Digital Government

DARPA seeks online news provider

The defense research shop wants to say on top of the latest tech news.

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The U.S. and Iran's YouTube Diplomacy

The U.S. and Iran take to YouTube and the op-ed page to communicate directly with the other country’s citizens.

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Vets, Service Members Say They Worry Less Than Civilians

"The military experience is defined by resilience," Gallup consultant says.

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Which World Leader Craves the Most Attention on Social Media?

Obama has the most followers, but Pope Francis gets the most engagement.

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Spy Agencies Disclose Data on 'Backdoor' Spying of Americans

NSA, CIA release the numbers of Americans searched under a controversial foreign-surveillance program in 2013.

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Oracle Protests $427 Million DISA Cloud Storage Contract

The pre-award protest is for the Enterprise Storage Services II, currently held by VION Corp.

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Cat Litter's Role in Nuclear Leak Still Unproven

Labs fail to replicate the reaction hypothesized to have ruptured a storage drum.

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Inside the Hidden World of Offline Auctions for Online Property

You might expect internet domain names—the basis of any website address you visit—to be sold on, well, the internet.

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We're Not Ready for a Federal Robotics Department

The U.S. government, an insider argues, is ill-equipped for a world of automated warfare.

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Are Agencies Making the Grade in Data Center Consolidation?

Four years after the governmentwide effort to consolidate data centers, the number of data centers either remains the same or has spiked, a survey finds.

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Greenpeace Spy Blimp Spies on NSA Spy Center

A 135-foot-long blimp flew over the agency’s Utah supercomputer compound to protest mass government surveillance.

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Who’s Behind the Supply of Russian Rocket Engines to the US Is Still a Murky Question

While the US is issuing ultimatums and threatening to jack up sanctions on Russia, it appears the limited restrictions deployed so far aren’t always working.

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The Internet Is Fracturing Into Separate Country-Specific Networks

Fierce and rising geopolitical conflict over control of the global network threatens to create a balkanized system.

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Training Key to Federal IT Reform

Government IT workers say training would boost their confidence in making better IT decisions.

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Mobility and Shrinking the Real Estate Footprint

Getting rid of unused office space could save the federal government billions of dollars annually, report says.