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White House Orders Agencies to Defend the Skies From Cyberattacks
In its National Strategy for Aviation Security, the Trump administration called on the government to be more proactive in spotting threats to U.S. airspace.
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Federal Officials Want Public Input on Election Tech Requirements
The most recent Voluntary Voting System Guidelines include a call for paper ballots.
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OPM Wants Agencies to Show Their Work on Management Agenda Tech and Data Goals
Annual human capital reviews are coming and agencies have to show progress meeting the administration’s workforce, tech and data priorities.
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Judge Puts Hold on Lawsuit on Pentagon’s JEDI Cloud Contract
The battle over the Pentagon’s Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract just got more interesting.
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Survey: Feds Don’t Think Agencies Are Preparing Them to Use AI
Only a quarter of government employees think agencies have done a good job explaining how the tech will affect their jobs, researchers found.
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FDIC’s Top 3 Challenges Are All Tech Related
Among the financial regulator’s biggest challenges, IT modernization and cybersecurity topped the list.
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The Army Wants Virtual Health Tech That Works Under Any Conditions
The future of war will be more isolated, meaning Army medics need the ability to be present virtually when they can’t get there physically.
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The Pentagon Thinks AI Could Help Troops Telepathically Control Machines
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking to build artificial intelligence into neural interfaces to let humans control machines with their thoughts.
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Here’s What Technology Modernization Fund Dollars Are Doing Now
Three projects have awarded contracts so far and two have already spent a combined $6 million to date.
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Latest Spending Deal Includes Almost $20 Billion for IT Programs
The spending bills include multimillion-dollar agency projects and governmentwide funding sources for IT modernization and cybersecurity.
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NASA Declares a Beloved Mars Mission Over
The space agency will stop trying to contact the Opportunity rover, which was sent to Mars to search for evidence of water.
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GAO Urges Congress to Start Moving on a Privacy Law
Researchers recommended lawmakers give regulators more power to write rules and punish the companies that break them.
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DOJ Indicts Former Intel Officer For Helping Iran Hack Her Colleagues
Monica Witt, a former Air Force officer and intelligence community contractor, also allegedly disclosed information about a sensitive Pentagon program, according to Justice Department officials.
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A Very Relatable Moment on the International Space Station
Even astronauts have to deal with plumbing problems.
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Analysts: Federal IT Budget Could Top $93 Billion In 2020
Agencies are expected to spend more on cloud, digital services and artificial intelligence over the next 18 months.
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DHS Wants to Outfit Its Dogs With Wearable Tech
The agency is investing in a smart harness that would monitor the health of Border Patrol’s K-9 units.
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FBI Should Tighten Monitoring of Employee Texting, Watchdog Says
Software recommendations come as follow-up to 2016 review of alleged political bias.
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GSA, NGA Expand Space-Based Data Offerings
Agencies now have more options when purchasing geospatial data and analytics off GSA’s IT Schedule 70.
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Latest Technology Modernization Fund Award Will Support Governmentwide Payroll Project
With the seventh project award, the fund has just under $11 million left.
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White House CIO Needs Contractor to Help with App Development
The Office of the CIO put out a notice on a new five-year contract to assist with all sorts of application management needs.
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