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New Radar Sought by Congress Likely Would Be Fielded in Alaska, Sources Say

Defense bill calls for another X-band radar system to help counter a nuclear attack.

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Battle Heats Up Over HealthCare.gov Paper Trail

Contractor agrees to hand over docs to lawmakers despite agency objections.

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IT Hiring to Get a Boost in 2014

More than 80 percent of CIOs plan to hire in the next six months.

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HHS Asks Insurers for Leniency in Obamacare’s Opening Months

Sebelius wants them to allow late payments for those who miss Jan. 1 deadline.

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TechAmerica details accusations

An amended court filing offers specifics on the allegations against former employees who bolted for a rival group.

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IT Reform Stripped From Defense Bill

Lawmakers predict a stand-alone version of the bill will pass both chambers in 2014.

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Congress to Defense and VA: Give Us a Plan for Integrating Health Records by February

Defense authorization bill calls for a single or interoperable electronic health record for the two departments.

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This Group Could Make (or Break?) FOIA Reform

A new advisory committee could be a boon for requesters -- if agencies play ball.

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At Last, VA Electronic Access to All Your Military Records

Defense bill calls for electronic access starting Jan. 1.

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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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Are VA Claims Accurate 90 Percent or 45 Percent of the Time?

It depends on how you count.

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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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Proposed Budget Deal Offers Stability for Federal IT

The plan may make it harder to recruit top tech talent, though.

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How Government IT Shops Can Learn From Starbucks

There are lessons in the coffee chain's business model.

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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.