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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.
Digital Government
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?
Digital Government
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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Here’s What the New Tesla Battery Means for the Military
Elon Musk’s big announcement could revolutionize energy use for U.S. consumers—and that could be its biggest effect on national security.
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The Air Force Wants You To Build Its Next Drone Engine
The Pentagon hopes the next Predator is in someone's garage.
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Lawmakers Prod Agencies to Retool Energy-Guzzling Data Centers
The Energy Efficiency Government Technology Act would require federal data centers to run on more energy-efficient technologies.
Digital Government
OMB Releases Guidelines for Government Spending Data
The DATA Act requires federal agencies to report how much congressional funding they receive, or how much money they're spending on specific projects, and post it to USAspending.gov.
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Republicans Make Dubious Claims in Defense of NSA Surveillance
Mitch McConnell and his cohort of security hawks are stopping at nothing to renew the spy agency’s phone dragnet. But how fair is their defense?
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This Startup Wants Mothers and Daughters to Hack Together
General Assembly, which offers coding classes to entrepreneurs, is hosting a Mother-Daughter Hack day at its office in Washington on Saturday.
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US Army Is Serious About Developing Invisibility Cloaks
Previous attempts at achieving invisibility have involved everything from the use of funky lenses to hidden projectors paired with cameras.
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Outside techies clean up at Hackathon
Before teams from academia and the private sector could build apps and searchable databases at GSA's Hackathon, they had to do some housecleaning.
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White House Dispatches Digital Squad to Salvage Electronic Immigration System
The Obama administration has dispatched the U.S. Digital Service to study deep-seated problems and experiment with new development techniques for the new system.
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