The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released an online document that discussed methods of format-preserving encryption in an effort to secure credit card and health information of citizens. NIST said Tuesday its
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A study by MeriTalk has found that 60 percent of federal information technology managers believe their agencies could save 20 percent of  their IT budget through data center modernization — amounting to savings
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The Commerce Department has appointed 17 digital technology leaders to the board of advisers of the agency’s newly-formed digital economy agenda organization. The department said Tuesday the appointees will work to provide private sector input
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David Medine has tendered his resignation as chairman of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board at the White House, FCW reported Tuesday. Aisha Chowdhry writes Medine will depart the board on
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The U.S. government has approved a plan to return Defense Department dependents back home from Turkey in response to security concerns in the region, DoD News reported Tuesday. Lisa Ferdinando writes Defense Secretary Ashton
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The Congressional Budget Office has said a proposed House bill that would provide federal agencies sole authority to launch efforts to protect information technology systems and data from potential network threats would not affect
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A new Congressional Budget Office report forecasts the federal budget deficit to hit $534 billion in fiscal year 2016, about $100 billion higher than the agency’s shortfall estimates in the previous fiscal year. CBO
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The Interior Department has adopted a Google-built enterprise platform as part of efforts to integrate the agency’s collaboration and email services into a cloud computing environment, FedTech Magazine reported Monday. Steve Zurier writes Sylvia Burns,
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Forty-four percent of federal information technology leaders surveyed by Vormetric said talent shortage prevents their agencies from adopting modern data protection tools and 43 percent cited budgetary issues as a data security barrier. Vormetric said
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U.S. Army Lt. Gen. David Mann believes fielding Terminal High Altitude Area Defense systems to the Korean Peninsula can help defend U.S. allies in the region against North Korea’s missile threats, the Army News Service reported Friday.
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