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COBOL still integral to government systems

If the hundreds of billions of lines of COBOL code ceased to function, stoplights would crash, ATM machines would fail and a whole host of other systems would fail.

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New Credential for Health Care Security Professionals

Credential aims to ensure security and privacy practitioners have the core knowledge and skills.

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Who Actually Uses Google+? Techs

It's where the engineers hang out.

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Mobile challenges go beyond the technical

When developing mobile apps, federal agencies face a variety of obstacles in meeting users’ needs.

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Issa Charges Sebelius with Criminal Obstruction of HealthCare.gov Investigation

The House oversight chairman says the government can’t bar contractors from cooperating with his investigation.

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VA Offers Conflicting Accounts of Claims System's 'Spontaneous' Shutdowns

IG says VBMS issues were reported as recently as August.

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How to Fix Obamacare: Listen to Doctors

A doctor shares his views on what’s wrong with the Affordable Care Act.

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Army, Navy using big data to increase energy savings

Analytics speed up the energy inventory process by telling an auditor what kinds of data to collect, and can compare multiple combinations of potential improvements.

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The Future of Big Data

TIBCO CEO Vivek Ranadivé knows the evolution of data better than anyone. Here's where he thinks it's moving next.

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Budget deal would avert threat of January shutdown

The final deal calls for $1 trillion in spending for fiscal 2014, reduces sequestration cuts, adds money for defense and domestic programs, and requires newly hired federal employees to contribute more to their retirement plans.

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HHS Chief Seeks Investigation Into Obamacare Website Contracts

Kathleen Sebelius also directed CMS to appoint a chief risk officer to oversee IT acquisitions.

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Only 137,000 People Got Insurance Through HealthCare.gov Last Month

While 365,000 Americans selected new plans under the Affordable Care Act during October and November, most were through state exchanges.

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VA Helps Develop an Artificial Hand That Can Feel

Researchers at the Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University are building a prosthetic hand that provides something like a sense of touch.

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Flying These Planes Cost $2 Million an Hour

Twenty turboprops for Afghanistan's Air Force cost $486 million, flew only 234 hours.

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Commentary: History Will Forget the Obamacare Website's Bungled Launch

The media have written a cruel first draft, but it won’t last.