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Kaspersky Says It Intercepted NSA Hacking Tools but Didn't Hand Them Over to Russia
The Russian anti-virus firm released preliminary results of an investigation into how and when it lifted NSA malware from a personal computer.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson, Google Leaders Pitch Pentagon on Internal Accelerator
In the Defense Innovation Board’s fifth public meeting, members from the private sector discussed four potential recommendations for the Pentagon.
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Trump Administration Plans a New Cybersecurity Strategy
The strategy will be based on the main elements of the president’s May executive order.
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Tech Industry Group Releases Artificial Intelligence Policy Guide
The Information Technology Industry Council released guidance on how industry and government can work together to grow systems based on the human mind.
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Pentagon Extends Commercial Health Records Pilot to Fourth Site
The system will be tested at one of the largest military hospitals on the West Coast.
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FDA CIO: Agile Is Simply Good Business
One thing agencies need to do is get out of a reactive mode, the agency's CIO Todd Simpson said.
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Pentagon to Scrub Kaspersky From Defense Systems Following DHS Ban
The Defense Department is following a DHS directive to remove the Russian anti-virus from its systems but it’s not clear if the software was there in the first place.
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How the U.S. Marshals Service Saved $300 Million By Identifying Over-Charging Prisons
The service rents space for prisoners awaiting trial from federal, state and local jails—and realized that it needed some more leverage negotiating rates.
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This Technology Could Help Solve IED Detection — And Airport Security Too
New radio-wave sensors are designed to suss out hidden explosives —whether in car bombs or carry-on laptops.
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Mash Up Library of Congress Data, Maybe Win $5,000
The Library of Congress launched a new data competition searching for new ways to use legislative data sets from Congress.gov.
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Startup Funding Bill Makes A Comeback
A group of lawmakers reintroduced the Startup Opportunity Accelerator Act, which would set aside funding for startup accelerators.
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GAO Denies Northrop Grumman Protest in $1 Billion DHS Cybersecurity Contract Fight
Northrop Grumman has been wrangling with contract winner Raytheon over the DOMino contract since 2015.
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Senators Target Russian Election Meddling with Political Ad Bill
The bill would require ads that run on Facebook, Twitter or other online platforms disclose who paid for them.
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Could the Senate’s Plan to Speed Up Bid Protests Backfire?
A shorter timeframe to review contracting disputes could put significant stress on the Government Accountability Office.
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Sharing Election Threat Info with States Won’t be One-Size-Fits-All, DHS Says
Cyber threat information sharing strategies will vary state by state based on state preferences, a DHS official says.
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GSA, OPM Nominees Pledge to Build Public Trust Through Open Data Programs
Emily Webster Murphy, GSA administrator nominee, pledged to expand open data programs while Jeff Pon, OPM director nominee, said he promised to ramp up information security efforts.
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This Tool Saves HUD Employees Weeks of Work
House of Urban Development Department employees would take days and even weeks to fulfill lawmakers’ requests until the agency launched CART.
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Lego Is Finally Celebrating the Women of NASA With Their Very Own Set
Astronauts and other key contributors to the space agency's most successful projects are now immortalized in brick form.
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