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Finding nukes faster
Sandia has tested a new lightweight, portable technology that can image an entire building at a glance.
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The FBI's Secret House Meeting to Get Access to Your iPhone
The administration argues that encryption is making it difficult for police to catch dangerous criminals.
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3D Christmas challenge, a GSA cloud deal and 'improper gratuities'
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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VA's digital benefits system closes in on 1M claims
Department credits a fully deployed computer system with helping make a sizable dent in the department’s disability claims backlog.
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Defense Mobile Update: BlackBerry Still Dominates
BlackBerry devices in use by the Defense Department total 85,000 -- 10 times the number of Apple and Android devices.
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Cyberattacks, DeSalvo staying, elegant ID and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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Here Are Six Nearly Certified Cloud Services Waiting in the Wings
A new list of “RedRAMP Ready Systems” is meant to make it easier for agencies to comply with security controls.
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The Future of Wearable Technology Sounds Kind of Awful
A new report out from the consulting arm of PricewaterhouseCoopers concludes that sooner or later wearable technology will catch on.
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Budget forecasts, campaign apps and congressional data centers
News and notes from around the federal IT community
Cybersecurity
Cyber E-Book Turns Spotlight on Threat Vectors
The “Emerging Threats: Assessing 2014 Attack Vectors” explores the threat landscape for five different areas.
Cybersecurity
Why Some Agencies Want a One-Size-Fits-All Policy for Mobile Devices
There are no uniform BYOD security requirements for tapping into the cloud.
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Why Your Smartphone Won't Be Faster Anytime Soon
Thanks to a lawsuit from TV stations, the FCC is delaying an airwave auction until 2016.
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A New Tool in Humanitarian Relief: Texting
Understanding how Ebola is impacting the food supply is far easier when a robot is running the survey.
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USCIS looks to the cloud for E-Verify
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is considering shifting data processing for the employee verification system to the cloud while maintaining the public-facing Web presence.
Cybersecurity
DHS Expects to Outsource Employment Verification Checks to the Cloud
Draft contract states ID confirmation for "MyE-Verify" would be hosted in a remote facility.
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The Queen Is Now Tweeting
The official account had been building up to the tweet throughout the day, highlighting the 88-year-old monarch’s past technological milestones.
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Will This Google App Really Reinvent Email?
Google’s Inbox is not an email app. It is a personal assistant, a tool for reminders, and a way to quickly scan incoming information all in one.
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A mountain of net neutrality comments, a privacy paradox, ransomware warnings and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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Social Security wants new outreach channels
The communications solutions would include chat, video messaging, secure screen sharing and ways for users to send attachments.
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