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Nancy Pelosi Presses FCC to Ban Internet ‘Fast Lanes’

The House Minority Leader wants to give federal regulators sweeping new powers over Internet access.

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Lockheed Wins $45 Million Award for Continued Cross Domain Software Support

The “Radiant Mercury” system is used to sanitize and share classified information across a variety of security domains.

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FindTheBest launches federal-agency spending tool

The new site is aimed at the general public rather than contractors or others in industry.

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And the Winners Are ... 2014 Nextgov Bold Awards Recognize Tech Problem Solvers

A new system for tracking weapons of mass destruction in the field, a successful social media campaign for disaster preparedness were among the boldest of the Bold Awards winners.

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Crowdsourcing Competitions Encourage Malicious Behavior, Study Finds

Crowdsourcing generally espouses openness and broad-based cooperation, but it also brings out people’s worst competitive instincts.

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Bill to Curtail NSA Surveillance Likely on Hold Until After the Election

Legislation to reform the government’s surveillance programs looks destined for a lame-duck session of Congress—and might not get touched at all until next year.

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Making a 22,000-mile service call

DARPA is seeking robots that can do repair work on satellites in high orbits.

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What Does the Chief Technology Officer of a Country Do?

It’s not an easy question—during President Obama's administration, “technology” has meant different things at different times.

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App Exposed Flight Data of Japan’s Air Force One for Years

Flightradar 24 tapped into the public satellite feed of Prime Minister Abe’s supposedly-covert aircraft.

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Is It Worth Creating a Pay Scale for Federal Cyber Pros?

Federal auditors think so, but the Office of Personnel Management says the field is still evolving.

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Website Privacy Policies Don’t Always Tell the Whole Story

The agreements of the 50 most popular websites in America are composed of 145,641 words. This is why.

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KBase harnesses gene data for researchers

The new open software and data platform developed by scientists at DOE labs relieves research biologists from acting as programmers.

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FOIA portal, VistA bid, Army cyber and SANS templates

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

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Obama’s Spy Chief Reverses Course, Comes Out in Favor of NSA Reform

In a remarkable shift, James Clapper is now on board with the USA Freedom Act.

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Task force taps the brakes on interoperability

The seamless transfer of health data could mean large incumbent providers lose market advantage and the ability to act as information gatekeepers.