The administration's top tech executive will retain his duties as federal CIO.
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The Obama administration’s guidelines for agencies on how to protect their smartphones and tablets will not approve specific devices for use in the government, a Justice Department official tol
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Reuters: Pentagon to Take Some Drone Program Responsibilities From CIA
The White House is transferring control over some drone operations for overseas anti-terrorism missions from the CIA to the Defense Department, Reuters reported Monday.
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Pentagon Asks Congress to Reprogram $10B
The Defense Department is seeking Congress’ permission to shift $9.6 billion in funds this year to its wartime budget in an effort to manage shortfalls, DoD Buzz reported Monday.
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Feds Respond to Oklahoma Tornadoes
FEMA, other agencies spring into action to help victims in affected areas.
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Coburn: ‘Legitimate’ Role for FEMA in Response to Oklahoma Tornadoes
Senator maintains disaster funding should be offset by budget cuts.
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Resilient Cities Roundup: Talking Global Green Building Trends
Maggie Comstock, a global policy wonk on green buildings and cities, spoke with SCC about global sustainable development trends and the emergence of resiliency planning for cities around the world.
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Federal disaster aid headed to Oklahoma as FEMA responds to tornado
President Obama on Monday declared a major federal disaster in response to the behemoth tornado that ripped through Oklahoma, prompting the Federal Emergency Management Agency into action.
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Disconcerting Robot Detects Depression
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Debate Grows Over Big Tech Taxes
Lawmakers are increasingly targeting the tax practices of big companies like Apple and Google.
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If You Want a Job in Tech, Learn to Code
'I'm probably not going to hire you,' exec tells recent grads, too many of whom lack critical skills.
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Watchdog group sues IRS for stricter tax-exemption rules
The watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a lawsuit Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for D.C.
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Anonymous Threatens Gitmo, U.S. Locks Down Wi-Fi
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base authorities turn off Wi-Fi and social media after Anonymous threatened to shut them down.
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Crowdsourcing Waste Management Solutions in Montenegro
For once we aren't talking about the worldwide scarcity of toilets, just go
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Low-wage contractors picket outside federal buildings
A group of food service workers walked off their jobs in the food court of the Ronald Reagan Building Tuesday morning as part of a day-long protest of low wages paid to federal contract employees.
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Letterhead
One of my disappointments with Google Docs is that I haven’t figured out how to make good stationery templates.
My Word templates have over 20 years of refinement, so when I need multiple pages, or
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Sequester Cuts Impact Oklahoma Disaster Relief - Plus the DorobekINSIDER's 7 Stories
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The Case for Government Cooperation: Capital Bikeshare
Federal, State, and Local Governments Working Together When the Private Sector Falls Short
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Ask 5 People A Question, Get 5 Different Answers - Army Finds A Solution With EMDS
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Respect your peers: Self-Checklist before you ask for help
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Sequestration Hits Disaster Assistance, Weather Detection Spending
Cuts to the FEMA and other federal programs could prove tricky.
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The Smartest Thing Sheila Butler Ever Did
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Trends on Tuesday: Smartphone Trends 2013
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Health Care Implementation Will Be Bumpy But Fruitful, Says Panel
IRS scandal not seen affecting privacy protections in Affordable Care Act.
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Electronics recycling is underway in the Big Apple
Allan Gerlat
New York City has launched an electronics recycling program.
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Amazon gets federal cloud certification
Amazon Web Services is the latest vendor to pass a rigorous security review for all federal cloud products and services.
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Play of the Day: Kids Say The Darndest Things... About Obama’s Scandals
Leno envisions Obama’s visit to a Baltimore school. It doesn’t go well.
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TSP investment fund again used for debt ceiling relief
The government once again has resorted to a financial maneuver involving federal employee retirement savings pending an increase in the national debt limit.
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Duffy, the Government and the problem with “no-notes” meetings
So, for my non-canadian readers, there is a significant scandal brewing up here in Canadaland, regarding a senator, who claimed certain expenses he was not allowed to (to the tune of $90,000) and t
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APT Attacks Trace To India, Researcher Says
Multi-year hacking campaign targeted mining companies, legal firms, Pakistan, Angolan dissidents and others in Pakistan, the U.S., Iran, China and Germany.
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Analysis: After the Oklahoma Tornado, Obama Needs to Make FEMA Work
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National Weather Service Warned About School Safety in Oklahoma City Region
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Energy Department Weighs Permits for Exporting Natural Gas
Obama proposes cutting program's budget, despite so many applications.
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What Services Should Immigrants Get?
No consensus on how to treat new legal residents under immigration reform bill.
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More Severe Weather Threatens Recovery From Oklahoma Tornado
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The Audacious Plan to End Hunger with 3-D Printed Food
NASA-funded grant explores the culinary potential for astronauts on very long space missions.
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Urbanism Speakeasy | Urban Farming and Local Groceries
Urbanism Speakeasy is a podcast with a particular focus on human-scale design. We love streets and places designed for people, regardless of how they happen to travel.
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CenturyLink, AT Approved to Immunize Key Private Networks Against Classified Threats
DHS lets the companies sell government-furnished protections against malware spotted by intelligence officials.
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Report: CBP Aims to Prevent Furloughs by Shifting Funds
Customs and Border Protection could do away with employee furloughs if Congress approves its proposal to shift funds, according to a FederalDaily.com article.
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Agencies challenged to balance data sharing and security, experts say
Agencies are on the hook to publicly release more digital data in a way that protects citizen’s personal information and does not comprise government security.
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Paragon Systems wins $42.5M command and control security contract with Air Force
Paragon Systems has won a contract with the U.S. Air Force for a command and control framework security systems.
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'Startup Seattle' seeks to attract tech businesses
The "Startup Seattle" program will foster tech sector growth through marketing and public/private partnerships.
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Restoring Infrastructure With Interaction
Taking a site near to the Gowanus Canal, one of the most polluted water bodies in the country, a group of architects explored a new potential relationship between people and their infrastructure.
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What’s the appropriate level of White House involvement with IG findings?
The White House acknowledged this week that some of its senior officials knew in late-April that the IRS had targeted conservative groups before and after the 2010 midterms, contradicting earlier st
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Making a Difference One Bike at a Time
If the measure of one’s commitment to protecting the environment is the number of cars taken off the road as a direct result of an action, this year’s record-breaking turnout of more than 14,500 p
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Is there really an open data El Dorado?
I was reading a tweet yesterday from Australia's CTO, John Sheridan, and it raised an interesting question for me.
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The Phone and Work
Back in the old days – the receptionist would tell a visitor: Oh, he's not busy – he's on the phone!
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Reflecting on Sunlight
Next Friday will be my last day as Sunlight Foundation's policy counsel. On June 3rd, I join CREW as policy director. It's been an amazing four years.
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In Tumblr, Yahoo Acquires an Audience and an Activist Edge, Too
With a sticker price of approximately $1.1 billion, Yahoo's Tumblr acquisition doesn't just come with an audience
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