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How the government came to embrace good-faith hacking of its networks
Federal agencies are inoculating public IT infrastructure by not only listening to the Internet’s Immune System, but proactively inviting healthy input.
By Casey Ellis
IRS chief zeroes in on wealthy tax cheats in AP interview
“We’re kind of like the NFL referee — when we get the call right or wrong, we get booed, and we’re OK with that,” Werfel said in a wide-ranging interview.
By Fatima Hussein
Opinion
Registered Apprenticeships: An old idea to renew the federal workforce
A third of all federal employees are nearing retirement, while just 7% are younger than 30. Registered Apprenticeships can aid the youth movement.
By Harin Contractor and Patrick Combs
Blame Congress and the Uniform Time Act for lost hour this weekend
Changing the clocks twice a year leads to a lot of grumbling, and pushes to either use standard time all year, or stick to daylight saving time.
Man who crashed snowmobile into Black Hawk sues government for $9.5M
A Massachusetts man wants the government to pay $9.5 million after being badly injured in a crash with a Black Hawk helicopter.
Advocates push for Congress to move long-stalled vets benefits fix
The Major Richard Star Act has wide support among lawmakers but has been stalled in Congress for nearly a year.
Opinion
Three steps to building an effective digital identity ecosystem
Prioritizing a modern digital identity ecosystem is long overdue.
By Jordan Burris
FERC grants Native American tribes more power to stop hydro projects
Developers have expressed new interest in building these pumped hydropower projects as coal-fired plants shut down in the Southwest.
By Michael Phillis
VA to slow hiring pace after adding tens of thousands of workers
VA reached more than 400,000 staff for the first time in history last year, as it brought in more than 61,000 hires to the Veterans Health Administration.
VA to ease benefits rules for vets exposed to Agent Orange in the US
The move follows several years of expanded benefits for veterans who suffered toxic exposure injuries while in the military.
Biden unveils $5 billion commitment for computer chip R&D
The National Semiconductor Technology Center is being funded through the CHIPS and Science Act.
By Josh Boak