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FEC Considers Allowing Bitcoin Donations to Political Campaigns

Could virtual currency be the next form of campaign clout?

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Newly minted data analysts in high demand

N.C. State's Institute for Advanced Analytics said 55 employers offered more than $22 million in salaries and signing bonuses to 75 job seekers from the class of 2014.

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NIST shares tool for vetting mobile apps

Open source project lets developers plug in their own tools for risk assessment.

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Feds Are Sharing Less Weapons of Mass Destruction Info With Lawmakers

Congress requires the government to report on the nuclear and missile programs of Iran, North Korea and Syria.

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Does the big data era demand new rules of the road?

The gray area for those developing guidelines lies in the purpose behind a data collection, and the issue of subsequent, unforeseen use.

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Sooner or Later, Security Drones Will Be Hovering Over Major Marathons

Sprawling, citywide events such as marathons present a particularly thorny security problem.

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Want to Know How Developers Use Your Agency's Data? Ask Them.

An upgraded HealthData.gov site will ask users to volunteer what they’re using HHS data for.

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White House: No Deportation for Justin Bieber

Obama administration declines to comment on anti-Bieber We the People petition.

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People Are Already Pawning White House Easter Eggs on eBay

Well, that was fast.

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The Electronic-Medical-Records Email(s) of the Day, No. 2

The pricing of voice-recognition software as one sign of distortions of the medical market, and other inside insights.

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Americans wary of domestic drones, wearable computers

A new Pew survey found overall optimism but strong concerns about the effect of specific technologies.

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Clapper: GEOINT is on the rise

The transparent nature of geospatial intelligence brings added value in the post-Snowden era, the director of national intelligence says.

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NASA Found the New ‘Earth-like’ Planet Using Old Data

Kepler Space Telescope found a lot of data before it malfunctioned in 2013; scientists are now going back through it.

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How the U.S. Is Vulnerable to Terrorism in Space

The possibility of a dangerous space incident is on the rise, says a new report.

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What Somalia’s New Internet Looks Like From Silicon Valley

Internet providers rolled out fiber optic connections in nation’s capitol, Mogadishu.

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This Tech Startup Uses a Simple Formula to Decide How Much Stock to Give Employees

Social-sharing app company went salary-transparent in December, aims to 'demystify equity.'

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Google’s Search Juggernaut Is Showing Some Cracks

Amid the transition away from PCs to mobile devices, investors have questions.