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This FTC Group Wants To Keep You Safe from Blockchain Scams
But keeping up with criminals' tech innovation can be challenging.
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State Reauthorization Elevates Cyber Office Tillerson Once Shuttered
The House bill closely tracks a standalone bill to restore and elevate the cyber coordinator’s office.
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Defense Electronic Health Records Program Seeks Help Organizing Influx of Data
The Defense Health Agency wants to know if a vendor can help match all the new data it’s collecting with the old.
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U.S. Air Force to Put Sensors on Allies’ Satellites
The move is intended to deter Russia or China from shooting down spacecraft — and provide backups if they do.
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Management Chief: Workforce Must Change to Reach IT Modernization Goals
The Office of Management and Budget’s Margaret Weichert shares how the administration's “holistic approach” to management can fix the government’s technology woes.
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Technology Modernization Fund Board Picks First Projects to Advance
The field has narrowed from nine projects to four, according to board chair Suzette Kent.
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Federal Cloud Leaders Say Lift-And-Shift Migrations Can Leave You ‘Sorely Disappointed’
Agency experts said it’s often better to start over with legacy systems than try to force them into the cloud.
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IRS’ 60-Year-Old IT System Failed on Tax Day Due to New Hardware
Congress and watchdogs have been warning the IRS to upgrade its systems for years.
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Security Gaps Could Let Hackers Edit Government Spending Data, Watchdog Says
New and old flaws in systems at a Treasury Department bureau added up to “a significant deficiency,” according to the Government Accountability Office.
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House Passes First IRS Reforms in 20 Years
Bipartisan batch of nine bills approved during Tax Day website freeze.
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DHS is Lukewarm on the Bug Bounty Programs Congress Keeps Pushing
A bill mandating a DHS bug bounty passed the Senate Tuesday, but the department says it would duplicate work it’s already doing.
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The Military Will Award $10 Million To The Company That Can Launch Satellites On Short Notice
The Air Force is desperate to replace larger satellites that are vulnerable to attack, and fast.
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Why Agencies Should Be Tech Agnostic When Solving Problems
Don’t miss the forest for the trees, General Services Administration's emerging tech official said.
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IRS Says Online Tax Systems Are Back In Business
Agency teams worked through the night to restore services, the acting administrator said.
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DHS Funds Tech to Root Out Malware in Government Mobile Apps
The tool, developed with Red Hat, is one of several the department is touting at the RSA Cybersecurity conference.
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The Gatekeepers of the Government's Other Transaction Deals
Agencies don’t always know which companies have the bleeding-edge technology they seek. That’s where consortia come in.
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Defense Official: Cloud Adoption Would Look Very Different Without DISA
Cloud adoption throughout the Defense Department would be far more decentralized without DISA, according to the agency’s cloud chief.
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Taxpayers Get Extra Day To File After IRS Online Tools Go Down
The IRS extended Tax Day to midnight April 18 after unidentified outages took down key online tools Tuesday.
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White House: 5 Percent of Government Jobs Could Be ‘Automated Entirely’
The Office of Personnel Management will look at how to retrain the employees affected.
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