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Intercepted Al Qaeda Conference Call Triggered U.S. Embassy Closures

As many as 20 al-Qaeda affiliates were on the call.

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Special Ops Mined Social Media for Data to Advance Mission

The command experimented with tools from a dozen companies.

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National Health IT Coordinator Resigns

Mostashari laid groundwork for interoperable health records, HHS secretary says.

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How 24 Tiny Satellites Could Change Business Forever

Skybox doesn't want to see pictures of Earth from space just for kicks. It wants to scour the globe for information that will remake industries.

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Calculate Your Cyber Salary

Online tool calculates average earnings based on title, experience, location and more.

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How a Misplaced Reef on a Digital Chart Helped Destroy a Navy Minesweeper

Error by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency was compounded by the Navy’s reliance on GPS for navigation.

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DISA Turns on First Joint IT Node

Move is part of the 'largest restructuring' of IT management in Defense’s history, agency says.

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Commentary: It’s Time for Congress to Take on Patent Trolls

Unethical lawyers are draining the economy of billions of dollars every year.

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New TV Show on Agencies Spotlights Information Technology

WJLA’s Sunday morning ‘Government Matters’ is aimed at feds, contractors.

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Readers complain about 'brass creep'

The military's problems may be due in part to an overabundance of 'chiefs and supervisors,' FCW readers say.

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Infrastructure a hurdle for videoconferencing legislation

Agencies might have trouble cutting travel budgets as much as a new bill proposes, and videoconferencing -- the legislation's preferred solution -- brings its own set of challenges.

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Senators seek specific spectrum relocation proposal from DOD

A bipartisan group wants the Department of Defense and other agencies to begin the process of vacating a key swath of spectrum as the statutory deadline for a related auction approaches.

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$116,000: What You Need to Pay for the Average Cyber Pro

Federal government described as a dream employer, second only to Google, in new survey.

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Now it's easier to get your hands on Los Alamos innovations

'Express Licensing' program designed to speed up the commercialization of new technologies.

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Beijing Embraces Big Data to Measure Public Opinion

The Chinese government is taking a cue from western countries in measuring the populace.

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How Much Is a Life Worth?

Ken Feinberg, the man tasked with compensating victims after a devastating tragedy, knows the answer—and it’s rarely the same.

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Congress posts U.S. Code in XML

XML release and related legal schema could 'revolutionize' the way lawmakers and citizens interact with the law.

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Watch the Intricate Patterns of Global Infrastructure Emerge From Geocoded Tweets

Computer scientist Alan Mislove has created a global, navigable map using much of the same data.

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GSA moves to make eBuy mobile-friendly

Revamped site brings a range of tools and services to agencies and to small businesses on the go.

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Study Shows Widening Gap in Supply, Demand of IT Grads

IT degrees are falling as job vacancies are rising.