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Government CIOs Say They Lack Resources to Manage Their IT
Nearly one-third says IT infrastructure is inadequate, survey finds.
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What Does the Chief Technology Officer of a Country Do?
It’s not an easy question—during President Obama's administration, “technology” has meant different things at different times.
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App Exposed Flight Data of Japan’s Air Force One for Years
Flightradar 24 tapped into the public satellite feed of Prime Minister Abe’s supposedly-covert aircraft.
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Is It Worth Creating a Pay Scale for Federal Cyber Pros?
Federal auditors think so, but the Office of Personnel Management says the field is still evolving.
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Look for Next CTO to 'Execute, Execute, Execute,' Not Come Up With New Concepts
Aneesh Chopra discusses the role of government’s top technology expert.
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Website Privacy Policies Don’t Always Tell the Whole Story
The agreements of the 50 most popular websites in America are composed of 145,641 words. This is why.
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KBase harnesses gene data for researchers
The new open software and data platform developed by scientists at DOE labs relieves research biologists from acting as programmers.
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FOIA portal, VistA bid, Army cyber and SANS templates
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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Google Exec Named New Federal Chief Technology Officer
Megan Smith becomes third person to hold the title.
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Obama’s Spy Chief Reverses Course, Comes Out in Favor of NSA Reform
In a remarkable shift, James Clapper is now on board with the USA Freedom Act.
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Task force taps the brakes on interoperability
The seamless transfer of health data could mean large incumbent providers lose market advantage and the ability to act as information gatekeepers.
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What do 800,000 people have to say on net neutrality?
The Sunlight Foundation has teased patterns and sentiments from the FCC's massive data set of net neutrality public comments.
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Can social media analytics and open data pair up?
Broader access to Twitter analytics could aid government in reaching out to and serving citizens on social media.
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Next CTO Reportedly Waiting for Security Clearance
Google exec Megan Smith said to be the White House’s top choice.
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Hiring a Developer? Don’t Do These 5 Things
Without changing anything about your applicant pool, you can hire different people and your company will do better.
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White House Staff List a Who’s Who of Former Google Employees
The Obama administration is looking to a pool of private-sector talent for people willing to bring their professional expertise to new jobs with the government.
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How data analytics can improve real property management
Real estate is a massive (and complicated) part of agency operations. Leading-edge analytics help make the most of existing footprints.
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GSA’s McClure to Lead Cloud Strategy at Private Firm
The new role will put him in familiar territory, working with federal and state agencies to develop cloud computing strategies.
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LinkedIn self-censoring "sensitive" posts about China
Steve Kelman takes issue with western firms' acquiescence to Chinese "prohibitions."
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