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The U.S. Transportation Command is discreetly revving up for another cloud bid, following an industry day with lead cloud service providers in August. 08/30/2018
Two Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee want details on how a former CIA officer's federal security clearance application ended up in the hands of a political action committee. 08/30/2018
After a federal judge found that official government Twitter accounts may be violating free speech by blocking users, President Trump has unblocked some accounts. 08/29/2018
Can stakeholders and activists take this White House at its word that it is sincerely interested in advancing open data and open government policy? 08/29/2018
The Department of Education will use the National Institutes of Health's governmentwide acquisition contract in a major procurement to modernize financial aid services. 08/29/2018
The federal government's HR agency withdrew portions of guidance issued in response to President Trump's three workforce executive orders after they were invalidated by a district court ruling. 08/29/2018
Steve Kelman argues that government innovation needs more of the latter. 08/29/2018
DHS wants to use its new risk management center to buy down cybersecurity risks over the long term while leaving operational cyber incident response duties to the NCCIC. 08/28/2018
Proclamations directing agencies to fly flags at half-staff come from an unexpected corner of DHS. 08/28/2018
The White House is planning to use automated bots to handle repetitive tasks in financial management and contacting. 08/28/2018
Treasury, DOD and others are working to modernize talent management, but budgetary, cultural and political challenges complicate their progress. 08/28/2018
Although a federal district court invalidated a range of provisions regarding union activities across a trio of executive orders, the aftermath of the ruling at the agency level remains unclear. 08/27/2018
Creative techniques can help agencies streamline their selection process for the government’s next-generation telecommunications contract, the head of DHS’ acquisition innovation lab says. 08/27/2018
An appeals court heard arguments Aug. 22 on a case that has broad implications for digital privacy and the constitutionality of government surveillance authorities. 08/27/2018
DOD employees can now use government-purchased Galaxy S9 smartphones with the Defense Information Systems Agency's DOD Mobility Unclassified Capability. 08/27/2018
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