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Voting machines require low-tech solutions to high-tech security problems
The use of paper ballots and a defined auditing process – traditionally low-tech solutions – present some of the best methods for protecting U.S. election systems and restoring voter confidence.
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OPM issues hiring memo to fill federal IT positions
The Office of Personnel Management has issued an excepted service appointment memo to the heads of federal agencies authorizing them to hire technical staff for up to one year to work on IT modernization initiatives.
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AWS announces secret region for intelligence customers
Amazon Web Services recently unveiled their AWS Secret Region cloud, available to the U.S. intelligence community through their Commercial Cloud Services contract with AWS.
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GSA awards $50 billion Alliant 2 to 61 companies
The General Services Administration the Alliant 2 contracts, a maximum $50 billion pool of contracts that provides IT services across the Federal government, were recently awarded to 61 companies.
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Major federal IT modernization bill reaches final stretch
The Modernizing Government Technology Act is now only one step away from becoming law, as the bill was recently included in the House and Senate conference report of the National Defense Authorization Act on its way to the president.
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Congressmen introduce bills to standardize agencies’ geospatial data
A reintroduced set of bills in the House and Senate would improve the standardization of geospatial data across federal agencies.
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Access Denied: What you need to know to protect the network [Commentary]
This story is true in essence, if not in particulars, and it is one that has played out many times across all sectors.
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Federal ‘extreme vetting’ plan castigated by tech experts
The experts, a group of more than 50 computer and data scientists, mathematicians and other specialists in automated decision-making, urged the Department of Homeland Security to abandon the project, dubbed the “Extreme Vetting Initiative.”
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Kaspersky Lab releases report into upload of NSA documents
Moscow-based cybersecurity firm Kasperksy Lab is releasing new details about how its software uploaded classified U.S. documents several years ago.
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Voting machines require low-tech solutions to high-tech security problems
The use of paper ballots and a defined auditing process – traditionally low-tech solutions – present some of the best methods for protecting U.S. election systems and restoring voter confidence.
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![Cloud first … but not always [Commentary]](https://one.sightlinemg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/cloud-lightning.jpg.jpg?w=1024)
Cloud first … but not always [Commentary]
When government should move what to the cloud.
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OPM issues hiring memo to fill federal IT positions
The Office of Personnel Management has issued an excepted service appointment memo to the heads of federal agencies authorizing them to hire technical staff for up to one year to work on IT modernization initiatives.
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AWS announces secret region for intelligence customers
Amazon Web Services recently unveiled their AWS Secret Region cloud, available to the U.S. intelligence community through their Commercial Cloud Services contract with AWS.
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GSA awards $50 billion Alliant 2 to 61 companies
The General Services Administration the Alliant 2 contracts, a maximum $50 billion pool of contracts that provides IT services across the Federal government, were recently awarded to 61 companies.
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Major federal IT modernization bill reaches final stretch
The Modernizing Government Technology Act is now only one step away from becoming law, as the bill was recently included in the House and Senate conference report of the National Defense Authorization Act on its way to the president.
-
Congressmen introduce bills to standardize agencies’ geospatial data
A reintroduced set of bills in the House and Senate would improve the standardization of geospatial data across federal agencies.
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Access Denied: What you need to know to protect the network [Commentary]
This story is true in essence, if not in particulars, and it is one that has played out many times across all sectors.
-
Federal ‘extreme vetting’ plan castigated by tech experts
The experts, a group of more than 50 computer and data scientists, mathematicians and other specialists in automated decision-making, urged the Department of Homeland Security to abandon the project, dubbed the “Extreme Vetting Initiative.”
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Kaspersky Lab releases report into upload of NSA documents
Moscow-based cybersecurity firm Kasperksy Lab is releasing new details about how its software uploaded classified U.S. documents several years ago.
-
Voting machines require low-tech solutions to high-tech security problems
The use of paper ballots and a defined auditing process – traditionally low-tech solutions – present some of the best methods for protecting U.S. election systems and restoring voter confidence.
-
Cloud first … but not always [Commentary]
When government should move what to the cloud.
-
OPM issues hiring memo to fill federal IT positions
The Office of Personnel Management has issued an excepted service appointment memo to the heads of federal agencies authorizing them to hire technical staff for up to one year to work on IT modernization initiatives.
-
AWS announces secret region for intelligence customers
Amazon Web Services recently unveiled their AWS Secret Region cloud, available to the U.S. intelligence community through their Commercial Cloud Services contract with AWS.
-
GSA awards $50 billion Alliant 2 to 61 companies
The General Services Administration the Alliant 2 contracts, a maximum $50 billion pool of contracts that provides IT services across the Federal government, were recently awarded to 61 companies.
-
Major federal IT modernization bill reaches final stretch
The Modernizing Government Technology Act is now only one step away from becoming law, as the bill was recently included in the House and Senate conference report of the National Defense Authorization Act on its way to the president.
-
Congressmen introduce bills to standardize agencies’ geospatial data
A reintroduced set of bills in the House and Senate would improve the standardization of geospatial data across federal agencies.
-
Access Denied: What you need to know to protect the network [Commentary]
This story is true in essence, if not in particulars, and it is one that has played out many times across all sectors.
-
Federal ‘extreme vetting’ plan castigated by tech experts
The experts, a group of more than 50 computer and data scientists, mathematicians and other specialists in automated decision-making, urged the Department of Homeland Security to abandon the project, dubbed the “Extreme Vetting Initiative.”
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Kaspersky Lab releases report into upload of NSA documents
Moscow-based cybersecurity firm Kasperksy Lab is releasing new details about how its software uploaded classified U.S. documents several years ago.
