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Intro to Computer Science Is Now the Most Popular Course at Harvard
Harvard students know which way the wind is blowing.
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Special Operations Wants Portable Lasers, Better Night Vision Goggles
The Special Operations Command requires “revolutionary game changing” technologies to support its mission.
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Performance tracking, big data feedback and a nuclear landmark
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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Why So Many in the Tech Industry Struggle with Depression
Long hours, isolation, and stress put IT professionals at risk of mental illness.
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Earmarks by another name
Legislators have a new way of targeting spending that could bring benefits and burdens for agencies.
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Sorry, Apple: Hong Kong Way Ahead with Mobile Payments
Travel, eat and park – all with the Octopus card.
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Army Eyes 4G Cellular Tech for Combat Communications
Could this be the beginning of the end for JTRS?
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Privacy Isn't Dead -- Yet
National security programs may not be the biggest threat to Americans' privacy.
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How About More VA iPad-Toting Health Service Reps?
Door greeters at Nashville VA hospital used tablets to contact doctors.
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VA Secretary Wants to Improve Digital Services for Vets
Robert McDonald wants single, easy-to-use website for vets to access VA services
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Medical Researchers Get Closer to Creating Working, Built-From-Scratch Human Heart
An organ that the body would recognize as its own is just around the corner.
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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
Sign up now for limited seats.
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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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