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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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House Committee Nixes New Funding for White House Digital Service Team
OMB says the lack of new funding “represents a missed opportunity.”
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Data scientists: Stop trying to just predict; look back, and think
In the rush to predict the future, many are passing up the opportunity to leverage big data's potential to form a more complete picture of how the world works, leading scientists say.
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5 Things the Tech Industry Wants the Next President to Do
A tech think tank has unveiled a tech wish list for 2016 candidates, which lays out an action plan to help transform the country into a flourishing hub of technological innovation.
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This DHS Computer System Will Cost $2 Billion More than HealthCare.gov
DHS has reversed course on software development strategies, leading the price tag to balloon, auditors said.
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What The Pentagon Has To Do To Recruit Silicon Valley’s Nerds
Defense Department and national security political leaders are eager to attract tech minds. But are they willing to change enough to do so?
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GSA Invites Vendors to Bid on Agile BPA
Price is significantly less important than technical approach, the request for quotes says.
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