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Senate fails to approve cybersecurity legislation

The Senate failed Thursday to pass legislation to protect the U.S. electrical grid, water supplies and other critical industries from cyberattack and electronic espionage, despite dire warnings from top national security officials about the potential for devastating assaults on American computer networks.

Tags: cybersecurity , Senate , Congress , technology , Harry Reid , John McCain , Cybersecurity Update

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Risks of boomerangs a reality in world of cyberwar

The Obama administration is warning American businesses about an unusually potent computer virus that infected Iran's oil industry even as suspicions persist that the United States is responsible for secretly creating and unleashing cyberweapons against foreign countries.

Tags: cybersecurity , Flame , Stuxnet , DHS , CIA , cybersecuirty update

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White House issues veto threat on veterans bill

The White House is warning that President Barack Obama will veto a widely popular House spending bill for veterans' programs and construction projects at military bases.

Tags: House , Congress , veterans , budget , DoD , Veterans Affairs

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White House unveils new tool to stop improper payments

The White House launched a new "Do Not Pay" tool on Thursday to prevent improper payments to individuals and companies. Agency heads must submit plans to adopt the tool by June 30.

Tags: OMB , Treasury Department , improper payments , Danny Werfel , Do Not Pay List , Jeffrey Zients

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No pay freeze extension in Democrats' budget plan

Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) introduced "Making It in America," the Democratic budget proposal that calls for an end to the sequester while preserving the Medicare guarantee. Unlike the other proposals under consideration, this proposal does not call for an extension of the federal pay freeze or an increase in feds' contributions to their retirement funds.

Tags: Chris Van Hollen , budget , 2013 budget request , House , House Budget Committee , Michael OConnell

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Romney blasts Obama, Washington 'bureaucrats'

Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney criticized President Obama and "thousands and thousands" of federal workers, for creating an attack on free enterprise.

Tags: Mitt Romney , workforce , election , Federal Drive

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Building a Budget

Tags: mngt , Industry Advisory Council , John Dodd , CSC , budget ,

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President Obama on the cyber czar

President Obama
June 4, 2009

Tags: technology , FSS , Jim Lewis , CSIS

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Turf wars biggest challenge for CTO

CRS report highlights potential overlap across government

Tags: tech , mngt , Vivek Kundra , Peter Orszag , OMB , White House , DHS , National Security Council , NSC , FCC , John Seely Brown , Xerox , CTO , e-government , cybersecurity

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Chopra, Kundra speak out on technology and government

Almost ten months into the Obama White House, the President has made a commitment to make more use of technology to fundamentally change the way government does business. Two of his top technology officials paused to offer some ideas of how -- and why -- they plan to leverage technology to improve government.

Tags: newsstand , management , Excellence in Government , Aneesh Chopra , Vivek Kundra , Open Government Directive , Max Cacas

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