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JCS Chairman Holds Forth on Tweeting Toasters and the First Computer Mouse

Gen. Martin Dempsey lauds the work of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

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USDA gets FedRAMP nod

The department joins several private-sector providers on the list of GSA-approved cloud offerings.

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NIST readies new standards for biometric ID cards

Technical guidance for iris recognition -- something lawmakers have demanded for more than a year -- to be released in July.

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Coming Soon to Your Agency: Virtual Internships

State Department program is set to expand this fall.

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What Your Email Metadata Told the NSA About You

The agency has processed more than a trillion metadata records.

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Your TV Is Spying on You

The campaign strategy that married elections to big data is now being applied to your home theater.

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Your essential catch-up of the week's news

Cyber training, the power puzzle and the Fifth Amendment.

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The problem in the middle

Cartoonist John Klossner reveals a big obstacle to machine-to-machine communications.

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Navy Awards $3.5 Billion Network Contract to HP Enterprise Services

NGEN will serve 800,000 Navy and Marine users.

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As Expected, VA Claims Backlog Drops Below 800,000

Agency hasn’t seen that number since April 11, 2011.

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DOD announces long-awaited NGEN contract

The new network program, which will serve more than 800,000 users, will replace the aging Navy-Marine Corps Intranet.

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Is DOD foot-dragging on spectrum sharing?

CIO Teri Takai takes heat on the Hill from lawmakers who want the process of releasing radio spectrum to industry to move faster.

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How the CIA Aided the NYPD's Surveillance Program

After the attacks on September 11th, the New York Police Department has had at least four embedded CIA officers in their midst.

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Remote Workers Log More Hours, More Engaged Than In-Office Peers

More good news for federal agencies that are embracing telework.

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The U.S. Will Retire Most of the Chimpanzees Used for Research

Only 50 chimps will be kept for biomedical research in the future.

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Transit Agencies Fight Back Against an Infamous Patent Troll

ArrivalStar accused of frivolous lawsuits based on dubious patents.

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No Red Phone Ever Connected the White House to Moscow

Another case of 'direct access' not being quite what you first thought.

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An Ode to VA: Let Me Count the Ways

Department would do itself a favor by better explaining statistics on its disability claims backlog.