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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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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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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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Commentary: Transparency Is Overrated

In a representative democracy, data only goes so far—and knowledge is no substitute for real regulation.