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Independent Review of NSA Surveillance May Not Be 'Independent'

Panel called 'an arm of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.'

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BlackBerry Postpones Launch of Messaging System

Delay comes after company announced steep losses and job cuts.

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BlackBerry Ends Terrible Week With Mass Layoff

Latest iPhone had customers lining up for hours, as BlackBerry made some brutal news.

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Lawmakers uncomfortable with China solution for satellite gap

Citing China's hostility to the United States, subcommittee chairmen urge other solutions.

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DATA Act gains Senate ally

Sen. Mark Warner is pitching the DATA Act as an essential piece of infrastructure to support a rational accounting of federal spending.

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Navy Yard Responders Say Rescue Was Hampered by Bad Radios

Radios reportedly weren't powerful enough to reach transmitters outside the building.

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Air Force Brass Confident of Nuclear Base Security Following Deadly Navy Incident

'We’re always constantly self-assessing our security procedures,' general says.

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Christianity grows in China

Steve Kelman finds that millions of Christians in China belong to state-recognized Christian churches, while unofficial Christian churches live a sometimes-tolerated, sometimes-persecuted existence.

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16 hot companies to watch

In areas ranging from analytics to workforce management, these firms are making their mark in federal IT.

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Oops, the Navy Jams Its Own Navigation Receivers

Another example of why no one, especially sailors, should rely exclusively on GPS.

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Stimulus Tracking Site Is Rebooted to Monitor Hurricane Sandy Spending

Contract extensions will keep Recovery.gov running for two more years.

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GPS Jammers Could Knock Out Signals in a Medium-Sized City

U.S. still has no defense against GPS jamming or spoofing.

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Between the cracks: From Fort Hood to the Navy Yard

Progress has been made on information-sharing, officials say, but 'obviously, we're not there fully.'

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What Your Agency May Look Like in 2020

Will bulky buildings be a thing of the past?

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NASA, NOAA chastised over testimony

Lawmaker finds agencies 'inconsiderate' during hearing on satellite coverage.

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Google Is Starting a New Company to Monetize Life Extension and Disrupt the Death Space

The new firm Calico is using big data to determine what really extends life.

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Here's Where You're Most Likely to Die From Air Pollution

A new NASA map of the planet lays out the depressing geographies of smog and premature death.

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Senator Blasts Security Process That Cleared Navy Yard Shooter, Edward Snowden

Susan Collins, R-Maine, wants a 'thorough congressional investigation' of the clearance system.

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GSA encourages mobility to reduce real estate needs

Total Workplace program will modernize the federal workforce while reducing costs for office space and energy, GSA argues.

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Congress wants answers on clearance for alleged Navy Yard killer

The congressional inquiry joins other investigations launched after the deadly shooting rampage.