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Fed Spectrum Sharing and Wi-Fi
Commercial wireless carriers have already found spectrum.
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VA Integrates Electronic Systems to Speed Claims Processing
Combining the eBenefits portal with the Veterans Benefits Management System could help reduce the backlog.
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Congress demands progress on advanced ID cards
Twelve years after a presidential directive called for identification cards incorporating biometrics, federal efforts have lagged.
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NSA Targets Systems Admins to Prevent Snowden-Type Leaks
One idea partners workers with top-secret clearance before they access classified docs.
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Which Tech Company Does the NSA Use Most?
By sheer numbers alone, the government asks the most of Microsoft.
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S. Korea Plans Navigation System to Defeat the North's GPS Jamming
The technology was abandoned by the U.S. in 2010.
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Senate Panel Backs More Money for VA Claims Hardware and Overtime
Maryland senator says vets shouldn’t have to face a ‘quagmire of bureaucracy.’
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Pentagon Awards Microsoft and Oracle Software Contracts Valued at Nearly $700 Million
Agreements cover support for Defense and Navy licenses.
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BYOD: Game-Changer, or Fad?
Study predicts more than one-third of organizations will stop providing devices by 2016.
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China May Soon Peddle Discount Drones to the Developing World
Chinese aerospace companies aren't hindered by rules against selling UAVs.
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Americans Gave Away Online Privacy to Advertisers Long Ago
Facebook, Amazon and other firms have already dug deep into users' lives.
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Where did the VA comments go?
A few readers wonder if there was some back-channel pressure that led to comments being removed on a controversial story.
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Congress Turns to Intel Committees as Members Seek Details on Data Collection
Some experts question the panels' support for the surveillance programs.
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Defense bill heightens supply-chain scrutiny
If the House-passed bill becomes law, DOD officials would have to look closely at contractor networks, with two specific manufacturers in the crosshairs.
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More Spectrum for Everyone -- Except Feds, Apparently
President Obama’s memo on sharing the airwaves puts agencies in a difficult position.
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Goodbye Paper: VA Installs Automated Claims System in All Regional Offices
Program is key to addressing the claims backlog.
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Survey Predicts Major Savings from Big Data
Agencies could see a 14 percent budget savings through new data analysis tools, officials predict.
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China Wins the Supercomputer Crown
New machine operates almost twice as fast as the top U.S. supercomputer.
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Can big data save the government $500 billion?
Big data has the potential to produce a smarter, more efficient government, survey suggests.
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