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The Only Woman in the Computer Science Department
Irene Greif talks about being the first woman to get a Ph.D. in her field at MIT.
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Op-Ed: Unlocking the Economic Potential of Geospatial Data
Agency IT leaders need to make room on the Federal Geospatial Platform for those who most need the data: users.
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The FY15 budget: IT spending breakdown
The overall changes are modest compared to fiscal 2014, but many individual agency budgets see much larger swings.
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VA Seeks 5 Percent Boost in IT Funding
The department’s budget request includes $173 million for the paperless claims system.
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Pentagon Slashes Army Tactical Radio Buy
The department’s 2015 budget request also pares $800 million from space systems funding.
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Federal Tech Funding Dips Slightly in Obama’s Fiscal 2015 Request
VanRoekel touts a 'one-government, outside-looking-in approach' to federal IT.
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Obama Budget Plan Puts Controversial Plutonium-Conversion Facility on Hold
South Carolina site deemed too expensive for 2015.
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New Mexico Lets Nuclear Waste Remain Above Ground After Radioactive Leak
Atomic waste-filled containers are being temporarily stored outside faulty underground facility.
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2015 Budget Would Boost Investments in STEM Education
One proposed change is a governmentwide reorganization of STEM education programs.
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DHS Wants More Virtual Fence Funding
Fiscal 2015 budget proposes $11 million more for border control equipment and surveillance.
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Defense budget zeroes in on cyber spending
Few specifics were revealed, but the trend is clearly toward tech and away from troops.
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A Call to Action for IT Leaders
Federal acquisition regulations have become a counter-force to innovation and evolution in technology.
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Inside the Tech Team Fixing the Obamacare Website
Time article provides rich insight into the intersection of Silicon Valley and Washington culture.
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IG report finds flaws in NASA's mobile device management
About 14 percent of all agency-issued devices went unused for seven months, says a report from NASA IG Paul Martin.
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This week in online disintermediation: Charities
Steve Kelman looks at the latest example of tradeoffs inherent in internet innovation.
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Here’s an Idea for a Digital Currency That Actually Solves a Problem, Unlike Bitcoin
Nobel economist Robert Shiller has an idea to use big data to make money a more perfect expression of value.
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DARPA Chip Aims to Secure Electronics Throughout the Supply Chain
It aims to solve the long-standing problem of forged electronic parts.
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Telework Yields $32 Million in Snow Day Savings
Telework Week starts with a bang.
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