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AT&T Will Pay Millions in Refunds After Charging for Celebrity Gossip and Flirting Tips
The company agreed to a $105 million settlement with state and federal regulators.
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Big structural challenges face e-voting in the U.S.
An Atlantic Council report explores the challenges of online and mobile device-based voting.
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Navigating the risks of storing information in the cloud
Concerns range from vulnerability to hacking to data ownership to the stability of cloud providers.
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Why NASA should be paying attention to protests in Hong Kong
An app used by pro-democracy protesters could provide a solution to deep-space communications.
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App to Help Feds Nab Child Predators Expands to Android
ICE says iPhone version was a success, expands program.
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Government Printing Office Becomes First Legislative Agency to Adopt Cloud Email
GPO opts for Microsoft Office 365.
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GPO cloud, Army IT, cyber insurance and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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Army extends General Dynamics IT work on African news websites
Congress had voted to shutter the sites, but the Pentagon is continuing to operate them.
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Is This the Year Cybersecurity Awareness Sinks In?
As October marks Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Nextgov will explore the various facets of the cyberthreat.
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What Agency CIOs Really Think of Mobile Security
Updated FISMA requirements could help agencies better keep up with cyberthreats.
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Should Feds Be Afraid of a Popular Chinese Chat App?
WeChat’s U.S. footprint is increasing, despite allegations of spyware.
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Would Agencies Buy More Cloud if Companies Made It Easier?
Maybe contracting officers shouldn’t take all the blame.
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5 agency IT predictions for 2015
Red Hat's Gunnar Hellekson shares his forecast for the coming year.
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FEMA logistics management system falls short
An IG report says the system does not communicate well with those of FEMA partners, making it difficult to track supplies for disaster relief.
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There’s a Good Chance You’re Reading This on a Damaged Mobile Device
Forty-eight percent of smartphone users report they are currently using a damaged device.
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New Encryption Measures from Google and Apple Could Endanger Children, Eric Holder Says
Attorney general criticizes tech companies for locking the back door to user data.
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CMS releases trove of data on payments to doctors and hospitals
The first batch of data covers $3.5 billion in payments from firms to health professionals between Aug. 1 and Dec. 31, 2013, but CMS and the AMA warned about drawing any definitive conclusions from it.
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DARPA seeks ideas on cyber vulnerabilities and recoveries
Two recent solicitations invite researchers to look at what defense and resiliency will look like when defensive measures are able to thwart most known attack methods and adversaries look to exploit a new class of vulnerabilities.
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Net control, IS attacks, PC prices and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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