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5 Ways Congress Can Grow the Internet of Things
A trade association asked Congress to pass legislation that would advance connected technology in the United States.
Management
Trump's NASA Pivot
His administration has made the moon a destination, not just a pit stop, on the way to Mars.
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Congress' Week: Data Breaches, Kaspersky and Murderers with Security Clearances
Amid tackling a series of high-profile data breaches, Congress moved along important IT legislation and aims to address whether criminals are actually getting temporary security clearances.
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Pentagon: We’ll Keep Buying Software That Russian Spies have Looked Through
The U.S. military will still buy consumer-off-the-shelf products from several tech companies that allowed Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, an intelligence outfit, to intimately probe.
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GAO to IRS: Actually, You Didn't Have to Give Equifax a Contract
Despite what IRS officials told Congress, the IRS did not have to continue using Equifax services in a bridge contract, a GAO official said.
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Bill Targeting Security Clearance Backlog Advances in Senate
The legislation would reinstate backlog reporting, plus push agencies to honor each other's clearances and implement continuous monitoring.
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House Bill Starts Internet Surveillance Debate, Round 2
The bill would rein in surveillance authorities but is still opposed by civil liberties groups.
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FBI’s Cyber Strategy: Shame The Hackers
The agency is trying to take a more preventive, and not a reactive, security strategy.
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The White House's Cyber Tool Wish List
Acting Federal Chief Information Security Officer Grant Schneider pushed for tools that are easy to use but can share threat info in real time.
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Can the Government’s Buying Power Create a More Secure Internet of Things?
Device manufacturers still determine how they secure their gadgets, but legislation could push industry in a more secure direction, experts tell the House Oversight committee.
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IRS Explains Why It Gave Equifax a $7 Million Contract After Breach
The contract was awarded without any competition.
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Senate Panel Passes FITARA Extension in Block of IT Bills
Other legislation includes a mandate for agencies to create mobile-friendly websites and to report on the security clearance backlog.
Defense
DARPA-Funded Radar Lets Planes See Through Smoke and Clouds
A promising approach to a decades-old quandary: how to get a clear field of view to the ground?
Management
Are Trump's Tweets Undercutting U.S. Diplomacy?
Beyond apparent policy disagreements between the president and Rex Tillerson, the State Department struggles to absorb mixed signals.
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What CIO Vacancies Mean For Modernizing Government
A Congressman leading the tech upgrade movement says Congress should just treat acting CIOs like permanent ones.
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Former Maryland CIO Steps in as OPM CIO
David Garcia replaces Dave DeVries, who left the federal government for Michigan.
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Two People's Information Compromised in SEC Data Breach
Hackers may have traded on nonpublic information, though.
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State Election Officials Still Angry but Ready to Work with DHS
The Homeland Security Department and states' information sharing efforts about Russian cyber meddling got off to a rocky start but they're working on it.
Tech
IGs Band Together for a Common Website to Share Results of Investigations
Project eases access to reports governmentwide while promoting watchdogs’ work.
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