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Oracle Takes JEDI Case to Court
After a failed bid protest effort, Oracle has taken its issues with JEDI to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
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Technology Business Management Chair Tapped to Lead Government’s Tech Innovation Shop
Anil Cheriyan will take over as director of the Technology Transformation Service in January.
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Software Glitch Adds to Issues for NOAA’s Newest Weather Satellite
Technicians have identified a software glitch in the GOES-17 weather satellite it launched in March.
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Pentagon Considers Cybersecurity Certification for Its Contractors
It’s still unclear what would be required for certification or how much it would cost for businesses.
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HHS Quietly Deletes Guidance on Recruiting Latinos to Obamacare
Latest monitoring of CMS website changes comes after Trump cuts in "navigator" program.
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Upcoming Bill Would Lock Down Agencies' Internet-Connected Devices
But agency chief information officers could make exceptions, according to the legislation.
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Watch SpaceX Bring Research, Mouse Food, And Some Unexpected Gas To The ISS
The mouse food is clean and the rocket is ready to fly.
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Technology Transformation Service Wants to Beef Up Email Security
GSA’s tech innovation shop met the initial DMARC requirement but now wants to include the security measure on all its email domains.
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Quantum Computing That Can Crack Modern Encryption More Than a Decade Away
A report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine suggests encryption-cracking quantum computers are possible, but won’t be built in the immediate future.
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DHS is Exploring How Blockchain Can Stop Counterfeits and Forgeries
The agency is funding research that uses blockchain to make sure people are who they claim to be.
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FBI Issues Timeline for $5 Billion IT Contract Solicitation
The bureau’s ITSSS contract has gone through a lot of changes recently but officials expect to have the draft and final RFPs out early next year.
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DISA Outlines Plans to Wall Off the Public Internet
The agency extended the deadlines for vendors to submit white papers for the cloud-based system.
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10 Problems DHS Wants Innovative Small Businesses to Solve in 2019
The department will be offering millions of dollars to small businesses able to offer solutions to these 10 tough technical problems.
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Kaspersky Loses Appeal Against Congressional Ban
It’s official: Kaspersky can’t do business with the federal government.
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White House Launches Cyber Reskilling Program
In its trial run, Federal Cybersecurity Reskilling Academy will certify some 25 feds with non-technical backgrounds as cyber defense analysts.
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New Secret Service Lapel Pins Will Come With a Secret Security Feature
Few people know what those very recognizable lapel pins are hiding.
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House Passes Bill to Improve Government’s Digital Services
The IDEA Act would require agencies to upgrade their websites to meet basic security and usability standards, but lawmakers did make some changes.
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The Secret Service Is Testing Facial Recognition At The White House
The test also captures part of the street outside.
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