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Nontechnical problems doomed joint VA/DOD health record, top official says

Chris Miller, the Pentagon's point man on electronic health records, offers some real talk on why interoperability between DOD and Veterans Affairs is proving so difficult.

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GSA’s Customer Experience Credo: Be a Good Listener

Being open to customer feedback has helped the agency better its products.

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US Fears Underwater Internet Cables Could Be Next Target in Tech Warfare

The US government is concerned the Russian military could attempt to sabotage these cables in a time of conflict.

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Pentagon and VA ‘Still Years Away’ from Fully Interoperable Electronic Health Records

The Pentagon and the Department of Veterans Affairs are on track to to blow past a congressionally mandated end-of-2016-deadline to fully deploy modernized EHR software.

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Hacking the Capitol: All the Ways Tech Can Help Congress Work Smarter

The second Congressional Hackathon, held Friday at the Capitol, produced some big, creative ideas and even some prototypes.

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Coding Bootcamp Grads Boost Salaries by 40 Percent on Average

There's also evidence these "bootcamps" are helping diversify the industry.

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Deputy CIO: DHS Trying to Coax Silicon Valley Startups into Federal Contracting

The procurement cycle can be prohibitive for startups, Margie Graves said, so DHS wants them to participate in more pilot projects.

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Wikipedia Loses Suit Over NSA Spying Because It Couldn't Prove the NSA Spying

Ever since Edward Snowden dropped details on the National Security Agency’s extensive mass surveillance programs in 2013, the group has been hit by lawsuit after lawsuit.

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Is the revised A-130 already obsolete?

A new top-level federal IT policy document, years in the making, is out for review. But did it neglect to incorporate lessons learned from big changes in IT management?

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The New Tinfoil Hat? NSA-Proof Wallpaper

A Utah company has a new nickel-carbon material that could help the Pentagon fight off some of its most haunting threats.

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Pentagon: We Need More People Tweeting to Combat ISIS Online

In the war of online influence, the U.S. is gaining ground but is still hopelessly outmanned.

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Intelligence Office: Don’t Trust Your Facebook Friends

An educational video from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is warning people to be wary of foreign spies on social-media sites

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OPM Pilots ‘Resume Mining’ for USAJobs

The end goal, Holden said, is for USAJobs to transition from a static jobs site.

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No smart city is an island

NIST is pushing a framework to ensure that smart technologies work across multiple municipalities -- and give small companies a fighting chance in the metropolis of tomorrow.

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Census 2020 goes mobile, maybe

The Census Bureau is wrestling with big questions about how it will incorporate mobile devices and Internet responses into its next big tally. Plus, the bureau still needs a new CIO.

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CBP: RFID doesn't work if you're in the wrong line

IT can accomplish only so much, Customs and Border Protection finds as it focuses on the human factor.

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Video: These Crazy Biometrics Are Now in Your Car

Your car seat might soon act as a Fitbit... for your backside.

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The Rise of Agency Innovation Labs

In the 2016 budget, the Obama administration proposed more funding to help launch idea labs.