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Why Even the Best Hackers Could Soon be Outsmarted by Machines
Since Gary Kasparov’s defeat by IBM’s Deep Blue 17 years ago, humans have essentially been playing chess for second place.
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6 Tech Takeaways in the New Spending Bill
From the Pentagon’s cloud efforts to a new $35 million cybersecurity center, read some of key tech takeaways of the bill.
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HUD IT, an Army airport for drones and Reid pins losses on HealthCare.gov
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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7 things the 'cromnibus' means for IT
IT spending was not a sticking point in the negotiations, but there were some developments worth noting.
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The Scheduling App That Lets Health Care Workers Pick Their Own Shifts
WellStar’s online scheduling system allows nurses to sign themselves up for the shifts they want.
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The US Has Really Expensive Internet and It's Getting Worse
Among the 34 member countries of the OECD, the US has the fourth most expensive fixed-line broadband services.
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The First Computer Mouse was Patented in the 1960s
The pointing device was "a major selling point of the Macintosh" when personal computing went mainstream.
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The LEGO Approach to Closing Federal Data Centers
Just closing and re-locating data centers may not save all that much money. The feds need to focus on data center optimization.
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Here’s the First Line of Code Ever Written by a US President
Obama recently sat down with students who were learning the fundamentals of JavaScript.
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Among Best Federal Agencies to Work, NASA Continues to Soar
This is the third year in a row the agency was named the top place to work among large federal agencies.
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NSA Mass Phone Spying Will Continue for at Least 90 Days
Collection of bulk U.S. call data will continue nearly a year after Obama’s pledge to end it.
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Government maps health IT goals through 2020
ONC will focus more on data interoperability and the use of health IT to improve patient outcomes.
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No More FOUO: Government Plans to Simplify Labeling of Sensitive Information
There are around 120 different designations for unclassified information that requires some sort of safeguarding.
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Brazil dispatch
Steve Kelman offers five observations from Latin America's biggest economy and democracy.
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Do Police Body Cameras Actually Work?
After Ferguson, the president is betting millions on a technology that's still being tested around the world.
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House Lawmakers to Reintroduce Bill to End NSA 'Backdoor' Exploits
The measure passed the House earlier this year with major bipartisan support, but was cut out of ongoing funding negotiations.
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Internet Sales Tax Bill Quashed For Now
Speaker Boehner promised to revive the issue next year, which would enrage conservatives.
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GSA's short list of emerging technologies
An Alliant II RFI specifies 18 "Leading Edge Technologies" the agency is watching with interest.
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OFPP pushes data-driven procurement
A memo from Administrator Anne Rung outlines a plan to spread the gospel of strategic sourcing and category management governmentwide.
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