go beyond basic research and standard procurement.
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White House to Agencies: We’ve Told You Enough About Software
OMB still rejects GAO recommendation to issue further guidance.
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FCC Plans Next Move on Net Neutrality
The commission hints at some possible new approaches for regulations.
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Data shines at the Sammies
Many of the winners of the Partnership for Public Service Sammie awards work with government data.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Needs to Protect Consumer Data Better
Agency agrees with watchdog recommendations.
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Is This the Best Source of Ebola Info?
The UN-run website is rich with details on the crisis and the response.
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