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Can Homeless People Move Into Baltimore's Abandoned Houses?
There are more than 16,000 vacant homes in the city. Are they the solution to the long-standing housing crisis?
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Feds Use New 3-D Printer to Create Bomb-Sniffing Artificial Dog Noses
Dog noses have about 50 times as many olfactory receptors as humans.
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The Number of Industries Getting Classified Cyberthreat Tips from DHS Has Doubled Since July
The banking, chemical, water, information technology and transportation sectors all recently joined.
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Mobile Devices Will Transform How Government Fieldwork Gets Done
IPads and iPhones can do more than make field workers more efficient in creating reports and reducing paperwork.
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Predictive Modeling vs. Lead Hot Spots; California’s DMV Hiring Spree
Also in our State & Local news roundup: A local chicken scandal has forced the resignation of a mayor and city manager.
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Hackers ‘Sandworm’ NATO, Incite Pakistan-India Cyber-rattling and Save Nude Snapchats
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
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Obama Orders Two-Step IDs to Combat Credit Card Hacks
The executive order also requires agencies to switch to multifactor authentication to access sites that store citizens' personal information.
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Hawaiian Village In Lava’s Path Awaits Fate Amid New Uncertainty
What will happen to this Big Island community that may end up divided in two?
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Ebola Vaccine Development Probably Too Late to Deal with Current Crisis
A major drug firm says it will take until 2016 to ramp up production.
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New Yorkers Love 311; N.C. Sheriff’s New Posse
Also in our State & Local news roundup: Des Moines’ millennial draw, Alaska’s oil worries, and sick palm trees in Redwood City.
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Do Not Click on That Ebola Vaccine Ad
DHS issues alert on contagion-inspired phishing schemes and online fraud.
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JPMorgan Says Government Purchase Cards Not Affected by Hack
Expense cards and government customers were not affected by this summer’s bank hack.
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Prisons Hit Hard By Virginia Budget Cuts; Utah’s Time-Zone Change?
Also in our State & Local news roundup: ‘I don’t feel safe’ in Harrisburg, says armed lawmaker who opened fire on city streets.
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A New Way to Find Federal Contracting Information
GovTribe’s free alternative to FBO hits the Web.
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Is FedRAMP Toothless? Rogue Cloud Systems Abound at Agencies, IGs Say
Auditors chalked up the missed deadline, in part, to a leadership vacuum.
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California Practices for Next Big Earthquake Amid New Warnings
Seismic risk to Bay Area water infrastructure creates new regional worries.
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HHS Awards Contract for Ebola Vaccine Shown to be 100 Percent Effective in Animal Tests
Pentagon also backs vaccine from Profectus Biosciences.
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How Should the Government Respond to JPMorgan Hack?
If a nation state hacked JPMorgan, that deserves a government response, former top cop said.
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States Ascend Into the Cloud
States increasingly are dropping their caution and embracing cloud computing. What’s driving the move to the cloud?
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