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DARPA Working on Tech That Could Help Bodies Heal Themselves
The project aims to figure out how to monitor and treat the human body with its own nervous system.
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NSA Spying Violates Privacy Rights, EU Court Rules
By throwing out a key international agreement, the ruling delivers a blow to global tech companies.
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Senators look to promote health data sharing with new bill
A new bill takes aim at interoperability, usability and security for electronic health records.
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Ultra-Fast Memory Chip That Uses Light to Store Information Could be a Game Changer
This big computing innovation relies on a throwback to the 1990's.
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EPA Wants to Tap the Crowd for Research Help
This builds on OSTP's “Federal Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Toolkit," released last week.
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Paul Wester exits NARA, NNSA ups spending on cloud and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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Tesla’s New SUV Comes with 'Bioweapon Defense Mode'
It's a James Bond car designed for soccer moms.
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Will the Next War Be Fought in Space?
Virtually everyone agrees outer space should remain free of weapons. But will it always be that way?
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For Years, the Pentagon Hooked Everything to the Internet. Now, It’s a ‘Big, Big Problem’
The Internet of Things is supposed to make life easier. For the Pentagon, the quintessential early adopter, it has made life much harder.
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DHS Gets Its Own Digital Services Team
A founding member of the U.S. Digital Service is leaving to stand up DHS' team, modeled after the White House version.
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Former Intelligence Director: Law Enforcement Must 'Adapt' to Encryption
Mike McConnell, who has served as NSA Director and director of national intelligence, continues his new crusade for strong encryption.
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Report: Pentagon Made Fewer than Half of Recommended Cyber Fixes Last Year
There are still 136 unresolved recommendations, a new report summary says.
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CIA Announces First ‘Digital’ Directorate
The digital office is the first new directorate in more than 50 years.
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Senate EHR legislation looms
A Senate panel sized up the state of electronic health records with an eye on rules that would shape digitized records nationwide.
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Jeh Johnson: 'Time Will Tell' Whether US Comes Under Chinese Cyberattack
Johnson said he has recently met with senior Chinese officials to discuss pulling back cyber intrusions and cybercrime.
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OSTP Releases Best Practices for Agencies Navigating the Crowd
A new toolkit includes a step-by-step guide, case studies and other resources to help agencies launch and manage crowdsourcing projects.
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Congress avoids a government shutdown ... for now
House and Senate both approve a measure to maintain funding at fiscal 2015 levels through Dec. 11.
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Director: DARPA's Cyber Strategy So Far Has Been 'Patch and Pray'
DARPA needs to adopt commercial technology and re-purpose it for military use, Arati Prabhakar said.
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News in Brief -- Citizen Science, DSS modernization
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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