Nextgov - Authors - Alexander Abad-Santoshttp://www.nextgov.comen-usFri, 10 May 2013 14:19:25 -0400The New SARS-Like Virus Has a French Connection, and It Spreads in a Hospitalhttp://www.nextgov.com/health/2013/05/new-sars-virus-has-french-connection-and-it-spreads-hospital/63107/Infected French man was traveling from Dubai, where no cases of the disease have even been reported.Alexander Abad-Santos, Atlantic WireFri, 10 May 2013 14:19:25 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/health/2013/05/new-sars-virus-has-french-connection-and-it-spreads-hospital/63107/HealthWhat We Don't Know About the Deadly New SARS-like Virushttp://www.nextgov.com/health/2013/05/what-we-dont-know-about-deadly-new-sars-virus/62935/The disease has a mortality rate to 16 deaths among 24 known infections.Alexander Abad-Santos, Atlantic WireThu, 02 May 2013 13:08:28 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/health/2013/05/what-we-dont-know-about-deadly-new-sars-virus/62935/Health Peshkova/Shutterstock.comChina Thinks Its Bird Flu Might Be Spreading from Human to Humanhttp://www.nextgov.com/health/2013/04/china-thinks-its-bird-flu-might-be-spreading-human-human/62626/With 82 reported infections, China's health experts are searching for answers.Alexander Abad-Santos, Atlantic WireThu, 18 Apr 2013 13:06:30 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/health/2013/04/china-thinks-its-bird-flu-might-be-spreading-human-human/62626/HealthWomen walk past a notice on bird flu at a residential area in Minhang district, south of Shanghai, China.Eugene Hoshiko/APWho's Using Chemical Weapons in Syria Now?http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/03/whos-using-chemical-weapons-syria-now/61955/Opposition forces and the Syrian regime agree that there was an attack in the dangerous Aleppo province involving chemical weapons.Alexander Abad-Santos, Atlantic WireTue, 19 Mar 2013 11:25:44 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/03/whos-using-chemical-weapons-syria-now/61955/DefenseIn this Monday, March 18, 2013, citizen journalism image Syrian citizens stand on rubble of houses that were destroyed due to Syrian forces airstrikes.Aleppo Media Center/APThe Army Doesn't Want You to See the Results of Its Shady PTSD Probehttp://www.nextgov.com/health/2013/02/army-doesnt-want-you-see-results-its-shady-ptsd-probe/61585/The Army has refused to release the results of the Madigan inquiry, and attempts to get the report through Freedom of Information Act requests have all been denied.Alexander Abad-Santos, Atlantic WireThu, 28 Feb 2013 12:02:42 -0500http://www.nextgov.com/health/2013/02/army-doesnt-want-you-see-results-its-shady-ptsd-probe/61585/HealthEmilio Morenatti/APChina Says U.S. Is on Offense in Hacking Attacks on Defense Ministryhttp://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/02/china-says-us-offense-hacking-attacks-defense-ministry/61581/The Chinese Ministry of Defense has a report stating the U.S. hacked two vital military sites.Alexander Abad-Santos, Atlantic WireThu, 28 Feb 2013 11:11:34 -0500http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/02/china-says-us-offense-hacking-attacks-defense-ministry/61581/CybersecurityAndy Wong/APChina Says the U.S. Is Actually the Hacker You Should Be Worried Abouthttp://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/02/china-says-us-actually-hacker-you-should-be-worried-about/61395/China claims they are only the victim in cyber attacks.Alexander Abad-Santos, Atlantic WireWed, 20 Feb 2013 10:53:44 -0500http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/02/china-says-us-actually-hacker-you-should-be-worried-about/61395/CybersecurityAndy Wong/APAnonymous Wants to Ruin Your State of the Union Livestreamhttp://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/02/anonymous-wants-ruin-your-state-union-livestream/61263/The do-gooder hacking collective wants to black out the speech for several reasons.Alexander Abad-Santos, Atlantic WireTue, 12 Feb 2013 18:06:57 -0500http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/02/anonymous-wants-ruin-your-state-union-livestream/61263/CybersecurityRafiq Maqbool/APAre Spy Drones Being Used to Find Fugitive Christopher Dorner?http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/02/are-spy-drones-being-used-find-fugitive-christopher-dorner/61214/If it's true, Dorner wouldn't be the first human target on American soil.Alexander Abad-Santos, Atlantic WireMon, 11 Feb 2013 11:42:38 -0500http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/02/are-spy-drones-being-used-find-fugitive-christopher-dorner/61214/Emerging TechA digital billboard shows a "wanted" alert for former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner.Reed Saxon/AP North Korean video imagines what it would be like to wipe out a U.S. cityhttp://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/02/north-korean-video-imagines-what-it-would-be-wipe-out-us-city/61099/The rogue country has produced a propaganda film involving the rocket launch conducted in December.Alexander Abad-Santos, Atlantic WireTue, 05 Feb 2013 11:52:20 -0500http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/02/north-korean-video-imagines-what-it-would-be-wipe-out-us-city/61099/DefenseNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un Korean Central News Agency/APYou might want to be prepared for two North Korean nuclear testshttp://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/02/you-might-want-be-prepared-two-north-korean-nuclear-tests/61069/Based on satellite surveillance, South Korean officials have determined there's activity at a second underground tunnel at Punggye-ri.Alexander Abad-Santos, Atlantic WireMon, 04 Feb 2013 16:25:21 -0500http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/02/you-might-want-be-prepared-two-north-korean-nuclear-tests/61069/DefenseSouth Korean protesters shout slogans during a rally against possible nuclear tests by North Korea in Seoul, South Korea.Ahn Young-joon/AP Here’s the North Korea nuclear site they’re trying to hide from the worldhttp://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/02/heres-north-korea-nuclear-site-theyre-trying-hide-world/61033/Analysis showed a camouflage net placed over the tunnel entrance to the testing facility.Alexander Abad-Santos, Atlantic WireFri, 01 Feb 2013 10:57:41 -0500http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/02/heres-north-korea-nuclear-site-theyre-trying-hide-world/61033/DefenseAPIran and North Korea are upping their nuclear gameshttp://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/01/iran-and-north-korea-are-upping-their-nuclear-games/61009/One is prepping for a nuclear test; the other is bragging about putting its program into overdrive.Alexander Abad-Santos, Atlantic WireThu, 31 Jan 2013 12:00:00 -0500http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/01/iran-and-north-korea-are-upping-their-nuclear-games/61009/DefenseHasan Sarbakhshian/AP file photoNorth Korea and its gulags are now on Google Mapshttp://www.nextgov.com/big-data/2013/01/north-korea-and-its-gulags-are-now-google-maps/60949/To build the new maps, a community of citizen cartographers came together in Google Map Maker.Alexander Abad-Santos, Atlantic WireTue, 29 Jan 2013 13:40:58 -0500http://www.nextgov.com/big-data/2013/01/north-korea-and-its-gulags-are-now-google-maps/60949/Big DataPyongyang, North KoreaNg Han Guan/APThe iPhone app that helped save Algerian hostages in the deserthttp://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/01/iphone-app-helped-save-algerian-hostages-desert/60830/The compass application guided the hostages for 20 miles.Alexander Abad-Santos, Atlantic WireWed, 23 Jan 2013 16:25:26 -0500http://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/01/iphone-app-helped-save-algerian-hostages-desert/60830/MobileFlickr user AnneThomas2Video: North Korea shows Eric Schmidt it knows how to Googlehttp://www.nextgov.com/cloud-computing/2013/01/video-north-korea-shows-eric-schmidt-it-knows-how-google/60561/The Google executive visited some of the only people in North Korea allowed to access the Internet.Alexander Abad-Santos, Atlantic WireWed, 09 Jan 2013 11:15:42 -0500http://www.nextgov.com/cloud-computing/2013/01/video-north-korea-shows-eric-schmidt-it-knows-how-google/60561/CloudExecutive Chairman of Google, Eric Schmidt, third from left, and former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson, second from right, watch as a North Korean student surfs the Internet.David Guttenfelder/APFISA passes: Warrantless wiretapping will live onhttp://www.nextgov.com/defense/2012/12/fisa-passes-warrantless-wiretapping-will-live/60378/The controversial legislation will be sent to President Obama's desk for signature.Alexander Abad-Santos, Atlantic WireFri, 28 Dec 2012 14:16:41 -0500http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2012/12/fisa-passes-warrantless-wiretapping-will-live/60378/DefenseThinkstockNorth Korea's bunk satellite could float out of control for yearshttp://www.nextgov.com/cloud-computing/2012/12/north-koreas-bunk-satellite-could-float-out-control-years/60245/The rogue country's recent launch is now considered space junk.Alexander Abad-Santos, Atlantic WireTue, 18 Dec 2012 15:53:41 -0500http://www.nextgov.com/cloud-computing/2012/12/north-koreas-bunk-satellite-could-float-out-control-years/60245/CloudNorth Koreans applaud near a slogan which reads “(we) fervently celebrate the successful launch of the second version of the Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite 2nd version" during a mass rally in Pyongyang.Jon Chol Jin/APWhy we can't relax about this one glitchy voting machine in Pennsylvaniahttp://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2012/11/why-we-cant-telax-about-one-glitchy-voting-machine-pennsylvania/59313/Video shows a vote being changed from Obama to Romney in battleground state.Alexander Abad-Santos, The AtlanticTue, 06 Nov 2012 16:44:22 -0500http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2012/11/why-we-cant-telax-about-one-glitchy-voting-machine-pennsylvania/59313/Emerging TechThe White House denies ordering a secret report clearing Huawei of espionagehttp://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2012/10/white-house-denies-ordering-secret-report-clearing-huawei-espionage/58878/Intelligence agencies and other departments conducted a largely classified inquiry, according to Reuters.Alexander Abad-Santos, Atlantic WireThu, 18 Oct 2012 16:28:55 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2012/10/white-house-denies-ordering-secret-report-clearing-huawei-espionage/58878/CybersecurityNigel Treblin/APSyrian government enlists text message spamhttp://www.nextgov.com/defense/2012/09/syrian-government-enlists-text-message-spam/58418/A message was sent out to phones across the country on reportedly the bloodiest day of Syria's 18-month civil war.Alexander Abad-Santos, Atlantic WireThu, 27 Sep 2012 17:13:20 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2012/09/syrian-government-enlists-text-message-spam/58418/DefensePedro Salaverría/APStudy claims drones haven't made Americans any saferhttp://www.nextgov.com/defense/2012/09/study-claims-drones-havent-made-americans-any-safer/58334/Study concludes that only about 2% of drone casualties are top militant leaders.Alexander Abad-Santos, Atlantic WireTue, 25 Sep 2012 12:00:00 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2012/09/study-claims-drones-havent-made-americans-any-safer/58334/DefenseUnited States Air ForceAmericans are so fat, we need bigger MRIshttp://www.nextgov.com/health/2012/09/americans-are-so-fat-we-need-bigger-mris/58189/Many hospitals don't have equipment strong enough to deal with their injured, obese patientsAlexander Abad-Santos, Atlantic WireTue, 18 Sep 2012 15:41:15 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/health/2012/09/americans-are-so-fat-we-need-bigger-mris/58189/HealthLevent Konuk/Shutterstock.comNASA can explain why the world won't end, still mystified by Internet commentershttp://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2012/09/nasa-can-explain-why-world-wont-end-still-mystified-internet-commenters/57861/Dr. David Morrison, a senior scientist at NASA, receives thousands of emails from conspiracy theorists and doomsday skeptics.Alexander Abad-Santos, Atlantic WireTue, 04 Sep 2012 17:38:23 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2012/09/nasa-can-explain-why-world-wont-end-still-mystified-internet-commenters/57861/CIO BriefingDavid Morrison is the senior scientist at the NASA Astrobiology Institute.NASAVideo: DARPA really needs to TiVo 'Mythbusters'http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2012/07/video-darpa-really-needs-tivo-mythbusters/56779/The agency's latest creation appeared on the science show a few years ago.Alexander Abad-Santos, Atlantic WireFri, 13 Jul 2012 13:23:27 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2012/07/video-darpa-really-needs-tivo-mythbusters/56779/Emerging TechJ.B. Spector/AP