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Facebook Now Has a Donate Button for Ebola
After donating $25 million of his own money to help fight the spread of Ebola, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg now wants 1.3 billion of his closest friends to chip in.
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In Off-the-Grid West Africa, How Can Tech Fight Ebola?
For now, a big piece of USAID’s efforts lie in improving the technology doctors and nurses use when treating patients with Ebola.
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How Micro-Targeting Helped GOP Mobilize Voters
Getting out the vote used to be Obama's ball game. Now Republicans are playing for keeps, too.
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Should social media affect your security clearance?
As continuous evaluation efforts ramp up, the intelligence community is testing ways to fold online postings into the mix.
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‘Posting and Praying’: Why Agencies’ Old-School Approach to Recruiting Tech Talent Needs an Update
Federal hiring strategies need to consider more than just jobseekers’ altruism.
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Why Did This Federal Lab Pay 42 Different Prices for the Same Computer?
Energy Department has attempted to standardize equipment buys, but IT purchasing remains problematic.
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What the GOP Takeover of the Senate Means for Tech
if Republicans want to win a presidential election, they'll have to show they can develop real technology policies.
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CDC seeks new data toolkit
Agency wants a "single electronic platform" to visualize epidemiology data.
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DHS to gather more data from visa-less travelers
Online visa waiver system expanding to help address security concerns.
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DISA in Compliance with Cloud Security Standards
Three vendors in use; seven under assessment.
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Staff changes at Cyber Command, West shifts to FDIC and Kendall talks acquisition
News and notes from around the federal IT community
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DOD tries to allay industry fears on intellectual property
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Katrina McFarland says the Pentagon wants to own the interoperable parts of a system, not a firm’s commercial secrets.
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Army to Manpack Tactical Radio Vendors: Go on a Diet
Other items on the Army’s to-do list: Boosting battery life and transmitting power
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How a 1983 Plane Crash Helped Speed Up Civilian Use of GPS
The Reagan administration sped up the implementation of location-finding services for civilian use after the Soviet military shot down a passenger aircraft.
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Does Anybody Really Know How Many Cyber Professionals the Government Needs?
Quantifying the precise cyber talent gap remains an inexact science. Can a single federal cyber jobs database help?
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An Outdoorsy Plea for Open Federal Campsite Data
Recreation.gov needs an API requirement, outdoorsy companies say.
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Army Wants Better Teeth Tracking
The Army is seeking new dental software. It needs to have dynamic scheduling capabilities, according to contracting docs.
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Exclusive: AFRICOM Plans High-Speed Circuits to Liberia
U.S. military plans to lease a 622 megabit terrestrial circuit from Europe to Liberia.
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