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Obama Slashes Border Surveillance by $100 Million, Against Lawmakers’ Wishes
Both parties back bills to block illicit trafficking by deploying more digital detection tools.
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House Oversight Chairman Calls IT Budget Request Misleading
Poor reporting makes it impossible to tell whether IT spending is up or down, Issa says.
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VA Seeks a 10 Percent IT Funding Boost in 2014
The top development priority is the integrated electronic health record with Defense.
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Will IT spending survive coming budget battle?
Budget 'rosier than expected,' reflecting role of technology as money-saver, analyst says.
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NOAA's budget boost could help weather satellite program
A proposed increase could enable the science agency to develop new satellites faster, but still might not prevent a coverage gap.
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Study: Google Searches Reveal Mental Health Patterns
Search terms implied that people are 24 percent less likely to consider suicide in the summer, among other seasonal fluctuations that may be useful in epidemiology for illnesses that are difficult to track.
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The Real Data Center Revolution
Server farms as they now exist are not sustainable in an increasingly networked world.
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A media double standard?
After encountering a problem with some commercial tax-preparation software, Steve Kelman wonders how the media would have reacted to the same thing happening with a government product.
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Senior Execs Have a Rosier View of Their Jobs
Survey shows gaps in how top managers and rank-and-file employees view their work.
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There’s a Word for VA’s Paperless Claims System
For some employees, VBMess is now shorthand for the Veterans Benefits Management System.
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2014 Budget Invests in IT Workforce
Goals include identifying specific skills gaps in mission critical occupations like IT and cybersecurity, modifying the federal personnel system, addressing the pending retirement wave and expanding telework programs.
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Despite cuts, NASA has big plans for exploration and IT
Overall funding request is down, but key programs see significant bumps in Obama's budget request.
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DOD budget includes boosts for cyber, future priorities
After months of talk about massive cuts, Obama's request for the Pentagon represents only a slight decrease from Fiscal 2012 funding.
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Is a 1 Percent Pay Increase Enough?
Modest boost would come as IT workers watch their private sector peers get bigger raises.
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Obama Seeks Slight Increase in Tech Spending for Fiscal 2014
The president’s proposed budget includes a 2 percent hike for IT.
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Pentagon's 2014 Budget Continues the Department's Focus on Asia
Defense officials are seeking nearly $5 billion for cyber operations and $10 billion for space capabilities.
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IT spending up 2.1 percent in president's budget
While the budget provides an overall modest increase in IT spending, the changes range widely across individual agencies, from significant cuts to a 22.1 percent bump.
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Why Google Fiber and Its High-Speed Clones Are Too Expensive for Your City
Installing the fiberoptic cable in Kansas City cost $84 million.
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Astronauts' Favorite Space Food: Shrimp Cocktail
It's rehydrated, ghastly pink, a little bit slimy ... and apparently delicious
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