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Here's How Government Thinks Nanotech Will Transform Cyber

A team of agencies want easy-to-use technology that works just like the human brain does.

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It’s Official: MEGABYTE Act Signed into Law

Agency CIOs will need to develop comprehensive software licensing policies.

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GAO: OMB, Treasury Don't Monitor DATA Act Enough

A new GAO report concludes the lack of oversight could lead agencies to incompletely report finances.

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White House: Cyber Competitions Could Solve Skills Shortage

Office of Science and Technology Policy experts think contests could help the White House raise awareness about job opportunities.

Defense

Until We Reduce Cybercrime, Expect More Russian Meddling

A strong U.S. response to the DNC theft might discourage state-sponsored attacks, analysts and industry leaders say, but it won’t stop them.

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GSA: ‘A Better Schedule 70’ Ahead

Much of GSA’s improvements to the largest, most widely used acquisition vehicle in government are a result of customer feedback.

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Commerce Data Guru Announces Departure

In a post on Medium on Thursday evening, Tyrone Grandison, Commerce’s deputy chief data officer, announced his planned exit nearly exactly a year after he joined the agency.

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EPA Tests Future of Public Comments

18F helped the agency build a system that lets citizens comment on specific paragraphs of proposed rules.

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FBI Director: Time to Discuss Encryption Before 'Something Terrible Happens'

"At some point, encryption is going to figure into a major event in this country," Comey said.

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Should Secret Service Protect Emails of Future Presidents?

Until there is some type of specific intrusion, like the alleged DNC hack, there is nothing the government specifically does to help prevent hack attacks against presidential nominees.

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Professionals Across the Globe Agree: Governments Don’t Invest Enough in Cyber

And one in three thinks the cyber shortage makes their organizations more vulnerable to attack.

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NASA to Contractors: Hey, Do You Have $10M Worth of Our Stuff?

​The U.S. space agency wants to make sure its government property is accurately accounted for.

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Pentagon Officially Opens Boston DIUx with Eye on Biotech

Carter also added tech heavyweights such as Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to the Defense Innovation Advisory Board.

Management

OMB Releases Long-Awaited Update of Information Management Guidance

Circular A-130 centralizes policy on cybersecurity, privacy, records management, open data and acquisitions.

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DISA Wants $9M to Fast Track Cyber Innovations

The agency's Rapid Innovation Fund is pursuing “mature prototypes” of cybersecurity technologies that could be operationalized within two years.

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Why Federal Agencies Won’t Take Up the Internet of Things Anytime Soon

A new report suggests leadership vacuums and lack of an IoT strategy could hinder adoption.

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Obama Establishes Cyberattack Response Chain of Command

For years, there has been confusion in the private sector and internally among agencies about who's in charge when hackers hit the homeland.

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CIA Director: Open Source a ‘Tremendous Advantage’

Combining data sets offers a clearer picture of an event, John Brennan said.