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IT Subcommittee to Focus on Buying Better Tech Faster

“It’s time we align best practices in government with industry in acquisition,” Rep. Will Hurd said.

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Border Patrol Sniffs Out High-Tech Collars for Canine Agents

Homeland Security's K-9 teams might use wearable devices to ensure the dogs aren't injured on the job.

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DHS Seeks to Reboot Relationship with Election Officials as Cyber Fears Loom in 2018

DHS wants to ensure election systems are secure against Russian hackers before the 2018 election.

Tech

A Bot That Can Tell When It's Really Donald Trump Who's Tweeting

Using machine learning to figure out when the president is writing his own tweets

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NARA Rethinks How to Store Presidential Records

The agency is currently transferring about 532 million Obama administration files into its archives.

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DHS Cyber Strategy Delayed for Trump Team Review

The department sees a "generational" opportunity for security in IT modernization, cyber lead says.

Defense

Russia Joins U.S. in Race to Field Gun-Launched Swarmbots

A pair of Russian programs hastens the day that drone swarms may meet each other over the battlefield.

Nextgov

IT Modernization Bill Could be Reintroduced in Congress This Week

Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, could introduce a tweaked version of the Modernizing Government Technology Act, which passed the House in September but stalled in the Senate during the lame-duck session.  

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Alexa, Can You Tell Me About GSA's Virtual Assistant Pilot?

The Emerging Citizen Technology Office is trying to help other agencies develop their own AI-powered projects.

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Nextgov Event: Join Us March 29 for Tech Refresh  

Learn lessons from agencies that successfully modernized their tech systems.

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International Group Sees New Niche for Bringing Stability to Cyberspace

The Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace is on a 3-year mission to create rules of the road.

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How Transparent Is Too Transparent, Oversight Committee Asks

Federal spending data, White House visitor logs and presidential tax returns were all the subject of a Congressional discussion on government openness.

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This is the Job-Killer the Trump Team Should Worry About, Obama Adviser Says

Nextgov chatted with Terah Lyons, formerly an adviser to the federal chief technology officer.

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GAO: Optimize Data Centers or Lose Them

Progress on closing data centers is mixed and the government’s optimization efforts are worse.

Tech

Why Women Weren't Allowed to Be Astronauts

Critics had plenty of reasons for wanting to disqualify women from spaceflight in its early stages—but none of them stuck.