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Competition pits college students against hackers
March 29, 2016 | NewsCybersecurity students from eight universities will compete to defend a mock financial institution from attack.
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TaintArtist promises to detect abusive phone apps
| NewsRather than trying to screen apps for malware, researchers suggest it may be more effective to monitor the behavior of installed apps for signs of improper behavior.
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Forest Service creates gallery of maps and apps
| NewsThe Engagement Portfolio opens up the Forestry Inventory and Analysis database, a collection of nearly a century’s worth of detailed information on the nation's forest ecosystems.
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Texting keeps case workers in touch with ex-offenders
| NewsThe Philadelphia Mayor’s Office of Reintegration Services uses GovDelivery Interactive Texting platform to help caseworkers better communicate with their clients.
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Creating the help desk of the future
March 28, 2016 | NewsAgency IT decision makers must be ready for the increasing workload created by a mobile workforce.
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DOT to build National Transit Map from local open data
| NewsMachine-readable transit data will be harvested by the Department of Transportation to pinpoint gaps in public transportation.
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Marines ready open architecture command and control platform
| NewsThe Marine Corps is nearing the initial fielding of the Tactical Service Orientated Architecture for consolidating and sharing data in real time.
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ACLU: LinkNYC kiosks need better privacy policy
| NewsThe American Civil Liberties Union said users of the Wi-Fi kiosks not only need better protection from hackers who want to steal information but also from law enforcement agencies looking to track a citizen’s online activity.
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FAA estimates 7 million drones by 2020
| NewsThe forecast is driven by a combination of an improved regulatory environment and underlying demand.
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Calling legacy websites: ProudCity seeks pilot city partners
March 25, 2016 | NewsThe website-as-a-service startup is accepting applications from towns that want to transform their legacy sites.