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WikiLeaks Claims NSA Is Recording 'Nearly All' of Afghanistan’s Phone Calls
Journalists had previously refused to identify ‘Country X’ due to concerns for national security.
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GSA toots Data.gov’s horn
With 105,000 data sets provided by 227 federal entities, Data.gov has grown to include 4.5 million unique visitors.
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Video: The US Forest Service's Laboratory of Fire
At the Fire Lab in Missoula, Montana, researchers reverse-engineer spreading fires.
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How the Right People Analyzing the Best Data Are Transforming Government
‘If you want to succeed, you’ve got to be willing to fail and test things out,’ OMB official says.
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Agencies Waste Hundreds of Millions on Software
And GAO says the White House bears some of the blame.
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Tapping the potential of predictive analytics
The Internet of Things really could change everything -- and agencies need to start preparing now.
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Benevolent government data mining, or Big Brother?
Steve Kelman suggests that fast-improving analytics can raise some interesting questions.
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House Passes Federal IT Reform Yet Again, This Time With Defense Bill
FITARA was cut from last year’s Defense authorization at the last minute.
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Why Does the Air Force Spend Twice as Much to Hack than to Deflect Threats?
The service's cyber operations budget sheds little light on actual spending.
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NASA's new view of asteroids
NASA is partnering with Slooh, which has a global network of web-connected telescopes, to engage citizen scientists in helping track asteroids that might pose a threat to Earth.
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Is Your Manager Becoming Less Committed to Telework?
Some 45 percent surveyed perceive a waning commitment to flexibility from their employers.
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Data.gov Turns Five
The public repository for government data sets is nimble because it’s had to be.
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The House Science Committee Has Held More Hearings on Aliens Than on Climate Change
Debate about Earth's atmosphere isn't as fun as speculating on the atmospheres of other planets.
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FITARA in play in House defense bill
The House is revisiting IT reform as part of the annual Pentagon policy measure, but it's not clear if the Senate will play ball.
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Personnel Reform and Better Technology Are Intrinsically Linked
It isn't enough to ask employees to do more with less -- they must do things differently.
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Accused Proliferator May Try to Build Ballistic-Missile Parts
Newly uncovered information suggests Chinese businessman Li Fangwei has obtained substantial stakes in a number of sensitive enterprises.
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New Mexico Sees 'Imminent' Danger From Nuclear-Waste Barrels
New Mexico Environment Secretary Ryan Flynn gave Los Alamos National Laboratory until Wednesday to propose steps for locking down the barrels.
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Paper Medical Records Are Vanishing Into the Cloud
Going in for a checkup with your physician? You'll probably see a screen, too.
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