Digital Government
So much for the cyber medal...
Defense secretary Hagel scraps plan for Distinguished Warfare Medal; cyber troops and drone pilots could get special designations on existing awards.
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Why NOAA-17 was put to sleep
The Conversation: FCW's reporters and editors respond to your comments.
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We're One Step Closer to On-Demand Organ Transplants
Scientists say they have successfully "grown" a kidney in a laboratory environment and transplanted it back into a healthy animal.
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A road map for oversight to come
House details committees' planned reviews and investigations of the executive branch this Congress.
Digital Government
Pain Rays and Robot Swarms: The Radical New War Games DoD Plays
An insider's look at why ethics, policy, and law matter to current and future warfare.
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OMB reasserts its gatekeeper role between agencies and Congress
Memo stresses need for feds to clear all testimony and other legislative communications before heading to the Hill.
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FDA Let Drugs Approved on Fraudulent Research Stay on the Market
To this day, some drugs remain on the market despite the FDA having no additional scientific evidence to back up the safety and efficacy of these drugs.
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The SSA Employee Behind All the Great Data on Baby Name Popularity
Michael Shackleford was determined to avoid giving his child a common name.
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DISA announces cloud progress, contract action
New framework in place to govern agency's mission as DOD's cloud broker.
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How Boston Police Could Examine Videos From the Boston Bombing
Forensic video analysis remains a time-consuming, human task.
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Sketching the big picture on big data
Seventeen "big brains" from the public and private sectors offer definitions, challenges and more in new industry-funded report.
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The Health IT Performance Challenge
Today’s regulatory landscape requires systems that incorporate sophisticated clinical decision support.
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How Kaggle Is Changing How We Work
Like it or not, hyper-efficient job markets are on their way.
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The Question of Whether We Can Patent Genes Heads to the Supreme Court
Does the centuries' old method for protecting intellectual property still apply when the invention comes straight out of the human body?
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Chinese Bird Flu Cases Rise to 60 as the Virus Starts to Spread Around the Nation
New cases of the H7N9 strain have been reported in Beijing.
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Cybersecurity Jobs Continue to Pay Better Than Others
High demand nearly erases gender gap in salaries.
Digital Government
Commentary: Digital Government Has a Ways to Go
President Obama’s call to serve citizens online still needs to trickle down to the state and local level.
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Congress spares feds from online disclosure
Repeal of part of the STOCK Act passes with no fanfare, little explanation.
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Big Data Can Help Keep the Peace
Social media and cell traffic yield early warning signs of violence.
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