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Hacker Conference Will Invite Feds Back – In 2016
The Pentagon will host a cyber contest at DEF CON after reaching a deal with organizers of the annual confab.
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Federal inmates to get more advanced electronic health records
The Bureau of Prisons is seeking an advanced IT solution for managing health care behind bars.
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Secret Service Software Will 'Detect Sarcasm' in Social Media Users
'Sentiment analysis' and 'access to historical Twitter data' among the requirements.
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National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Director Letitia Long Is Retiring
Long oversaw the agency that created and collected geospatial intelligence, or GEOINT.
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Hashmi takes over, Salesforce gets FedRAMP OK, the FCC on IPv6 and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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Skip the Humans: Drug Discovery by Simulating Cells
Virtual clinical trials would combine big data and computer simulation.
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FCC May Redefine What It Means to Have 'Broadband' Internet
High-speed Internet, as currently defined by the government, is four megabits per second.
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More Snowden Leaks: NSA Intercepting Millions of Facial Images
The agency declined to say if it also retrieves images from social media.
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FDA launches data platform
The FDA is releasing an API to collect far-flung data on adverse drug reactions for use by developers as part of an open-data strategy.
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Changes at the top for NGA
Deputy DNI Robert Cardillo will succeed Letitia Long at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in October.
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Federal inmates to get more advanced electronic health records
The Bureau of Prisons is looking to upgrade inmate electronic health records.
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Los Alamos Approved Nuclear-Waste Packing Mix, Despite Risks
Officials approved a caustic mixture to pack nuclear-waste drums now in danger of bursting.
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How DARPA's Augmented Reality Software Works
Why is the military succeeding where Google Glass failed?
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After 6 Years, VA Has Added Just One Name to Eye Injury Database
The joint Defense-VA registry was ordered by Congress in 2008.
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VA Failed to Protect Critical Computer Systems, Audit Finds
Department servers and networks lack vital security protections.
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The Link Between STEM Training and Civil Rights
Sixty years after a landmark Supreme Court decision, education in the United States remains separate and unequal for many.
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Google Just Confirmed Everything People Fear About Diversity in Tech
Women make up 30% of the company’s total workforce, while only 2% of the company’s U.S. workforce is black.
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Expert: Curbing Tech Transfers Isn't Stopping Nuclear Proliferation
R. Scott Kemp argues that policymakers are overly reliant on limiting international market access to certain sensitive technologies.
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VA’s Convoluted Patient Scheduling Starts with a ‘Helpline’ Call
Data collected on one computer was printed out for re-entry into another system, often months later.
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