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Policy & Business

Why Netanyahu’s speech didn’t do his American allies any favors

The Washington Post: Today’s speech to Congress by Benjamin Netanyahu may have been about theater (it isn’t like there was some confusion about his position on Iran that he had to come here to clarify), but it did put before the American public a forceful statement of the Likud/Republican position on the negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program.

Special Report

Cities Turn to ‘Smart’ Initiatives to Remain Vibrant

State and municipal governments are examining how to leverage low-cost tools, technologies and services to help optimize internal facilities and asset management and keep pace with evolving constituent needs. Smart initiatives typically run on high-performance networks, using sensors, computers and other physical devices. The National...

Live Webcast

How to Deter, Detect and Protect Against Insider Threats

Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 2:00pm

Insider threats are among the most costly and damaging risks federal agencies face today. However, most government entities still don’t fully understand how to identify and protect themselves against such threats. Attend this i360Gov educational webinar to hear from seasoned veteran computer forensics and intelligence officers...

Information Technology

Rollout of New CIO Powers Could be 'Uneven,' DOJ CIO Says

Nextgov: Months after it was signed into law, federal agencies are still waiting for guidance on how to implement the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act.

FITARA, signed in December as part of the National Defense Authorization Act, gives federal chief information officers...

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A Roadmap for E-Discovery Compliance

Without the right combination of tools and defendable, repeatable, internal processes in place, agencies tend to ‘overcollect’ information for e-discovery, and can end up incurring judicial sanctions, along with ballooning costs. By establishing scalable and agency-wide e-discovery processes, it’s possible to lower costs, and improve regulatory...

State & Local Government

Justice report finds systematic discrimination against African-Americans in Ferguson

CNN: Washington (CNN)A Justice Department civil rights investigation has concluded that the Ferguson Police Department and the city's municipal court engaged in a "pattern and practice" of discrimination against African-Americans, targeting them disproportionately for traffic stops, use of force, and jail sentences, according to...

Special Report

Special Report: Anything as a Service

Government agencies are under pressure to keep costs under tight control while at the same time providing a high level of services to citizens and businesses. It’s a tall order for sure, but not impossible thanks to a host of “anything-as-a-service” offerings enabled by...

Defense & Intelligence

FAA Air Traffic Control System Vulnerable To Cyberattacks

Homeland Security Today: Significant security weaknesses in the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) information security program have placed the nation’s air traffic control system at risk of being hacked, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) audit report released Monday.
 
“While the FAA has taken steps to...

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Defense Organizations Strive for Software-Defined Operations

Virtualization mandates have spread as military organizations strive to comply with initiatives such as the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI) and ‘Cloud First.’ Now defense and military organizations are migrating to cloud services, which rely on virtualized apps, servers and storage, as a way...

Healthcare Policy & IT

Obama Strategy in Health Law Case: Have No Backup

The New York Times: WASHINGTON — As the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments on Wednesday on whether to invalidate a crucial part of the president’s health care law, Obama administration officials say they are doing nothing to prepare for what could be a catastrophic defeat.

Energy Policy & Technology

Can Fracking Pollute Drinking Water? Don't Ask the EPA

Inside Climate News: Can fracking pollute drinking water?

The Environmental Protection Agency embarked in 2010 on what was intended to be a definitive study to find out. The answer could prove critical to future U.S. regulation of the multibillion-dollar fossil fuel sector and to ensuring water...

Education Policy & Technology

Sweet Briar College will shut down

Inside Higher Ed: Sweet Briar College announced today that it is shutting down at the end of this academic year.

Small colleges close or merge from time to time, more frequently since the economic downturn started in 2008. But the move is unusual in that Sweet Briar still has a $94...