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Is big data the cure for health-care systems?
A MeriTalk survey of executives in health care-related agencies and businesses found that fewer than 20 percent said their organization is prepared to work with big data.
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Prosecutors Move to Restrict Access to 'Death Ray' Designs
The move may even prohibit certain discussion of the weapon in court hearings.
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Negligence to Blame in All 73 Incidents of Missing Radioactive Materials in 2013, Report Finds
Researchers call for 'improved training in nuclear materials security and enhanced end-user accountability.'
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What Should Scare Us About Health IT
Advancements in electronic health records also make our records more vulnerable to hacking.
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The POTUS Wireless Ecosystem
Ensuring the president can communicate ‘anywhere, anytime, by any means with anyone in the world.’
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VA Fails to Set Up Registry of Troops Exposed to Burn Pits
The department says it’s testing hardware and software; lawmakers outraged.
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Why Cyber Jobs Need a Career Path
And why it's a myth that anyone can be a cyber warrior.
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Dan Tangherlini: A force for continuous change
"It's OK to risk the possibility of blowing up what works," says the GSA administrator, if the payoff warrants it.
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A somewhat revealing rubber stamp
Steve Kelman suggests that interesting signals can be gleaned from China's "two session" proceedings.
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Los Alamos Nuclear Waste Heads to Texas Temporarily After Radiation Leaks
No date set for reopening shuttered N.M. storage site.
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Rand Paul Slams Surveillance State 'Drunk With Power'
A harsh speech wins over the UC Berkeley crowd but the Republican senator glides past social issues.
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Some Medical Translation Apps Help Just Enough to Hurt
For now, phone-based interpretation is the best tech substitute for a trained interpreter in the room.
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More Radiation Escapes New Mexico Nuclear-Waste Facility
The department says it will provide updates on site radiation levels every Thursday.
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Video: Are you smarter than a dinosaur?
NASA's newest crowdsourcing initiative seeks better algorithms for identifying humanity-threatening asteroids.
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Obama Administration Denies 'Abandoning the Internet'
Commerce official insists other governments won't be allowed to seize online power.
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Should Wikipedia Put Crimea on the Russian Map?
The world's largest source of human knowledge cedes Crimea to Russia on the map, but the debate is far from over.
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White House launches climate data website
The aggregation of climate info and tools is designed to help foster application development and entrepreneurial opportunities.
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The Myth of the Science and Engineering Shortage
American students need to improve in math and science—but not because there's a surplus of jobs in those fields.
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