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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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Army Spends $181M on Smart Label Technology to Track Military Supplies
Barcode system will support federal and NATO users.
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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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Intelligence Research Agency Plans First Industry Confab
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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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Government CIOs Say They Lack Resources to Manage Their IT
Nearly one-third says IT infrastructure is inadequate, survey finds.
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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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Look for Next CTO to 'Execute, Execute, Execute,' Not Come Up With New Concepts
Aneesh Chopra discusses the role of government’s top technology expert.
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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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Google Exec Named New Federal Chief Technology Officer
Megan Smith becomes third person to hold the title.
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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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