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Lawmaker to Trump’s Election Commission: Drop Your Voter Data Request

Rep. Gerry Connolly urged Mike Pence to abandon a search for sensitive voter data.

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These Scanners Could Let You Travel With Liquids and Electronic Devices

A San Diego-based company is in talks with TSA to test out a scanner that could search tablets and cellphones for explosives.

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2 Years After Massive Breach, OPM Isn’t Sufficiently Vetting IT Systems

The personnel agency isn’t adequately testing the security of its local and wide area networks, an auditor found.

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What Trump’s Cybersecurity Flip-Flop Reveals

Days after announcing a cybersecurity agreement with Russia, the president declared it dead. Meanwhile, his government has taken no action to safeguard U.S. elections.

Defense

Spooked by North Korea, Lawmakers Resurrect an Old Missile-Defense Idea

Technical experts say space-based interceptors haven’t gotten any more practical since the Reagan era, but House lawmakers still want the Pentagon to plan for them.

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20% of Feds Say Their Agency Still Relies on Paper Records

And many federal employees also doubt the effectiveness of their chief data officers.

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DOD Won’t Automatically Encrypt External Emails Until 2018

Making the protection automatic would conflict with other protections against malware attacks.

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Audit: DHS’ Human Capital System Still in Bad Shape

PALMS last year caused one member of Congress to exclaim, “$180 million pissed away.”

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4 Things You Need to Build Your Analytics Team

Three analytic practitioners share best practices for building a successful analytics shop.

Tech

For Sale: Artificial Intelligence That Teaches Itself

An AI startup with dozens of aviation-industry customers sets its sights on the U.S. military.

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Thousands Hit in Tax Preparer Phishing Attacks This Year

There were 177 phishing attacks against tax preparers between January and May of this year.

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International Group Aims to Protect the Core of the Public Internet

Its first task will be tackling what infrastructure should be protected from intelligence services and other groups.

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Postal Service Busted Up a Billion-Dollar Drug Problem with Data

A scam attempting to fleece the government for millions of dollars was unearthed thanks to data analytics.

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FTC Slams Online Loan Company For Hawking Consumer Data

Blue Global Media was slapped with a $104 million settlement, though the company is unable to pay it.