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Here's Everything Microsoft Is Letting the Government See
NSA has privileged access to Outlook, SkyDrive and Skype.
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Your essential catch-up on the week's news
Furloughs, mobility and transparency frustrations.
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China Loves the Navy’s GPS Landing System (and its Slide Decks)
A 2013 paper from China’s Naval University of Engineering includes a graphic used by the U.S. Navy in 2010.
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Unmanned Aircraft Aborted Its Third Carrier Landing Attempt Following Computer Failure
The Navy’s X-47B was the first drone to make an arrested landing aboard an aircraft carrier.
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DOD, VA officials defend progress in rare joint hearing
Lawmakers remain skeptical of agencies' work on shared electronic health records.
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Mastermind of 9/11 Attacks Designed a Vacuum Cleaner From His CIA Prison
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, captured in 2003, was allowed to spend time designing a new appliance.
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China-sourcing rules for IT reappear in appropriations
House appropriators are looking to continue restrictions on sourcing IT products made by companies with links to the Chinese government.
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Yes, GIS Files Are Public Data, Too
The California Supreme Court ruled that geographic information system database information is subject to public records laws.
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How Israel Became the Worldwide Leader in Drones
Israel's market dominance is creating some geopolitical complications.
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Legislation Calls on Feds to 'Stay in Place, Cut the Waste'
Use video conferences instead of travel, lawmaker says.
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Senate bill would increase oversight of clearance process
A bipartisan group of senators is looking to increase the power of OPM's IG to probe suspect security clearance operatives and contractors.
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Geodata-fueled map relates storms to energy facilities
New map from the Energy Information Administration combines interagency data to address a very specific need.
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Defense and VA to Congress on Health Records: It's the Data, Not the Software
The Pentagon is creating a new office to manage health IT procurements.
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How Many Billions for the New Defense EHR?
A case of spending billions to save spending even more billions.
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Government Has Dropped the Ball on IT Reform, Lawmaker says
Connolly criticizes slow progress on data center consolidation, cloud computing.
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Demand for Laptops Is so Weak That Analysts Have Declared All of 2013 a “Write-Off”
2013 will be the second year in a row in which PC shipments shrank overall.
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Hagel warns senators of 2014 budget dangers
Defense secretary says Pentagon, private sector alike would suffer if sequester cuts are not reversed.
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How a Deadly Explosive, When 3D Printed, Could Be Life-Saving
People who are digging up unexploded ordinances sometimes don't know how to handle them. Could these replicas change that?
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Despite Test Failure, Pentagon Remains Confident About Missile Defense
Defense spokesman says the U.S. could respond to any threat from North Korea.
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