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Sequester not to blame for lack of innovation
The government has been wasting money in IT for the past decade, so blaming the current budget situation for a refusal to innovate is misplaced.
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Silicon Valley Is Plucking Government IT Talent
Entrepreneurs and venture capitalists look to defense and intelligence agency employees.
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Hey, How About Some HBO for Nuclear Missile Launch Crews?
Air Force Global Strike Command plans satellite TV buy.
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Steve Ballmer’s Retirement Could Unlock the Talent and Resources Now Dormant at Microsoft
Microsoft is still able to hire extremely talented people.
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All the Hurricanes of the Past 170 Years, Mapped
See where 11,967 cyclones overlap in space in this fascinating look at the planet's most powerful storms.
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Making the case to attend SXSW
One government IT expert's picks for panels with real work relevance.
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The Patent Troll That's Been Bilking Transit Agencies Finally Slinks Away
Lawsuit threats based on dubious patents to stop.
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To Counter Nuclear Smuggling, Officials Look to Mobile Detection Technology
White House-led strategic review could shift priorities away from stationary tech, Anne Harrington, deputy NNSA administrator tells Global Security Newswire.
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Scientists Are Scouring the Globe for Mystery Bacteria to Help Reduce Our Dependence on Fertilizer
Researchers will travel from Germany to Hawaii and beyond looking for a needle in a haystack.
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Satellite predicts eruption
A NOAA weather satellite detected the eruption of a volcano in Japan 14 hours before it happened.
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Explore the London Underground With This Awesome 3-D Simulation
"Mind the Gap" takes advantage of open data to present a rotating, zoomable, ambient-noise-inflected model of London's train system.
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Government CIOs Have More Clout, Shorter Terms
Researchers surveyed public- and private-sector CIOs worldwide.
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Is Stepping Down
Some have speculated Ballmer's successor could come from within Microsoft.
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NOAA undertakes post-Sandy mapping
The science agency is attempting to assess the effects of the storm on the coastal areas and shallow waters that were in its path.
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Special Ops Command Wants a Gadget to Take Over AM and FM Radio Bands
Influencing the population this way could prove tricky.
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Getting the hang of mobility
Navy and Justice CIOs say savings and benefits are real -- though sometimes hard to measure.
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Pentagon Spent Over $4 Billion on Mental Health Treatment Between 2007 and 2012
The Congressional Research Service says the annual treatment costs doubled between 2007 and 2012.
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Agencies Are Saving Millions With Virtual Events
Videoconferencing and collaboration tools are helping officials bridge geographical gaps.
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What Can We Learn from the Numbers That Slipped by NSA Censors?
The actual data is obscured behind black bars — except on one pie chart that appears to give more information on the program than the NSA has ever released publicly.
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