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New Cloud Security Credential Coming in 2014

IT professional groups team up to design program and establish requirements.

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Program Chief: Software Problems Could Delay F-35’s Delivery Beyond 2017

The nearly $400 billion Joint Strike Fighter program has experienced multiple delays and cost overruns.

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Social Media Activists Are Wealthy, Educated and on the Rise

Six-fold increase Americans talking politics on Facebook, Twitter, other sites, since 2008.

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DOD officials push BRAC on Capitol Hill

Pentagon claims another round of base closures could spare programs and ease mandated staff cuts, but some lawmakers are skeptical.

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Chinese company drops U.S. market

As laws restricting the ability of some major agencies to purchase from Chinese firms take hold, one company sets its sights elsewhere.

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China’s Bird Flu Outbreak So Far

Only 4 of the 81 people with confirmed cases of bird flu in China have fully recovered, according to a study.

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Full Senate to take up e-mail privacy

Laws a quarter-century old could get a refresh in a new bill that would smooth out inconsistencies.

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Is There a Bomb in That Burger? The Pentagon Wants to Know.

Tool would remotely sense explosives concealed in dense material without emitting cancer-causing radiation.

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California’s Dream to be the Saudi Arabia of Solar Dries Up in the Desert

Many of the state's plans have been put on hold after funding becomes a problem.

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Who makes how much at DOD?

The Conversation: FCW's reporters and editors respond to your comments.

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Is There Such Thing as Too Much Evidence?

Assembling the case against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev won't be as simple as it appears from the news.

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How the Smithsonian Cut Fleet Oil Consumption by 44 Percent

The institution’s 1,500 vehicles are used for law enforcement, bus service, animal transport and more.

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Pentagon Finally Gets Around to Clarifying the CIO Role

Memo gives position considerable sway over the services’ IT budgets.

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Health IT Salaries Lag Behind Most IT Fields

Managers earn higher base pay, but receive smaller bonuses than other IT manager.

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Tech measures in healthcare law come under GOP scrutiny

Republicans are turning their attention to the provision of the healthcare reform law that requires the establishment of online health insurance exchanges.

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Poor Mental Health Is a ‘Signature Scar’ of Afghanistan and Iraq Wars

Veterans of those conflicts could require long-term care, according to Defense health surveillance report.

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The Bird Flu Has Spread Beyond China, and It's 'One of the Most Lethal' Ever

Previously reported cases had been contained to a relative few hotspots.

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... but there IS an 'i' in 'data scientist'

Do data scientists deserve recognition themselves, or just as part of a team?

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Big dip coming for big data, and that's a good thing

If the usual curve holds, big data is about to lose a lot of its luster, but Kieran Taylor explains that its advocates need not worry.

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Government Operations subcommittee plans a field trip

There will (we're pretty sure) be no 'Reservoir Dogs' tactics when Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) holds his April 25 warehouse hearing, but witnesses can expect some tough questions.