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Army, Air Force voting assistance officers need training, says DoD OIG
Personnel and voting material distribution could be improved in DoD voting assistance programs.
Martha Johnson out after GSA spending scandal
Martha Johnson, head of the General Services Administration, resigned (.pdf) April 2 in the wake of an inspector general report said to detail a GSA training conference in Las Vegas that cost...
Law enforcement tracks cell phones without warrants, says ACLU
Most of 200 state and local law enforcement agencies that responded to freedom of information requests from American Civil Liberties Union chapters disclosed documents showing they engage in cell phone tracking without a warrant, the ACLU said April 2.
BioWatch Gen-3 behind schedule
Attempts to create an automated aerosolized biological agent detection system are behind schedule, acknowledged Alexander Garza, the head of the Homeland Security Department's office of health...
IT modernization has a way to go at HUD
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has been modernizing its information technology systems to better support its business units, but some work remains, according to Valerie Melvin, the...
IT modernization has a way to go at HUD
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has been modernizing its information technology systems to better support its business units, but some work remains, according to Valerie Melvin, the...
Privacy a concern as DNA collections become pervasive
Collections of DNA samples have the potential to become the next unintended national identifier the same way as Social Security numbers unintentionally increased in importance, warned Samuel Jenkins,
Polar satellite gap will degrade weather forecasting
An anticipated gap in afternoon polar-orbiting weather satellite coverage in 2016 and 2017 could cause an appreciable impact on weather forecasting, according to testimony by National Oceanic and...
Counterfeit milspec electronics easily bought online
Government Accountability Office investigators found it easy to purchase counterfeit milspec parts via private sector Internet buying websites, the GAO says in a Feb. 21 report released March 26. At
Cybersecurity legislation roundup, 2012 edition - UPDATED
Cybersecurity legislation within Congress once again is proliferating at a rapid pace, with a number of bills representing contending views on how involved the federal government should be in private...
