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Team Links Sitting During COVID to Depression Symptoms

A lot of people suddenly became more sedentary during the onset of the pandemic.

  • By Rachel Cramer, Futurity
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What’s New for Feds in Windows 11?

Hybrid work environments seem to have influenced the design and features of Windows 11.

  • By John Breeden II
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The ‘Great Resignation’ Is a Trend that Began Before the Pandemic – and Bosses Need to Get Used to It

Employers are having a harder time recruiting new workers.

  • By Ian O. Williamson, The Conversation
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The (Long) Waiting Game to Get My Student Loans Forgiven

The student loan forgiveness process for public servants is a disaster. After almost five years, I’m still waiting to have all my loans forgiven.

  • By Tim Wolff
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Working to Secure the Technology Supply Chain

From security-first design to safe device disposition, an industrywide initiative called Compute Lifecycle Assurance is making technology more secure for all users.

  • By Patrick Bohart
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5 Ways to Turn Your Anxiety into Something Useful

Anxiety isn’t pleasant, but it isn’t meant to be, a researcher said.

  • By Eileen Reynolds, Futurity
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School Surveillance of Students Via Laptops May Do More Harm than Good

School laptop surveillance systems monitor students even when they’re not in school.

  • By Nir Kshetri, The Conversation
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Are People Lying More Since the Rise of Social Media and Smartphones?

Some forms of technology seem to facilitate lying more than others.

  • By David Markowitz, The Conversation
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$1.2T Infrastructure Plan Offers Lucrative Target for Fraud

The problem is that lawmakers don’t always make preventing fraud a priority.

  • By Jetson Leder-Luis, The Conversation
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Follow These 3 Ts for Faster, More Effective Application Development

Government agencies must optimize application development to realize digital transformation goals. Facilitating collaboration and aligning DevOps, IT, security and mission owners is crucial to this mission.

  • By Ian Tien
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Modernizing Procurement Could Help Federal Agencies Increase Efficiency 

Implementing contract lifecycle management system automates procurement systems to allow for faster, simpler and more accurate procurement. 

  • By Eric Laughlin
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GSA’s E-Marketplace Initiative Offers Significant Opportunities for Small and Diverse Businesses 

  • By Robert A. Burton
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Is It Time to Ditch Daylight Saving Time?

While many will soon enjoy an extra hour of sleep, our children and pets will be the first to wake.

  • By Talia Ogliore, Futurity
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How to Help Mars Robots With Their Missions

NASA would like everyone to pitch in.

  • By John Breeden II
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You Know How to Identify Phishing Emails

A cybersecurity researcher explains how to trust your instincts to foil the attacks.

  • By Rick Wash, The Conversation
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College Cost Calculators Aren’t Precise, but They Could Easily Be Made Better

College expenses determined by net price calculators can vary by an average of $5,700.

  • By Aaron Anthony and Lindsay Page, The Conversation
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Are You Really Smart, or Is It Just Google?

“We’re seeing that people even forget that they googled a question,” a researcher said.

  • By University of Texas at Austin, Futurity
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Whistleblowers Risk Everything—Lawmakers Must Protect Them

Two pivotal pieces of legislation pending before Congress would strengthen weak whistleblower protection laws.

  • By Dana Gold
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How a National Health Care Database Could Address Mission-Critical Health Data Gaps

It’s time to consider a cloud-based national health care database to make better public health decisions and prepare for any future health crises.

  • By Kelli Bravo
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What Agencies and Industry Can Learn from Sharing Cyber Threat Intel

Federal agencies should seek industry partners that can keep them better informed and offer resources they can’t access. 

  • By Tony D’Angelo
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