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NITAAC looks to fee caps, laptop refresh
A big governmentwide contract vehicle at the National Institutes of Health is looking to support more large acquisitions, including cloud computing services.
Digital Government
Forrester Predicts Less Money for Federal Tech, More for State and Local
However, total public sector spending in 2017 and 2018 is still expected to grow by 2 percent.
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Video: How Satellite Imagery Helped Save Chimps
A look at NASA's partnership with Jane Goodall Institute.
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MGT Act poised for a comeback
After missing in the last Congress, drafters of a bill to encourage cloud adoption are looking for a new plan.
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Watchdog: IT Issues May Have Caused NASA To Cook A Spacecraft
The agency needs to do a better job monitoring its IT and operational technology, an OIG report says.
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Video: Smart Home Revolution Is Off to a Slow Start
Not everybody wants a fridge that tweets.
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Watchdog: IT glitch at NASA led to fire
NASA, like many other large federal and commercial organizations, is still sorting out how to handle interconnected automatic industrial control devices and systems within its larger IT environment, according to a watchdog report.
Digital Government
Mapping Countries That Censor the Internet
A new app can test networks around the world for government interference.
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Connolly Pledges to Reintroduce Modernizing Government Technology Act
The Virginia Democrat said he'll be "boringly disciplined" in pursuing the bill's passage.
Digital Government
Cellphone Spy Tools Have Flooded Local Police Departments
Major cities throughout the U.S. have spent millions on mobile surveillance tools—but there are still few rules about what happens to the information they capture.
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Senators quiz IGs on NextGen, FirstNet
Senators on the Commerce Committee are looking to agency watchdogs for news and oversight of large IT infrastructure projects like FAA's NextGen and the Commerce Department's FirstNet.
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Airspace integration takes more than tech
Integrating commercial space vehicles into the National Air Space is an organizational challenge as well as a technical one, experts say.
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NASA's shadow IT problem
In a follow-up review of the space agency's cloud IT, NASA's IG said there are still problems with FedRAMP authorizations.
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You Might Want to Go Check Your House For an Old PC—It Could Be Worth Some Money
Time to rummage through the garage.
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DOD plugs in new electronic health record system
After almost four years on the drawing board, the military's new electronic health record system is live at a test site.
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House passes email privacy act, again
For the second time in less than a year, the House has overwhelmingly passed an email privacy act. Last year, the bill died in the Senate, and supporters are urging senators to pass the bill this time.
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FAA challenged by growing commercial space industry
The flight agency is looking to adapt and expand its mission to meet the demands of growing space commercialization.
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DOJ seeks help with telecom transition
The Justice Department is the latest agency to seek help from industry in navigating the coming transition to a new $50 billion telecommunications contract.
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