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DOD Lab Day has a cyber undercurrent
At the Pentagon's first-ever Laboratory Day, researchers from Air Force, Army and Navy labs won $45 million to develop quantum computing.
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Telecom, Cable Industries File Emergency Motion to Kill Net Neutrality
They want a federal court to block the rules before they go into effect June 12.
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12 Ways for Congress to Step Up US Data Innovation
A new 12-step legislative program for Congress aims to improve the country's data innovation.
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White House Backs Bill to End NSA Bulk Records-Collection
The Obama administration says it supports the USA Freedom Act.
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This Senator Is 'Shocked' by How Little Data NSA Is Collecting
The NSA bulk-data program is so scaled down, it might not even be effective, the Senate Foreign Relations chairman claims.
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Bureaucratic wall stands between DOD and Silicon Valley
Analysts say Defense Secretary Ashton Carter needs to seize the reins of the bureaucracy to push innovation.
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ITIF: Congress needs to support federal data policy
The authors of a new report have a slate of 11 recommendations for Congress to modernize its data posture.
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Open Data: A Multiyear Data Odyssey
It's a long journey from a bunch of numbers to a consumer app.
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Faster drone approval, DOD's Lab Day and a big-dollar robotics challenge
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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DJ Patil to Tech Industry: Don’t Just ‘Throw Stones’ at Government
The U.S. chief data scientist says innovative outsiders have a unique opportunity to make their voices heard inside government.
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The 'Privacy Coalition' That Wants to Trim Data Regulations for Telecom Giants
The 21st Century Privacy Coalition is funded by companies including Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon.
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'Irish cynics' talk big data's good, bad and ugly
Behind the buzzwords and pointless analytics lie real potential, but agencies and the private sector still struggle to use big data effectively.
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Open Internet controversy could imperil FCC IT modernization
In aiming to curtail any "net neutrality" proposals, appropriators might nick the agency's IT spending.
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Technology Popular Theme in Agency Competitions
Agencies held twice as many contests and challenges in 2014 as they did in 2012, and the number of prizes also rose over those two years.
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NSA Critic Named No. 2 White House Tech Official
After ribbing on NSA and the White House cyber czar, Princeton researcher Ed Felten was appointed U.S. deputy chief technology officer.
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Rand Paul Threatens Filibuster Over NSA Spying
The GOP presidential hopeful joins Democrat Ron Wyden in threatening to block a bill reauthorizing the Patriot Act without NSA reforms.
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Does the Patriot Act Justify NSA Surveillance? Law in Uncharted Territory as Deadlines Approaches
Will the Patriot Act mean something different if lawmakers renew it now that they know the full extent of NSA's spying?
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The disappearance of TaxmanKeith
Reddit's favorite 'IRS Employee' has deleted his account. His case demonstrates a demand for social media engagement that IRS policy isn't prepared to meet.
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Space agency seeks assistance on tech roadmap
The NASA Headquarters Office of Chief Technologist is asking for input from the private sector.
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