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NASA turns off GALEX space telescope

Launched in 2003, the telescope was part of an effort to learn more about the evolution of the universe.

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My 4th of July Celebration, 1965

When I awoke aboard the USS Pickaway off the coast of Da Nang, South Vietnam, I thought I was in for a real bang-up celebration.

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Apple’s Web-Based Office Software Will Force Google and Microsoft to Up Their Game

iWork for iCloud hopes to be a web-based app experience that’s as good as a desktop application.

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State Department Spent $630K to Buy Facebook 'Likes'

Employees thought money was wasted on 'buying fans,' IG found.

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Air Force Deploys Air Tankers to Battle Arizona Forest Fires

All four C-130s will be ready to fly Wednesday.

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We’ll Just Have to Wait for Good News on VA Claims Backlog

The system that crunches claims data is ‘undergoing operational repair.’

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Next-generation polar satellites pass key reviews

The Joint Polar Satellite System's first new satellite -- JPSS-1 -- is on budget and on schedule toward its 2017 launch.

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Interactive Gettysburg: Using Modern Mapping Tools for a New Look at the Historical Battle

Seeing how Gettysburg played out on a map can help us understand why, in the end, it turned out as it did.

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Meet the Hacktivist Who Wants to Warn Syrians About Incoming Missiles

A new service provides an alert system for SCUDs fired by the Syrian government. Assad is already trying to take it down.

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The Number of Times We Could Blow Up the Earth Is Once Again a Secret

How many nukes does the Defense Department have now?

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What Are We Going to Do About GPS Jamming?

The unclassified version of a report on vulnerabilities leaves much to worry about.

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Q and A: How Big Data Is Revolutionizing City Government

Harvard Professor Stephen Goldsmith wants to build a market for municipal data analytics.

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Feds and the Fifth Amendment

FCW readers are split on whether federal employees should be fired for invoking Constitutional rights.

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The Troubling Data Behind America's Growing Wildfires

Fires are getting bigger and often deadlier.

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Can DIA become the Defense Innovation Agency?

The Defense Intelligence Agency wants to be an innovation leader in the government, and it is overcoming old habits to do so.

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19 Firefighters Reported Dead in Arizona Wildfire

The fire is currently at zero containment.

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U.S. Providing Aircraft That Afghans Can't Fly

Defense also awarded a $550 million contract to a Russian agency that provides aircraft to Syria.