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Ex-Navy CIO Weis joins Google Public Sector as managing director
Aaron Weis left his job with the U.S. Department of the Navy this month.
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Privacy fears stymie federal government surveyors as responses dive
The Census Bureau and other federal agencies are facing data collection problems as privacy concerns rise and online scams proliferate.
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VA leaders aren’t worried about looming budget fights ... yet
Lawmakers are skeptical of the White House's plan for $325 billion in department funding next year.
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National Cybersecurity Strategy is a North Star for federal agencies
Many government agencies still rely on legacy IT systems that are costly to maintain and difficult to defend, the author says.
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Automation helps US Forest Service speed procurement in fighting fires
The Forest Service brought its backlog up to date and established a Center of Excellence to tackle and automate other work.
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Federal cyber workers can soon rotate among government agencies
The program will allow for agencies to “borrow” federal employees who specialize in cyber and allow them to work in temporary stints at a neighbor agency.
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Biden, Trudeau must expand binational action to bolster cybersecurity
Biden’s visit to Canada to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this week will be an opportunity to expand on cybersecurity cooperation.
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TikTok dismisses report of Biden call for Chinese owners to sell
Late last month, the White House gave all federal agencies 30 days to wipe TikTok off all government devices.
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VA plans to deploy new health records to more sites in June
The program has been delayed since last fall because of problems with software reliability and staff training.
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Activists, Pentagon spar over sharing evidence of Russian war crimes
The Pentagon is reportedly blocking the sharing of evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine, and human rights groups are not happy.
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Pentagon close to making first awards on $9 billion cloud contract
The Pentagon in December tapped Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle for its highly anticipated Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability contract.
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Taylor Swift-based passwords harm cybersecurity, report says
Swift’s highly anticipated 10th album “Midnights” resulted in many passwords including “taylor,” “swiftie” and “midnights.”
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How observability helps federal IT pros work smarter, not harder
Observability goes beyond traditional monitoring to provide proactive insights into problems before they occur.
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Biden proposes $500 million to upgrade customer service at US agencies
Good customer service has been a cornerstone of the Biden-Harris agenda, and as an idea, it’s simple, speakers said.
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Former Army CIO joins ServiceNow as global head of public sector
Raj Iyer in January said he would leave his military job, after two and a half years, and would return to industry.
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US must revive, dominate electronic warfare, Pentagon CIO Sherman says
"As we get ready for China," CIO John Sherman told Congress, "we better be able to fight and dominate in this space."
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Biden proposes Pentagon spending increase with industrial base focus
Biden is proposing a 3.2% increase in Defense Department spending with an eye on the Pacific and bolstering the naval industrial base.
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Pentagon UFO chief says alien mothership in our solar system possible
The yet-published research paper discusses the possibility that visitors from other galaxies may already be trekking across our solar system.
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