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With Friendly CBO Score, IT Modernization Bill Hits House Floor Wednesday
The Modernizing Government Technology Act dodged the high price tag it received the first time around.
Tech
NASA Won’t Rush Astronauts Back to the Moon to Please Donald Trump
Trump's hope to slingshot some astronauts around the moon next year have just been dashed by NASA.
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Hill Leaders: You Need Us to Make the Cyber Executive Order Work
Congress will play a key role in ensuring successful implementation of the order’s directives to protect government and critical infrastructure systems.
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DARPA Wants Artificial Intelligence That Doesn't Forget Everything It Knows
Biological systems don't completely freeze up when they encounter a new situation, but computers often do.
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HHS’ Cyber Threat Center Comes Out of Beta Soon
The center will share threat information for small doctors offices to the largest pharmaceutical companies, and health care organizations in between.
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GSA Tech Office Launches Bug Bounty Program
This is the first civilian government program that pays ethical hackers to search out digital bugs.
Oversight
The Nuclear Option in the Trump-Russia Investigation
Lawmakers have an unusual and costly tactic if they believe investigators are withholding key evidence.
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FBI Rank and File Had Confidence in Comey, Acting Director Says
The claim contradicts one White House rationale for Comey’s firing.
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Trump Releases Long-Delayed Cyber Order
The order was delayed so security and modernization programs can work in tandem, an official said.
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A Drone Inspects a Bridge. Now What?
The Federal Highway Agency needs visualization tools to make sense what's being collected by its unmanned inspectors.
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Bill Prioritizes Federal Customer Service—And Cuts Some Red Tape
It would remove some hoops agencies have to go through before getting citizen feedback.
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Tired of Long Airport Screenings? TSA Wants Tech to Cut Lines.
The agency wants ideas any and all ideas for improving the screening process.
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FTC Wants to Help Small Businesses Spot Cyber Scams
The agency wants businesses to be able to protect themselves.
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Security Clearance Bureau Making Progress But No Timeline to End Backlog
The bureau is also working on technological efficiencies to cut investigation times.
Defense
Intelligence Leaders Are Practically Begging Trump to Condemn Russian Hacking
The president’s unwillingness to call out Moscow’s electoral meddling is doing the Kremlin a favor, one former top spy testified to lawmakers.
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Federal Spending Data is Due: Is Anyone Making Deadline?
Not all agencies are expected to meet a crucial deadline for financial transparency.
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Father of the Internet: 'AI Stands for Artificial Idiot’
Vint Cerf has serious concerns about the military's use of the internet of things.
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Bill Would Mandate Mobile-Friendly Federal Websites
Federal agencies need to be able to reach Americans who only access the internet on their mobile devices, Rep. Robin Kelly said.
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