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Trump May Be on Collision Course with Congress over Russian Hacking
Lawmakers call Russian meddling in the election a threat to democracy; Trump says it never happened.
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The Extreme Hazing of the Most Expensive Telescope NASA Has Ever Built
The James Webb Space Telescope, $8.8 billion and 20 years in the making, is undergoing rigorous testing to make sure it can survive launch.
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The Government Finally May Have Found All Its Data Centers
Agencies have closed 4,300 of nearly 11,000 data centers.
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CIO Authority 'Still a Major Issue' Across Government
Neither of the CIOs called to testify before the House committee—Luke McCormack at the Homeland Security Department and Frontis Wiggins of the State Department—report to the top two positions within their agencies.
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US Lead in Quantum Computing 'Under Siege,' Says White House Cyber Adviser
The nation needs a workforce that can pursue quantum computing.
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Top Dems Seek Full Congress Briefing on Russian Election Hacks
A whole-of-Congress classified briefing is necessitated by the threat the hacks pose to Democratic institutions, the top national security Democrats write.
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Commerce Secretary to Industry: Don’t Let Cyber Report Collect Dust
Penny Pritzker endorses report’s anti-regulation stance, says regulation inhibits cyber info sharing.
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No Agency Gets an A in Latest FITARA Scorecard
Twelve agencies improved since their May grades, 11 held steady and one—the Transportation Department—dropped.
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Cyber Commission Hopes to Brief Trump Before Christmas
Its report includes a laundry list of recommendations for the incoming administration.
Tech
Will Donald Trump Dismantle the Internet as We Know It?
Open-web advocates are preparing for a renewed policy war as net neutrality’s future remains uncertain.
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Agencies Fail at CIO Authorities in New Scorecards
The low scores indicate FITARA may not be empowering CIOs as originally intended, or at least not as quickly as Congress had hoped.
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Customer-Centric Government Won’t Be Great Again in 2017 and Other Government Tech Predictions
Expect cyber and data to remain in the spotlight, while areas like customer service will see less momentum.
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Obama’s Cyber Commission Recommends New Cyber Role
The guide also encourages the federal government to cooperate more with industry to promote strong cybersecurity standards.
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‘Catastrophic’ Power Outage Nearly Destroyed MSPB’s Electronic Records System
A newly released report shows how devastating a June 2015 incident was to the Merit System Protection Board.
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State Department's One-Man Mission to Scout Silicon Valley
It’s not all about the contracts.
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U.S. Chief Data Scientist: 'Time is Now' For Technologists to Jump into Public Service
The data already exists, DJ Patil said, to solve some important crises—if only we could piece together the pieces.
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The Pentagon Wants Eye-Reading Software, X-Ray Tools, and A Virtual Facebook to Fight Terrorism
Here’s a list of gear the Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office is seeking to give U.S. counterterror operators.
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First Rule of User Experience: You Do Talk To the User
“We assume we know what our customers want. But in many cases, we don’t."
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Is the White House Hiding Secrets About Russia's Role in the Election?
Seven senators have asked President Obama to declassify additional information about the Kremlin’s possible involvement.
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