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Do We Need to Add an 'A' to STEM?

The House's education and the workforce committee want art and design included with science, technology, engineering and math.

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The Internet Mapmakers Helping Nepal

How "crisis mappers" activate after a catastrophe

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Delivering on the promise of big data

Agencies have moved beyond the buzzword and are making big data part of their everyday missions.

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US CIO Tony Scott Says Federal IT is Now a ‘Contact Sport.’ Here’s the Rulebook.

New OMB guidance aims to break down barriers that have sprouted up between IT decision-makers and other agency officials.

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Senators Beg Techies To Bring Congress Into 21st Century

At Hack4Congress, developers attempted to write code that could improve campaign finance record keeping and facilitate cross-party dialogue.

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The Presidential Contender that Would Dismantle NSA Spying.

Hillary Clinton is reluctant to take a clear stance on mass surveillance. But Bernie Sanders has no problem knocking the spy agency’s “Orwellian” programs.

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How the Pentagon Could Soon Share Americans’ Data With Foreign Militaries

The new cyber strategy could provide allies with Americans’ information gathered under proposed legislation.

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Space Is Being Polluted with Junk Faster than We Can Dispose of It

There are thousands of satellites in Earth’s orbit, of varying age and usefulness. At some point they reach the end of their lives, at which point they become floating junk. What do we do with them then?

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NASA plays show-and-tell on the Hill

America's space agency took to Capitol Hill to show lawmakers the tech advances taxpayers' dollars are buying -- and how they could help humans reach Mars.

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NASA and the US Air Force Successfully Tested a Plane with Shapeshifting Wings

NASA has flown 22 research flights over the past six months using the technology, and it passed with flying colors.

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With Patriot Act Deadline Closing In, House Advances Bill to Limit NSA Spying

Nearly two years after the Snowden revelations began, lawmakers are scrambling to rein in government surveillance—before it’s too late.

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Video: New Ideas from New Generations

Open data provides government with an opportunity to try new ideas and renew itself.

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OMB Unveils FITARA Guidelines For Public Comment

The guidelines, posted on GitHub, are open for comment until May 30.

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DOD tech deficits, NASA grants, a FirstNet industry day and more

News and notes from around the federal IT community

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OSTP, USDS, 18F gather the techies to talk data and design

The inaugural get-together of "moveForward(100)" gave Internet specialists a platform for sharing successes and upcoming projects.

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State to set up analytics office

The State Department's new strategic plan calls for a greater focus on harnessing big data.

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The Army Is Testing Handheld Ray Guns

Fittingly, these rifle-sized weapons would gun for other electronics.

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Advice for Job-Switchers and Newbies From Google’s Hiring Chief

Google HR chief Laszlo Bock discusses the extremely data-focused approach to hiring and management he has created at the search and tech giant.

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Rand Paul Leads Charge to Kill Net Neutrality

The Republican presidential candidate is bucking both Silicon Valley and key members of his own party to try to repeal the FCC's rules.

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Trio of DC's Top Female Coders Hail from Federal Innovation Shop

Thirty women were selected based on the impact their programming work has had on their organization and the community, as well as the level of complexity in their code.