Digital Government

The Real Reason to Fight Nuclear Power Has Nothing to Do With Health Risks

Nuclear energy is dying to poor economics.

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Apple: <span>i</span>Message and FaceTime Are Safe From the NSA's Prying Eyes

The company adds that the government asked for data on up to 10,000 user accounts in the past 6 months.

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A Supreme Court Loss On Human Gene Patents Is Just What Myriad—and the Biotech Industry—Need

Myriad's stock has gone up dramatically since the Supreme Court ruling.

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Who Should Take Antidepressants?

A brain scan could help objectively identify who will benefit, and who won't.

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A Prosthetic Limb, Controlled by an Amputee's Thoughts

Thanks to new DARPA technology, things like picking up a coffee cup could be, literally, within grasp.

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New Credential for Cyber Investigators

Certification provides a better way to assess the skills of digital forensics pros.

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House Backs IT Buying Overhaul

Reforms added to a major defense policy bill would give agency CIOs authority over all IT spending.

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Video: The Daily Show’s Rules For Politicians on Twitter

With Hillary Clinton joining the social network, John Oliver and Jessica Williams have advice.

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How Yahoo Fought PRISM — and Lost

2008 case had an effect on other Silicon Valley companies.

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Unintended benefits

Steve Kelman believes the government is often helpful – sometimes without even meaning to be.

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Livermore has petaflops to share

One of the Energy Department's national laboratories is offering space in its supercomputer to industry and academia.

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Your essential catch-up of the week's news

NSA's data challenge, the Postal Services technology innovations, and Facebook's DIY servers.

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We Should Be Getting More From IT Project Reviews, Report Says

GAO calls for TechStat reviews on all risky IT projects.

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Special Ops Command Extends Booz Allen’s IT Management Deal

The decision comes three days after employee claims responsibility for one of the largest intel leaks in history.