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Military Education Falls Short on Cybersecurity Training

Military leaders aren't graduating with a full understanding of the cyber threat landscape, report finds.

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Military Shuts Down Allegedly Illegal Money Laundering Investigation

Program violated laws barring military from law enforcement activities.

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Photos: This Solar Powered Wheelchair Gives the Disabled a Chance to Swim in the Ocean

The Seatrac can operate up to 30 times a day on solar power alone.

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Commentary: The NSA Is Commandeering the Internet

Technology companies have to fight for their users, or they'll eventually lose them.

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Big data success starts with science

Tips: Don't sweat the answers until you've figured out the questions. Don't buy the technology until you've hired the scientists.

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Presidential Management Fellows Recruiting Goes Virtual

Online career fairs save money and are more convenient.

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13 Little Things NASA Did to Get Alan Shepard Ready for Space

Bacon, an early bedtime, and a few tattoos to mark where the electrodes go

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Big Data Is Giving China an Edge in Renewable Energy Production

IBM is deploying technology that crunches data coming from individual wind turbines.

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Op-Ed: Data is Inert -- It’s What You Do With It That Counts

Open data can fuel innovation, but only if you first fix your business practices.

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How Missile Detection Technology Can Help Us Predict Floods

A new radar system can show us exactly how much rain is falling in a given spot.

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White House Unveils CIO Council 2.0

New structure for chief information officers should be more agile and efficient, officials say.

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Postal overhaul could open up IT revenue opportunities

An overhaul bill could allow the Postal Service to exploit its massive IT operations for profitable commercial uses.

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NSA Will Replace Potential Snowdens With Computers

Agency to eliminate 90 percent of systems administrators who monitor networks.

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Your essential catchup on the week's news

Contract protests, Wennergren's exit and a map of the universe.

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Defense Contractors Aren't Ready to Comply With Anti-Counterfeit Rule

By March 2014, the Pentagon will withhold pay from companies that don’t develop an acceptable detection and avoidance system.

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Wounded Soldiers Languished 540 Days in Fort Riley Transition System

Lack of staff and months-long searches for medical records contributed to the problem.

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Security-Cleared Pros Don't Like Leaks -- or Wait Times

Survey respondents fear Snowden fallout could drag down the security clearance process.

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Every Three Years Someone Gets Busted for Using a GPS Jammer

The devices are so cheap and ubiquitous it’s hard to nab truckers using them near airports.

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A Trip Through a 3D-Modeled Brain

See how a mouse's mind sees something.

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NIH Works Out Deal With Henrietta Lacks' Family to Study Her Cells

After 62 years, researchers finally ask for consent.