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Transportation Department’s Fix for Airlines’ Tech Problems is To Do Nothing
“Airlines are already highly motivated to avoid situations like Delta is experiencing,” the agency said in a emailed statement
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Lawmakers call on major airlines to fix IT issues
A pair of senators asked U.S. airline companies for details on problems with their IT systems.
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GAO: Army Needs More Virtual Training
The watchdog recommended the Pentagon adjust policies to allow virtual training to be used more broadly.
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Alliant 2 Deadline Extended
New proposal deadlines will be Sept. 13 for Alliant 2 Unrestricted and Sept. 12 for Alliant 2 Small Business.
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VIdeo: Tips to Personalize Windows 10
A quick guide to tuning your personalization settings.
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Nextgov Ebook: Tech Revolutions: Open Source and the Internet of Things
This ebook features two more recent Tech + Tequila themes: open source and the internet of things.
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In 44 Days, America Will No Longer Oversee the Internet’s Naming System
On Aug. 16, NTIA signed off on the final step in handing over its responsibility for the domain-name system.
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Privacy Guidebook for Eavesdropping on Americans Draws Flack
New rules reflect a shift in intelligence gathering from bugging an individual’s phone to netting communications in bulk from the global internet.
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Stanford's 'Hacking for Defense' Class Expands to Diplomacy
The class unleashed engineering grad students on national security problems.
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USAID crowdsources 21 ideas for fighting Zika
The U.S. Agency for International Development’s crowdsourcing efforts to fight the Zika virus have produced some cutting-edge solutions from global innovators.
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Federal open-source policy isn't open enough, says tech group
The Electronic Frontier Foundation said the White House's open-source policy is inadequate for transparency and oversight purposes.
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The Google Operating System Mystifying the Internet
A project called Fuschia has the internet speculating.
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Paraplegics Learn to Walk Again with Virtual Reality
Researchers are using virtual reality to help paraplegic people regain partial sensation and muscle control.
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Leidos Closes on Lockheed Martin’s IT Business
With Lockheed Martin’s $5 billion IT business, Leidos becomes the government’s largest IT provider.
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70 Years of the Navy Turning Science Fiction to Fact
For seven decades, the Office of Naval Research has funded high-tech projects in computers, robotics, space and more.
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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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GSA Pushes Forward as Digital 'First Mover'
GSA officials share the agency's recent IT wins and future plans.
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