Digital Government

AT&T Promises to Protect Net Neutrality—If It Gets to Buy DirecTV

The telecom giant appears to have learned from its failed bid for T-Mobile.

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The NSA Is Listening to Every Phone Call in the Bahamas

Analysts are spying on virtually all cellphones in a Caribbean nation that poses 'little to no threat' to Americans.

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Auditors Fault Pentagon Sorting of Biggest Bioweapon Threats

DoD rules require the agency each year to revisit its list of top biological-weapon threats.

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Former NSA Director: Big Data Is the Future

NSA’s only failure was letting Snowden breach its data, Keith Alexander says.

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In the Next Big Data Breach, Crowdsourcing Could Find the Culprits

Personal finance app Billguard hopes to address financial data theft.

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VA waiting lists and performance measurement

Steve Kelman argues that allegations about secret wait lists at the VA are a sign of performance management's power, not its problems.

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The Trick That Makes Google's Self-Driving Cars Work

Google is engaging in unprecedented, massive, ongoing data collection to transform intractable problems into solvable chores.

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Are US Broadband Providers Already Violating New Open Internet Rules?

Comcast has come under scrutiny for its downloading speeds.

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DARPA targets MERS

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency work on Middle East Respiratory Syndrome is one of the first big tests for its nascent Biological Technologies Office.

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Why Are So Many Army and VA Contracts Protested?

An electronic docketing system could simplify the process of disputing procurement decisions.

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CDC's BioMosaic helps track MERS

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's app integrates demography, migration and health data to analyze the potential spread of the disease.

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Sandia delves into brain-modeled computer systems

Computers based on the neural network of the human brain would be ideal for operating UAVs and solving big-data problems.

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One Airman's Journey From Linguist to Cyber Warrior

Programs like the Cyber Warrior Scholarship and the post-9/11 GI Bill are helping veterans transition into cyber jobs.

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What Happens if a Drone Gets Sucked Into a Passenger Jet Engine

Last week’s near-collision between a hobby drone and a passenger aircraft portends what could happen as the sky gets a lot more crowded.

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Remember the VA Replacement Scheduling Project?

The department cancelled that system in 2009 after spending $167 million and failing to deliver a usable product.