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How USAID Thinks About Mobile Apps

If apps don't communicate with each other, the data they collect isn't useful to aid workers.

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DOD's Cyber Lessons for OPM

Acting Director Beth Cobert says OPM is trying to create widely accepted credentials for cyber skills.

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IaaS Growth Drives Federal Cloud Market

Infrastructure-as-a-service offerings lead federal cloud purchases, but other categories show growth.

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GAO Sustains Bid Protests of $17.5B DISA Contract

The watchdog group said DISA didn't provide a reasonable basis for comparing the cost of competing proposals.

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GAO: Expect Delays in DATA Act Financial Reporting

The mechanics of reporting that data are messy, a watchdog report finds, and officials at least in one agency think they might miss the deadline.

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OMB Policy Revamps Mobile Device Buying

The goal is to slash fragmentation and duplication of 1,200-plus mobile agreements and 200-plus service plans managed by the federal government.

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DHS Chief: ‘We Are Actively Thinking About Election Cybersecurity’

DHS officials are considering designating the election process as a critical infrastructure category.

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Election Cyber Gaffes: Which Party's Has Been Worse?

An identity protection company ranks the cybersecurity problems of each candidate.

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What VR Proponents Think Congress Needs To Know

A group of virtual reality companies convened at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday to demo their technology.

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GSA Offers Playbook to Upgrade Legacy IT

The guidance includes both a playbook and investment review process agencies can use in conjunction to “increase the likelihood of success” for modernization or migration efforts to support mission functions.

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DARPA Funds IoT Malware Detection Project

Researchers developed a way to monitor devices' thermal emissions to detect program irregularities.

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Can Encryption Protect Government Files Forever?

Suddenly, just like athletes who might initially be able to hide their doping only to later get caught by improved testing standards, the government found itself relying on a protection scheme that could no longer keep hidden its secrets.

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What the DNC Hack Could Mean for Democracy

Suspected foreign interference in an American election might be a taste of what's to come.

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The Government Has Approved the First Private Landing on the Moon

"Only three super powers have ever landed on any planet—we will become the fourth super power."

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DOD Issues Final Rule to Avoid Counterfeit Electronics

Focuses on the careful selection of suppliers and verifying the authenticity of electronic parts

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White House Ramps Up Federal Drone Programs

The Interior Department will soon use drones for search and rescue missions.

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NIST Tries to Define ‘Internet of Things’

Technologists can’t really agree on what qualifies as part of that network of devices and sensors.