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First Voice Transmission from Space was Eisenhower Wishing Peace on Earth from a Nuclear Missile
The U.S. mission known as SCORE would transmit a human voice from orbit for the first time.
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Will Trump Bring Back Outsourcing and A-76?
Prepare for the debate about which agency functions are “inherently governmental” and whether contracting out saves money.
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Ukrainian Power Company ‘99% Certain’ Blackout Result of Cyberattack
Russia is escalating cyber and ground attacks against Ukraine, observers say.
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Obama Just Made It Harder for Trump to Create a Muslim Registry
The government is dismantling a dormant program used to track people from Muslim-majority countries.
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DARPA wants to go deep on wireless
New research program would develop underwater, underground communications capabilities using ultra-low frequencies.
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Tech Trade Group: 114th Congress Was Good For Tech—And the Next One Needs to Be Too
"The members of the 115th Congress have a historic opportunity to seize the momentum," according to the group.
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Video: Hyundai is Bringing Exo-Skeletons to the Masses
The company hopes to expand the notion of mobility.
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In 2017, Expect Fierce Competition for Defense IT Contracts
Over half of the top 100 contractors will be more "exposed"—at risk of losing revenue—than they were in 2016.
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New advisory committee will assist in 2020 census
The Census Bureau is establishing a committee of public- and private-sector representatives to make sure plans for the 2020 population count are on track.
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How Did One Small Defense Firm Get a Seat at Trump’s Tech Summit?
The meeting put data-viz firm Palantir next to some of the world’s largest data-gathering companies.
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Advocacy Group to Tech Companies: Delete Your Records Before Trump Gets To Them
The Electronic Frontier Foundation took out a full-page ad in Wired's January 2017 issue.
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12 government apps to get you through the holiday season
The federal government is getting in on the holiday spirit, promoting 12 holiday-relevant agency apps that offer travel, weather, safety and educational information.
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DOD watchdog lists top 10 challenges for 2017
The Pentagon Inspector General's office has released its Fiscal Year 2017 Oversight Plan that focuses on 10 performance and management challenges facing the DOD, including cyber.
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Garment Originally Made for Astronauts is Saving Lives of New Mothers in Developing Countries
"It’s simple, reusable and affordable.”
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Cyber Vendor to Pay $1M Settlement for Bid Rigging
ThunderCat Technologies is based in Reston.
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Google’s Eric Schmidt Tells Trump to Upgrade Government IT
Silicon Valley's biggest names advised President-elect Donald Trump on tech policy last week.
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That Underwater Drone Donald Trump Doesn’t Want Back? China Says it Might Have 'Valuable Information'
The latest flare-up between the U.S. and China adds to the rise in military tensions in the region in recent weeks.
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