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With New Testing Rules, Will 2018 Finally Be the Year of the Drone?
The visual line-of-sight rule is perhaps the most important limitation to widespread commercial use of drones.
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Bots or Not, FCC Refuses to Delay Net Neutrality Vote
Despite increasing concerns over the integrity of the public comment process, the agency will vote as scheduled.
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GAO: Feds Aren’t Doing Enough for Minority Tech Workers
Equal employment agencies could be doing more, such as looking at which universities they recruit from.
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Policy Opens the Door for Smartphone Use in Classified Settings
Mobile devices will still be banned from facilities where highly classified information is shared.
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The Government’s Struggle to Hire Young Tech Talent is Worse Than You Thought
There’s only one under-30 IT specialist working in agencies for every four who are over 60 years old.
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GAO Asks: Exactly How Does CYBERCOM Help After Cyberattacks?
The Pentagon failed to describe how it’s training to support civil authorities when a major cyber strike comes, the watchdog agency said.
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Budget-Managing Tips, but for Space Telescopes
NASA is scrambling to cut the growing cost of its latest big astronomy mission.
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The German Contractor Who Shut Down Trump’s Twitter Account Insists It Was A Mistake
“I didn’t hack anyone. I didn’t do anything that I was not authorized to do."
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FBI, DHS Warn of Hacker Mercenaries Funded by Nation-States
Lawmakers also are considering giving Homeland Security more authority to test anti-drone tech.
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Here’s What Citizens Taught Feds During Disasters
After the summer's hurricanes, agencies are looking at how everyday people can help in disaster relief efforts.
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The Pluses and Perils of Trump's Cyber Strategy
Continuity on most cyber policies masks a growing erosion of global cyber norms.
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5 Companies Protest Alliant 2 Contract—So Far
More than 160 companies bid on the contract but 61 made the cut.
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The Key to Reducing Exposure to Cyber Liability, Part 2
Former federal CISO Greg Touhill explains how an organization's people play the largest role in reducing cyber liability.
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FTC Ready to Police Internet If FCC Repeals Net Neutrality Rules
The Federal Trade Commission has a long-established role in preserving online competition, Acting Chairwoman Maureen Ohlhausen said.
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EPA Sued Over Employees Using Encrypted Messaging App
An advocacy group is suing the EPA over an open records request regarding employees’ use of the application Signal.
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All Major Agencies Will Be on Federal Cybersecurity Dashboard by February
The dashboard will help government cyber officials work faster when a new bug is discovered.
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The Customs System That Clogged Airports In January Isn’t Fixed, IG Says
The agency doesn't have a backup system in place if another outage happens, the watchdog said.
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Government Has Completed Phase Two of Kaspersky Ban
Agencies have all scanned their systems for the Russian anti-virus and drafted plans to replace it.
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GAO: FCC Needs to Consider How Connected Toasters Could Clog the Spectrum
The internet of things could eat up spectrum, but the FCC isn’t doing enough to anticipate strains.
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