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NASA Names New CIO
Renee Wynn began her term as NASA's new CIO after more than two decades working for the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Edward Snowden Now on Twitter
His bio states he "used to work for the government."
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Study: High Salaries Not the Biggest Draw for Female Cyber Pros
Female cybersecurity pros value a job's nonmonetary incentives above monetary ones.
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Video: The Easiest Ways to Back Up Your Files
Not backing up your files is a huge risk. Stop it.
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Google or Facebook: What's the Better Workplace?
Comparing the two tech companies is a little like apples and oranges.
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ACLU Argues for Right to Sue NSA for “Upstream” Surveillance
After getting rebuffed in 2013, privacy lawyers are trying again to convince a federal court to hear its argument that the government’s tapping of the Internet backbone is unconstitutional.
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Can the U.S. Trust China to Stop Stealing Business Secrets?
Obama threatened sanctions, but proving responsibility for a cyberattack will be difficult.
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NSA Head: Loss of Access to Metadata Will Hurt Intelligence
The director of the NSA says the Freedom Act will slow and hamper intelligence gathering. Too bad it’s already law.
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Both DOD and the Intelligence Community are Working on Major IT Upgrades. Will They Work Together?
The two initiatives must play well with each other to ensure national security imperatives are best executed across all missions and personnel levels.
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What Big Data Means for Human Subjects in Federal Research
A group of agencies is trying to update the consent process for human test subjects in federal research.
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Inside DARPA's Attempts to Engineer a Futuristic Super-Soldier
How the Pentagon is hoping to change the future of the battlefield
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Army looks for long-term IT plan
With short- and medium-term plans for IT modernization in place, the Army remains on the hunt for a long-term vision.
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Video: Preparing Veterans for the Solar Workforce
This Energy Department initiative provides veterans with training and an introduction to the expanding solar industry.
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Government Shutdown? Some Federal IT Systems Would be Unplugged, Websites Go Offline
Federal agencies were ordered to power down nonessential IT systems during the 2013 shutdown.
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NIH Wants to License Out a Mobile App to the Private Sector
The app would combine users' location data with their answers to questions about their psychological wellbeing to predict their future mental health.
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Drones Armed With High-Energy Lasers May Arrive In 2017
Predator maker looks beyond Hellfire missiles to the weapons of the future.
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Energy Department CTO Stepping Down, Joining the Private Sector
Pete Tseronis plans to leave by Nov. 1, 2015.
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Agencies Harnessing Data to Make Your Visit to a Government Office More Bearable
Feedback USA is a system of kiosks that allow citizens to rate their experience visiting field offices and other agency locations.
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Silicon Valley Shouldn’t Let China Strong-Arm it Into Spying
With companies under mounting pressure to aid abusive government surveillance, the industry must decide whether to stand up for their most vulnerable users even if that may affect its business opportunities.
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