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6 bold tech predictions: Fact or fantasy?
Government tech experts size up analysts' predictions for the future of technology.
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VA exec suspended; reason unclear
The department is preparing to name an interim director for its small-business advocacy office after VA suspended the office's executive director.
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Just whistle ...
As we sift through legal cases as part of our news reporting process, we sure see a lot of feds fail at pressing whistleblower claims and/or obtaining redress for whistleblowing-related retaliation—and it’s not because of a shortage of wrongdoing in the federal government.
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Microsoft unveils do-not-track feature in browser
Internet Explorer will allow consumers to block tracking feature from sites.
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Dreaming of early outs
Even some of the most dedicated feds are fed up (pun intended). One recent comment on this blog noted that if his agency offered a "buy-out"—more properly called a Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSIP) or Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA) offer—the workforce there would immediately experience a reduction-in-force of one.
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Did Iran's military fall victim to a cyberattack?
Iran's air defense systems might have been attacked by a modified version of the Stuxnet worm earlier this month during an air defense exercise.
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WikiLeaks could be thwarted by new State Dept. system
The State Department has replaced the kinds of diplomatic cables that were leaked to WikiLeaks with a new, more secure collaborative system, reports Government Computer News.
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Advocacy group urges a broader view of data mining
Many government efforts go unnoticed because a 2007 law defines the practice too narrowly, nonprofit argues.
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Subcontractor, subgrantee data now available to the public
After nearly two years of delays, USASpending.gov opens a window to new levels of detail on government payments.
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