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CMS Wants Small Business for Affordable Care Act Data Hub

The system would generate large volumes of data that could be used to evaluate the success of certain programs.

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U.S. sets date to cede control of key internet function

After a years-long transition, the U.S. will finally transfer control of the IANA function -- the "address book of the internet" -- to a global, multistakeholder organization.

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Alliant 2 Contract Gets First Bid Protest Test

Enterprise Information Services on Aug. 10 filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office over the General Services Administration’s solicitation terms.

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How the Postal Service Can Keep Up With Amazon and Uber

USPS is seeing its competitive advantages of large networks and high volumes diminished.

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VA demo day showcases employee-driven innovation

The Department of Veterans Affairs touted employees' technology-based projects for solving veterans' health care challenges.

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Pentagon Needs You To Help It Take Down Small Drones

As tiny drones proliferate and make their way onto the battlefield, the Pentagon calls for solutions.

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Social Security rolls back two-factor mandate

The Social Security Administration is relaxing a recent security directive for beneficiaries, because of potential user inconvenience.

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Taking blockchain beyond bitcoin

Blockchain isn't just for bitcoin, and federal agencies might find other uses for the secure recordkeeping tool.

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NNSA looks to map lightning before it strikes

The agency charged with protecting the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile installed new sensors at its weapons components plant to better protect it from the heavens.

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Video: The Olympic Tech That Determines Who Wins Gold

This is much more than a stop watch.

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Federal cybersecurity needs a paradigm shift

By putting smart, business-centric security in place to address critical and prioritized risk areas, organizations can shift energies to innovation and mission execution.

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How a Bot is Changing Federal Tech Purchasing

Bots from two vendors were bidding against each other to work on part of a recent cloud contract.

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Lawmakers: Will Census Tech Be Ready to Test or Not?

Concerns about the timeline stem from a June 9 hearing that revealed many key systems haven’t been deployed and the program opted to buy commercial-off-the-shelf products,

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Employers Use Workplace Wearables to Find Out How Happy and Productive We Are

Companies in all fields are beginning to dive into the world of big data in order to increase the health and happiness of their employees, along with boosting productivity and overall output.

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The Startup That Watches Corn Grow, From Orbit

Descartes Labs is estimating the health of the American corn crop every week this harvest season.

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OIG: Interior Needs to Shore Up Insider-Threat Defenses

The department also needs to ensure mobile devices are encrypted, among other recommendations.

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DHS Offers $40M for Data-Driven Decisions

The Homeland Security Department is creating a quantitative analysis center of excellence.

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How People Make Closing DOD Data Centers Difficult

Choosing which data center to close can be less complicated than figuring out what to with the feds who worked there.