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Homeland Security

U.S. Cities Hit by Ransomware

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​AUSTIN – The Department of Information Resources (DIR) is leading the response to a coordinated ransomware attack that has impacted at least twenty local government entities across Texas. The Texas Division of Emergency Management is assisting by coordinating state agency support through the Texas State Operations Center. Currently, DIR, the Texas Military Department, and the […]

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Politics and Economics

Amazon in Hot Water on JEDI Cloud Computing Contract

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Government contracting can be a dirty business. Right now, a high profile fight over the future of cloud computing at the Department of Defense is being fought out in the halls of Congress and with bureaucrats at the Defense Department. The fight has spilled over into a public fight over the wisdom of giving a […]