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Federal CISO Unveils Plans to ‘Proportionally’ Protect Data, Create a Cyber Mascot

As the first White House chief information security officer, Greg Touhill expects to withstand the administration change.

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Customer Service Matters in the Intelligence Community, Too

A National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency directorate has been working on how to best deliver its products under what can sometimes be critical time pressures.

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The Army’s Next Drone May Fit in a Soldier’s Pocket

The service could start buying palm-sized UAVs to complement its Pumas and Ravens as soon as 2018, according to one official.

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3 Lessons to Be a Bold Government Leader

Feds have good reasons for sticking with the status quo. But lack of action also has consequences.

Defense

The Russian Hack of the DNC

U.S. intelligence officials said they are “confident” only senior Moscow officials could have authorized it.

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Top US Officials Say Russia 'Authorized' DNC Hacks

"These thefts and disclosures are intended to interfere with the U.S. election process," said a statement from DHS and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

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Haven't Sold To Government Before? DARPA Still Might Buy Your Tech

The Pentagon's R&D agency is just one of many groups chasing companies that have so far focused on commercial business.

Tech

Data-Theft Arrest Shows that Insider Threat Remains Despite Post-Snowden Security Improvements

The case of the NSA contractor arrested this week shows that the intelligence community has much further to go in stopping insider threats.

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Assessing the Obama Administration’s Tech Legacy

Experts weigh in on how the administration handled privacy, cybersecurity and other technology issues.

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How Publicly Posting Data Can Cut Through Red Tape

U.S. Chief Data Scientist DJ Patil said federal open data is in the beta stages.

Tech

Shooting for Space, to Make Life Better on Earth

Elaine Flowers Duncan, an engineer at NASA, talks about what drew her to rocket science.

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White House Expands Employment, Housing Data Effort

Fitbit, LinkedIn and other companies are collaborating on the Opportunity Project.

Tech

The FBI's Arrest of an NSA Contractor

A Maryland man who worked for Booz Allen Hamilton has been charged with stealing classified materials.

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NSA Contractor Charged with Stealing Classified Materials

A Maryland man has been charged with unauthorized removal and retention of top secret/SCI materials.

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GAO Gives Congress Emerging Tech Handbook

The 100-page report dives into big data, analytics, artificial intelligence and the internet of things.

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Yahoo Responds to Email Scanning Program

Calls the report that it built a program to scan all its users' incoming email "misleading"