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Embassies Get Phone System Upgrades Thanks to New $275M Contract
The task order will provide secure communications to more than 30 diplomatic posts.
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Did the White House Website Violate Its Own Privacy Rules?
A social-media firm used a new, persistent form of online tracking.
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VA Still Mulling Timeline for New Scheduling System
Agency IT officials are still hammering out details for the overhaul.
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IRS Seeks to Destroy More Hard Drives -- The Right Way This Time
Agency is also ‘refreshing employees’ awareness’ of existing policies, documents say.
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NIST, NAS still assessing controversial airport scanners
Privacy concerns forced TSA to scrap its backscatter machines, but radiation levels -- and possible future uses -- are still being studied.
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New Surveillance Whistleblower: The NSA Violates the Constitution
A former Obama administration official calls attention to unaccountable mass surveillance conducted under a 1981 executive order.
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Senate Bill Mandates Study of Nuclear-Arms Storage Sites
The legislation would require the Pentagon to study how to modernize facilities storing U.S. nuclear warheads.
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Is There a Place for Google Glass in Hospitals?
Medical professionals say the device could be helpful, but patient privacy is still a concern.
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Bonusland: Nuke Waste Dump Contractor Awarded $1.9M after Fire
Energy Department cites “excellent” performance.
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3 ways to get more out of the Data Act
An expert in government management and transformation argues more is required of Congress and agencies alike.
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USGS draws FEMA a 3-D map
A U.S. Geological Survey mapping program will bring data and related mapping tools to bear on flood risk management and other hazards.
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Turning big data into better health outcomes
Federal entities are playing a number of roles in population health management as the practice continues to unfold.
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SEC plans makeover for EDGAR
A 90s-era filing database for public companies is due for a major upgrade.
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One Congressman’s Crusade to Save the World From Killer Robots
Robots could one day keep troops out of combat, but opponents say deploying them will have dangerous consequences.
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U.S.-China Nuclear Security Exchanges Hampered by Lingering Suspicions
Years after Washington accused China of nuclear espionage, the subject of resuming laboratory-to-laboratory exchanges among scientists remains a sensitive one.
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Vion hires former DISA official to lead cyber solutions
Richard Breakiron, a 2012 Federal 100 winner, will be senior director of the firm's cybersecurity unit.
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How to Approach Declining Federal IT Spending
Contractors should be prepared, Deltek says.
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Feds Want Backpack Radiation Detectors That Don’t Use Rare Gas
The hope is to stop providing helium-3 for these systems next year.
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The Obama Administration Is Looking for the Next Obamacare Website Contractor
The bid is probably not going to CGI Federal.
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