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Probe Could Find Whether Saturn's Moon Hosts Life

Recent discoveries indicate the moon's surface has massive saltwater oceans.

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Changing Government Engagement in 2023

Four trends are showing improvements in the daily work of government employees.

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Budget for All: What a Way to Celebrate the Holidays

Congress passed its whole-of-government funding package just before the end of the year.

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5 Things Holding Innovation Back at the IRS

Believe it or not, the IRS has some budget and the will to modernize in the interest of public service.

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Young Men Have Higher Risk of Gun Death in Some US Cities Than in War

Some US cities are more dangerous than warzones, according to new research.

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Let's not cancel TikTok

Steve Kelman argues that First Amendment rights come ahead of vaguely articulated national security concerns when it comes to the China-owned social media app.

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Improving CX through data and testing

We must gauge the scale and nature of the challenges we're facing before we charge headlong into trying to solve them and risk investing time, effort and public money in the wrong places.

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Social Media Monitoring in the Security Clearance Process

What – if anything – is the government considering in an online search of security clearance applicants?

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Greenland's Glaciers Might be Melting 100X Faster Than Thought

Ice melt could be much more significant than scientists thought.

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What Social Media Regulation Could Look Like: Think of Pipelines, Not Utilities

A potential preview of what social media regulation might look like.

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Shifting left on day one

An IT modernization bill currently moving in Congress would be improved by a focus on building security into software from the very start of the development lifecycle.

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The DHS Procurement Innovation Lab is still busy

Steve Kelman looks at how advisory downselects pioneered helped speed up a key FEMA acquisition – and how other agencies can benefit.

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More Likes Up the Chance People Believe Fake News

New research digs into how the social part of social media can affect what people think about fake news stories.