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DOD to outpace NASA in funding for launches
A GAO analysis reveals that the Defense Department has its eyes on space.
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More Aggressive Oversight of Agency FOIA Compliance Is Needed, GAO Says
OGIS lacks firm goals for reviewing Freedom of Information Act responses.
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Report Flags Weapons Lab Oversight
Duplication, formality and 'a culture of audit and risk avoidance' cited.
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Mapping the 'Geography' of the Internet
The Internet isn't a place where everyone shouts at each other. It's a collection of lots of small places where people are chatting among themselves.
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Not Many New Fed Hires, but IT Workers Among the Few
More than 5 percent of new hires take IT jobs.
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Email aliases, personal accounts under House panel scrutiny
While a Democratic critic calls the hearing 'theater,' Rep. Darrell Issa suggests officials deliberately tried to conceal communications.
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How Soon Before Obama's Bodyguards Don Google Glass?
The Secret Service, Army and DARPA are considering intelligent eyewear for field assignments.
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More Florentine observations
Steve Kelman discovers a new level of tourism in Italy.
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NRC Head to Testify on Renewed Planning for Yucca Atomic Site
Administration was ordered to complete a safety review of the potential nuclear waste repository.
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Superstar Programmers Can Get Paid as Much as Pro Athletes
A change in Google's algorithm can be worth as much as $100 million in new revenue.
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Feds take a bite of Apple -- but how much?
Determining the federal market for Apple's iPhone turns out to be pretty hard to do.
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Expanding Federal Telework Could Save $12 Billion a Year
Research looks at real estate, transit subsidies and continuity of operations.
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One Map, A World of Temperatures
Microclimates and macro-, blended together in a gorgeous app
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Data visualization Army style
Emerging technologies allow the Army to quickly map assets around the world.
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Contractors Race to Launch Armed Drones From Small Ships
Northrop and Carter Aviation tapped in $9 million effort; no expensive aircraft carrier required.
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DARPA, Air Force Planning New Hypersonic Craft Research
An unmanned aircraft achieved hypersonic speeds of Mach 5.1 in May.
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Looking for innovation on disaster communication
The Office of Science and Technology Policy played host to a brainstorming session designed to generate ideas for using technology in disaster relief and recovery.
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Video: The Daily Show Takes on the VA Hospital System
In a segment called 'Ignoring Private Ryan,' Jon Stewart checks in with the problematic agency.
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Outlook bleak for fiscal 2014 defense funding
Jobs, military assets, R&D and technological superiority are all at risk.
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