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Group Aims to Reform Government Around Citizen Services
Organizers of Smart Lean Government will hold a workshop on the concept Jan. 22.
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Fighting the Next Obamacare Tech Fail
Removing CGI Federal treats a symptom and does nothing for the problem. So what would a real solution look like?
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Air Force Nuke Officers Used Text Messages to Cheat on Exam
What began as a drug probe has implicated 34 officers in a cheating scandal.
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Quit Wasting Money on e-Health Records, Congress Tells Defense and VA
Lawmakers want both departments to focus on interoperability.
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Spending Bill Includes Overtime Pay for VA Claims Processors
The legislation also provides an extra $20 million in hardware for the new electronic benefits management system.
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Congress Cracks Down on Purchases of Chinese-Made IT
Spending bill bars NASA, Commerce, Justice, and NSF from buying systems from China until vetted by authorities and restricts supercomputer acquisitions.
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House Democrats Charge Issa Is Playing Fast and Loose with HealthCare.gov Docs
A spokesman for the Republican lawmaker calls it a ‘false controversy.’
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Your Internet Connection Is Slower Than Advertised
According to new data from Netflix, the bandwidth consumers actually receive is much less than what they are promised.
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How the Cloud Could Be Helping Agencies More
Only 13 percent of survey respondents say they rely on cloud computing to meet critical agency goals.
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Cyber Command Funding More Than Doubles
The jump is mostly attributed to personnel growth. DHS also sees an increase in cybersecurity funding.
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Lawmakers Read Mean Tweets
Paul Ryan and others embrace some of the nastiest insults they've seen on Twitter.
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Edward Snowden Just Got a New Job
The former NSA contractor is positioning himself to be active long after his leaks end.
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Government Data Saves Lives
Open data is helping people find their way out of disaster zones and beware of unsafe products.
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Many Feds Take Security Risks With Laptops, Smartphones and Tablets
Government employees fall short on mobile security, report finds.
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Getting in the big-data game
Government faces a multitude of challenges in using big data effectively -- including legal obstacles and cultural barriers -- but experts say the reward is worth the risk.
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Op-Ed: Labor’s Moneyball Approach to Boosting Performance
By setting concrete, measurable metrics and holding agencies accountable, the department has improved operations across the board.
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Report reveals feds’ mobile security gaps
Federal employees are much more likely to play fast and loose with mobile security than with a desktop computer, a new study says.
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Federal Technology Performance Info Should Be Public All the Time, GAO Says
The IT Dashboard is offline now while the White House reviews its budget.
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