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DHS Startup Accelerator Awards Its First Final-Phase Contract
The department’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program is funding a system to protect video surveillance systems.
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Energy Wants Electric Cars to Charge in 15 Minutes or Less
The department awarded $19 million to 12 different projects focused on faster battery charging.
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Interior Wants Wi-Fi for Burning Man
Even temporary cities/arts festivals need networks for government and law enforcement operations.
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House Appropriations Panel Should Step Up Cyber Oversight, Member Urges
The panel should hold its first cyber-specific budget hearing this year, Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger says.
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The Defense Innovation Board’s 10 Essential Rules for Developing Software
The “commandments” adapt industry best practices for the Pentagon, but every agency could learn from them.
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Groups Monitoring Agency Website Changes See Deeper Trump Agenda
Removal of some health data from HHS site is simply a matter of reorganizing information by disease, not population group, HHS says.
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The Pentagon’s New R&D Chief Has a Mandate for Change
Michael Griffin has orders to concentrate the Defense Department’s diverse research and development efforts on a few key technologies.
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How a Pentagon Contract Sparked a Cloud War
Amazon and Google are taking on defense contractors in a heated battle for billions in government contracts.
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DHS Plans To Formalize Bug Disclosure Policy
The policy will make it easier for computer researchers to share hackable vulnerabilities they find in Homeland Security systems.
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Feds Need To Be Pirates, Not Ninjas, Says Defense Health Official
Defense Health Agency's David Cooper urged his fellow feds to embrace pirate principles—at least when it comes to mobile apps.
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Lawmakers Want to Boost Their Tech-Savvy By Reviving Defunct Office
They want to reopen the Office of Technology Assessment, a research group that once kept Congress up to date on emerging technology.
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With No Permanent Leadership, VA Forges Ahead on $16 Billion Health Records Effort
The Veterans Affairs Department will press on with its electronic health records contract without a permanent secretary or chief information officer.
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One of the Pentagon’s Worldwide Networks Is About to Get 10x Faster
The Defense Information Systems Agency announced its plan to increase bandwidth for one of its mission-critical networks.
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Defense Bill Would Send Military Reinforcements to DHS’ Cyber Mission
The bill would also transfer most of DISA’s network defense responsibilities to U.S. Cyber Command.
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The Pentagon Is Making a Ray Gun to Stop Truck Attacks
A device that resembles an old phonograph may soon be used to jam and shut down vehicles like the one that killed 10 people in Toronto.
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Mulvaney Targets Consumer Bureau's 'Yelp'-Like Complaint Portal
Acting director encourages bankers’ argument against posting unvetted criticism.
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Report: Insecure Contractor Emails Leave Government Vulnerable
Federal IT contractors aren’t using an email security tool that’s now mandated for agencies.
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Federal CIO: Modernization Board Wants More Proposals and Here’s What It Needs
Suzette Kent shares just what kind of ideas the board is looking for.
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JEDI Will Be Just One of Many Clouds, Says Pentagon’s No. 2
The giant and groundbreaking IT contract may cover just a fraction of the cloud-services orders to come.
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