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Hagel Takes Aim at Risky and Expensive Pentagon Programs

In his first major policy speech, the Defense secretary also blasted the bloated bureaucracy.

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Feds could take a Twitter lesson from Capitol Hill

Some members of Congress excel in their use of social media, research service finds.

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Food and Drug Agency Triples Down on Data Mining

The FDA has begun solicitations for three services to analyze drug data in the past month.

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Hagel weighs major reforms, Pentagon priorities

Newly-appointed Secretary of Defense vows to confront the major factors responsible for the department's spending growth.

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There is no mobile government without a mobile citizen

For all of the gains agencies are making with employee mobility, it is critical for agencies to keep in mind the use of mobile devices outside of the government too, writes Adobe's John Landwehr.

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Two New H7N9 Cases: See How Bird Flu Is Spreading Through China

Cases of the avian flu continue to increase across China.

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Why Spend a Billion Dollars to Map the Human Brain?

Barack Obama announced an initiative yesterday that involves significant government investment in neuroscience. So begins the international race to understand the brain.

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Report Paints Bleak Picture of Federal Employment In Wake of Sequester

Private sector appears to be doing better, based on a Gallup analysis.

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Congress questions SBA spending

House Small Business chairman voices concern that "core functions" could suffer while money is spent on unnecessary travel and activities.

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What's the story with Richard Spires?

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

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Former Veterans Affairs CIO Roger Baker Joins Agilex as Chief Strategy Officer

He says he will draw on his experience with mobile and health technologies to help other agencies.

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VA Reports Slight Progress as Claims Backlog Drops 2 Percent

The number of claims sitting more than 125 days fell to 613,816.

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Three-Quarters of Military Brain Injuries Attributed to Accidents

Determination of battlefield TBI cases flawed by insufficient data.

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White House Advances Controversial Nuclear Incident Response Guide

New approach is expected to relax long-held cleanup standards.

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Obama seeks funds to speed neurological research

The federal government's key science agencies are collaborating in ambitious research effort.

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What does international law mean for cyber warfare?

As DOD determines rules of cyber engagement, a NATO-commissioned manual offers guidance of a different sort.

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Sequestration and Budget Cuts Don't Have to Stymie Innovation

Survey shows that one in five feds believe their agencies need to operate differently.

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Obama's Big Bucks to Get Inside Our BRAIN

The Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologiesis is the president's latest science initiative.

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How Copyrights Suppress Innovation

Thanks to intellectual-property protections, we know 30 percent less about genetics than we otherwise would, a new paper finds.

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The Diabetic's Paradox

Health self-tracking is in vogue. But is it more of a boon or a burden?