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Let's put the 'funded' back in FFRDC
Federally funded research and development centers are vital test beds for new IT, but they can't operate without adequate resources.
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The Many Ways to Map the Brain
It takes both science and art to make sense of the organ’s complexities.
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Facebook, Apple, Twitter Execs: ‘Trump Would Be a Disaster for Innovation’
A group of executives co-signed a letter to the presumptive Republican nominee.
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Lawmakers Introduce Alternative to White House’s $3.1 Billion IT Modernization Fund
The Modernizing Outdated and Vulnerable Equipment and Information Technology Act of 2016, or MOVE IT, directs individual agencies to establish IT working capital funds.
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Tech Companies Slowly Making Progress Adding Women to Their Boards
A Bay Area firm is slowly chipping away at technology’s most exclusive boys’ club.
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BYOD is evolving for a cyber-conscious age
Bring-your-own device policies were envisioned as a way to save money during a time of budget cuts, but policies are pivoting as government gets increasingly security conscious.
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Chinese businessman sentenced in military contractor hack
A federal judge has sentenced a Chinese national who admitted to being part of a years-long conspiracy to hack into the computer networks of major U.S. defense contractors.
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Federal CIO Wants to Change How Government Accepts Unsolicited Ideas
The traditional processes that have dictated how the government buys technology have likely kept it from implementing a smorgasbord of ideas, Tony Scott says.
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Tech hasn't fixed FOIA yet
Transparency advocates are pushing Congress to go after agencies for shoddy responses to the sunshine law.
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Deltek: Federal IT Spending to Remain Flat Over Next 5 Years
Total federal IT spending is predicted to decline from $99.8 billion in fiscal 2016 to $98.3 billion by 2021.
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On Capitol Hill, concerns remain about DOD-VA interoperability
Senate appropriators grilled top VA officials about whether the military and Veterans Affairs electronic health records systems are cooperating.
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Army is Testing Genetically Engineered Spider Silk for Body Armor
Inserting spider DNA into silkworms yields a tough fabric far more flexible than Kevlar.
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Meadows bill puts teeth in records enforcement
In a newly introduced bill, the chairman of a key government oversight subcommittee seeks to punish feds who destroy records and to enshrine existing records policy in law.
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90% of Software Developers Work Outside Silicon Valley
So much code to write, so few developers.
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Our Weird Future of Loving Robotic Pets
These high-tech robots are a far cry from the Tamagotchis and Furbys of yesteryear
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Why Virtual Health Care Won't Work for Everyone
The idea of "going to the doctor" is changing.
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Air Force wants to leap ahead in quantum computing
Quantum computing could be a competitive advantage for the U.S. military, and the Air Force Research Lab wants to keep pace.
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Silicon Valley’s Co-Working Boom Is No Cure For its Crushing Loneliness
In a city where every coffee shop has high-speed Wi-Fi, why has co-working taken off?
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New HHS CIO to Focus on Cyber
Beth Anne Killoran will direct projects related to cybersecurity and privacy protection.
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