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GSA Launches Reverse Auction Site

Reverse auctions have saved agencies 17 percent on some past purchases.

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Why College Students Make Better Decisions Than Intelligence Agents

Science says collegians make the more rational decisions. Really.

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Analysis: The State Department Isn't Great at the Internet

The department's Bureau of International Information Programs' focuses too much on getting Facebook likes, according to the Inspector General.

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Obama’s Case for the Benefits of Big Brother Government

The President touts the government's use of big data.

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Snail mail offers no escape from monitoring

The USPS tracks mail for law enforcement, suggesting another massive database project for an agency already deep into supercomputer-powered analytics.

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White House trims 2013 deficit forecast

Heading into fiscal 2014 budget talks, the Obama administration is projecting lower deficits and lower unemployment than previously forecast for 2013.

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How new open-data policies enable start-up's business model

Govini sees an opportunity in the explosion of government contracting and finance data.

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Commerce Trashes $170,000 Worth of Tech to Disinfect Imaginary Viruses

IG: Computer Incident Response Team member assigned to handle the perceived malware wasn't trained, lacked critical skills.

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The Upside of Furlough Days

The only thing you can’t buy with money is time.

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How to Perform a Head Transplant

Just because you shouldn't do something doesn't mean you can't.

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Technology Is at the Heart of Obama’s Second-Term Management Agenda

President pledges aggressive pursuit of innovation and accountability.

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Everything Gmail Knows About You and Your Friends

MIT project analyzes metadata to show the connections and information Google sees.

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Should Congress Telework?

Bill would let members of Congress participate in hearings and cast some votes remotely.

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Medicare incentives speed adoption of electronic health records

A report from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology finds 'substantial growth' in EHR use.

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NIST seeks input on security guide

A new NIST publication will seek to improve communication between computer security response teams.

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How to Lead a Team to Greatness, From the Man Who Sequenced the Human Genome

The formula for getting big things done in government according to NIH Director Francis Collins.

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Here’s the Building Where the PRISM of France Is Storing All its Citizens’ Data

France's Intelligence Agency's headquarters can be seen on Google Maps.

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Your essential catch-up of the week's news

Contractor compensation, the NGEN contract and advice from the private sector.

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Operations in China Will Soon Be Performed by American Doctors in Texas, Via Robots

A new partnership has been forged between two hospitals in China and the US.