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Election Cyber Coordinating Council to be Finalized Next Year
State and federal officials met with election industry leaders to launch the council.
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Agencies Could Struggle to Remove Bias From Algorithms
It’s a regulatory challenge to ensure that artificially intelligent systems aren’t making decisions based on biased information.
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Agencies May Want to Think Neuro-Differently About the Cyber Workforce
A French company has been placing IT consultants with Asperger’s syndrome in government positions. Could it work in the U.S.?
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5 Tech Issues Congress Wants GAO to Keep an Eye On
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee provided five new directives to the Government Accountability Office related to ensuring the government maximizes its tech investments.
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White House Launches Revamped Website
The new site is designed to match private sector quality, a senior administration official says.
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FCC Kills Net Neutrality Rules, Hands Internet Back to FTC
After the vote, the power to police internet service providers shifts back the Federal Trade Commission.
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White House: Government Needs More Bug Bounty Programs
The IT modernization report also urges moving cybersecurity closer to federal employees.
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White House Unveils Latest Plan to Fix Government Technology
The first center of excellence will be a partnership between the Agriculture Department, White House, General Services Administration and industry.
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Pentagon Delays Deadline For Military Suppliers to Meet Cybersecurity Rules
The goal of the new regulations is to secure sensitive data on the computers and networks at smaller companies.
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This Company Is Trying to Turn Federal Agencies into Startups
Palo Alto-based BMNT Partners teaches agencies how to design the solutions to their challenges.
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Under-the-Screen Fingerprint Readers Are Coming in 2018
Here's another option when it comes to smartphone biometrics.
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Yes, The Security Clearance Backlog is Getting Worse
The Government Accountability Office also found there's not a plan to reverse it.
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White House Releases Final Tech Modernization Plan
The far-reaching plan pushes agencies to adopt cloud and shared services.
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Why Veterans Affairs Isn’t Waiting for a ‘Perfect’ Health Records Solution
The department’s aiming for as seamless a solution for medical records as technologically possible, VA Secretary David Shulkin said.
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Data Shouldn't Drive All of Your Decisions
Correlation does not reveal the one thing that matters most in innovation.
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Pentagon's Next Cloud Contract Could Be Worth Billions
The Defense Department intends to award a cloud computing contract next year that could disrupt the entire federal market.
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Here’s Who Might Dominate Alliant 2 Business
The contract may feature 61 businesses but a research firm says far fewer companies will snag most of the business.
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Only One-Third of Agencies Are Using Anti-Spoofing Email Tool
And the Homeland Security Department's January deadline for implementation is approaching.
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House Panel Passes Revamped Anti-Sex Trafficking Bill
Lawmakers revised the controversial bill to criminalize online prostitution and added some other protections for tech companies.
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Trump Signed NDAA. Here’s What It Means.
The Modernizing Government Technology Act—and several other tech amendments—could have an immediate impact on the government’s tech landscape.
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