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Pentagon Picks Former JP Morgan Executive To Be CIO
Dana Deasy brings considerable private-sector experience to the Defense Department’s efforts to transform its IT operations.
Nextgov
White House: Government Identity Verification Tools Aren’t Meeting The Threat
The order comes as personal information that organizations once used to verify people is increasingly available online.
Nextgov
Treasury Builds Data Lab To Inspire ‘Better Data, Better Decisions, Better Government’
The Data Transparency Office went beyond the DATA Act mandate to build visualizations showing where agencies’ $500 billion in contract spending goes each year.
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Report: Men Are More Comfortable Giving Up Biometric Data Than Women Are
Women are more than twice as likely as men to say they don’t want the government collecting any of their biometric information.
Nextgov
White House Lags Far Behind on Email Security Benchmark
The White House has not installed the DMARC security tool on 18 out of its 26 email domains.
Nextgov
Is Blockchain Right for Your Agency? Here’s a Quiz to Find Out.
The quiz is part of a step-by-step guide for vendors and agencies looking to bring blockchain to the government.
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Treasury Office Wants Security For the Cloud From the Cloud
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is conducting market research on two cloud security schemas, each of which could lead to a solicitation down the road.
Nextgov
General Dynamics Completes CSRA Buy
General Dynamics finalized its acquisition of IT contractor CSRA for $9.7 billion.
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The Pentagon is Letting Hackers Loose on Its Travel Management System
Ethical hackers will scour the platform for security gaps in the department’s fifth bug bounty program.
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Social Media Screening Won’t Slow Down the Visa Process, State Department Says
The department wants to screen five years of social media and email from all visa applicants but doesn’t expect longer processing time “for most visa cases.”
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OPM Says Agencies Have One Year To ID Cyber Workforce Gaps
The Office of Personnel Management started the clock Monday for agencies to identify, report and mitigate cybersecurity workforce shortfalls.
Tech
After London, How Lasers Will Play a Role in Detecting Chemical Attacks Sooner
A new technique can detect trace elements of dangerous chemicals in extremely small doses, a breakthrough of relevance to the horror show playing out in Salisbury, U.K.
Tech
Regulating Facebook Won’t Prevent Data Breaches
The Cambridge Analytica scandal wasn't a data breach – it was a violation of academic ethics. Maybe it's universities, not social networks, that need to update their privacy settings.
Tech
Why Is NASA's Space Telescope Running a Year Behind?
The James Webb will launch in 2020 instead of next year—and it will probably need more money from Congress to do it.
Oversight
Congress Ignores Trump's Priorities for Science Funding
Nearly every science agency stands to get more money under a spending bill that avoids proposed cuts from the White House.
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Defense R&D Gets a Huge Boost Under the 2018 Omnibus
But it’s not the only agency with more to spend on research.
Tech
Pentagon’s New Arms-Research Chief Eyes Space-Based Ray Guns
Neutral-particle beams, a concept first tried in the 1980s, may get a fresh look under Michael Griffin.
Nextgov
Congress Tells Pentagon to Justify Its Single Cloud Plan
The omnibus spending package directs the Pentagon to outline its cloud strategy and share reports, costs and other details related to its JEDI procurement.
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Spending Bill Boosts Election Security, Clarifies Overseas Data Warrants
The bill also requires supply chain reviews for cyber risk at some agencies.
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Congress Passes Anti-Sex Trafficking Bill That Could Change the Web
The bill opens up who can sue websites for their users’ content.
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