Texas

After a long-term study, evidence-based decisions need trustworthy data

Trust underpins evidence-based innovation, but all parties still need to agree on their definition of trustworthiness.

Open Data/Transparency

In this Monday, July 18, 2016, An Indonesian health official prepares a vaccine injection during a revaccination program for children who were earlier given fake vaccines, at a community health center in Jakarta, Indonesia. Vials of counterfeit vaccines filled with saline solution and antibiotics have been discovered at 37 hospitals and clinics in nine cities, according to the Food and Drug Agency. So far, 23 people have been arrested, including three doctors. The number of affected children is still being investigated. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Another court rules in favor of Navy sailors who refuse COVID-19 vaccine

Federal Newscast

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2017, file photo, crosses for members of the Holcombe family are part of a makeshift memorial for those who were killed in the Sutherland Springs Baptist Church shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas. The U.S. Air Force must pay more than $230 million in damages to survivors and victims’ families of a 2017 Texas church massacre for failing to flag a conviction that might have kept the gunman from legally buying the weapon used in the shooting, a federal judge ruled, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Air Force ordered to pay more than $230M in church shooting

Air Force

(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

FILE - In this July 9, 2013, file photo, traffic flows through the main gate past a welcome sign in Fort Hood, Texas. A new study finds that female soldiers at Army bases in Texas, Colorado, Kansas and Kentucky face a greater risk of sexual assault and harassment than those at other posts, accounting for more than a third of all active duty Army women sexually assaulted in 2018. The study by RAND Corporation was released Friday. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Study: Texas bases lead Army posts in risk of sexual assault

Army

(AP Photo/Tamir Kalifa)

FILE - In this April 2, 2014, file photo, members of the media wait outside of the Bernie Beck Gate, an entrance to the Fort Hood military base in Fort Hood, Texas. Federal agents have seized more than 20 vehicles and the money in 10 bank accounts from a couple of U.S. Army veterans in Texas, who they say used personal information stolen from soldiers to defraud the military out of as much as $11 million. In an affidavit filed in court in June 2020 seeking to search the couple's home in Killeen, near Fort Hood, investigators described how they allegedly used a transportation reimbursement program to swindle the Army out of $2.3 million to $11.3 million. (AP Photo/Tamir Kalifa, File)

Investigators: Texas couple defrauded Army out of millions

Army

Houston retains dubious dog-bites-letter-carrier title

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Air Force

Air Force adds innovation office to its Texas installation

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FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2017, file photo, a memorial for the victims of the shooting at Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church, including 26 white chairs each painted with a cross and and rose, is displayed in the church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Republican leaders in gun-friendly Texas are stamping down the prospects of 'red flag' laws that would let enforcement seize some firearms from people who are deemed dangerous to themselves or others. Gun control advocates hoped for an opening after mass shootings at the church and high school within 6 months of each other. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

New report highlights Air Force mistakes in mass shooter’s background check

Federal Newscast

NASA receives yet another clean financial audit

Federal Newscast

House races in these states could impact federal agencies

Congress

Military response to Hurricane Harvey could reach Katrina proportions

Defense

Texas appoints Chief Privacy Officer

The state of Texas gets a chief privacy officer after a massive data breach. Learn more in today\’s cybersecurity update

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IT breach costs Texas $1.8M

The heads of IT and information security were fired along with two other employees.

Breach costs Texas $1.8 billion

Federal Drive

The cost of a Texas state comptroller office computer breach that exposed the personal information of 3.5 million individuals has cost taxpayers $1.8 million, with that figure likely to rise.