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Pentagon hopes single service provider will deliver
The DOD is looking for its transition to a single service provider for IT services to yield benefits in efficiency and scale.
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Video: The US Army's New Hoverbike
The military is taking a page from the Jetsons.
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State Department Visa System on the Mend After 2-Week Glitch
After a hardware problem stalled the Bureau of Consular Affairs' visa system, two-thirds of its posts are now able to issue visas, according to a press briefing Tuesday.
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Facebook’s Algorithm Can Identify You Even When You’re Hiding Your Face
The social network presented research that shows it can identify individuals with 83 percent accuracy, according to The New Scientist.
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Even Behind Closed Doors, Senators Aren't Getting Their OPM-Hack Questions Answered
Lawmakers say they are still in the dark about basic details of multiple data breaches that affected federal workers last year.
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Hardware still hindering State visa process
After a June 9 hardware failure ground the State Department's process for issuing visas overseas to a near halt, two-thirds of the department's posts are now back online and issuing visas.
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OPM head touts cyber revamp, mum on who’s to blame for breach
Appearing before a Senate committee was a peaceful affair for OPM Director Katherine Archuleta compared to the tongue-lashing she got in the House last week, but she still faced tough questions – and couldn't answer all of them.
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New NGA strategy touts automation, commercial capabilities
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Director Robert Cardillo says geospatial intelligence is ripe for collaboration between industry and government.
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One Week Left to Submit Bold Awards Nominations!
Know any innovative federal employees disrupting the status quo? June 30 is the deadline to submit nominations for the Bold Awards.
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Meadows loses Gov Ops gavel
A key House subcommittee with broad oversight of government management will be getting a new chairman.
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Organs the size of a smartphone screen
“Homo minutus” could revolutionize the way biologists and medical personnel screen new drugs or toxic agents.
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Hiring: The First Librarian of Congress for the Internet Age
Experts say a new librarian should digitize more works, raise more money—and use email.
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FCC Moves to Subsidize Internet as Republicans Warn of 'Tax' Hike
The agency wants to help poor Americans get online, but Republicans warn of pouring money into the controversial "Obamaphone" program.
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Watchdog Points to Poor Management in Multimillion-Dollar IT Failure at USDA
USDA's Farm Service Agency has met only a fraction of its goals on an ambitious IT modernization project, according to the Government Accountability Office.
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Adviser: FCC Isn't the Place for Big Data Experimentation
A tough regulatory environment might discourage experimentation with data, according to an adviser to the commission.
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IT acquisition teams and agile data management
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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CIOs: Why Won't Federal Agencies Share Apps with Each Other?
Sharing apps would reduce the need for new tech projects, CIOs say.
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Pentagon to Silicon Valley: Teach Us Big Data
The Pentagon is setting up shop in Silicon Valley to forge partnerships, identify new technologies and maybe even recruit some new talent.
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Open Data: Efficiency From Accessibility
How the state of Connecticut does more with open data.
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