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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.
Cybersecurity
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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TechAmerica questions GSA telecom effort
The tech industry group said GSA's announced plans for NS2020 are "out of synch" with its stated intention of overhauling telecom contracting.
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No More Selfie Elbow? Drones Could Soon Be Snapping Your Self Portraits
This device, now in development, introduces a new way to use drones.
Digital Government
Hush-hush Data Firm Palantir Snags ICE Case-Tracking Deal
The deal is part of an $818 million program to replace a 1980s-era watch-list system.
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When Everything Works Like Your Cell Phone
When a thing connects to the Internet, three things happen: it becomes smart, it becomes hackable, and it's no longer something you own.
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FBI agents stymied by Sentinel search function
Evidence handlers, who are among the heaviest users of the FBI's online case management system, were the least satisfied, according to an IG report.
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17 hot companies to watch
From security and mobile to data management and open source, these firms are driving innovation in agency IT -- and growing their businesses in the process.
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Diana Gowen: The big telecom pivot
CenturyLink's longtime public-sector leader discusses the changing market and what to expect with NS2020.
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