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Guess who else is prepping for sequester cuts?
Across-the-board cuts on March 1 would hit Congress as well -- though one key line item would remain untouched.
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Navy secretary calls for cuts in IT spending
Measures also include freezing civilian hiring, terminating temps.
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System bugs in Navy’s $34 billion P-8 aircraft degrade performance
Pentagon tester identifies flaws in radar, electronic warfare and communications systems.
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Defense Department: Antimissile system held back by kill vehicle
The ground-based Midcourse Defense system has not had a successful test intercept since 2008.
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Analytics: Big data takes center stage in 2013
Data analytics generated headlines in 2012, and experts believe performance metrics and big data will become even more prominent in 2013.
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Military cyber assault testing yields real-life data leaks, report says
Pentagon lacks ‘sufficiently advanced cyber defensive tactics’ to counter adversaries.
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Big data meets Big Brother in the passenger screening line
TSA considers vetting travelers by analyzing personal behavior gleaned from diverse commercial sources.
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Confirmation hearings could lead to drone policy review
John Brennan's nomination as CIA director should spur re-evaluation of U.S. strategy.
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White House raises the bar for petitions
A flurry of popular petitions, both silly and politically sticky, prompt officials to quadruple threshold for an official response
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Where are the electronic health record savings?
RAND study reverses earlier verdict on key part of Affordable Care Act.
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F-35 software isn’t ready for prime time, Pentagon report says
Evaluation cites ‘virtually no progress’ in development, integration and lab testing.
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Navy bags San Diego IT conference
Tighter travel and conference policies to blame.
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Government data goes public
Federal real estate data contributed to two IPOs this summer.
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U.S. lawmaker demands action to secure alleged Syrian uranium
Experts have suggested the Bashar Assad regime might have amassed up to 50 metric tons of the substance.
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Old procurement tools gain new luster
Reverse auctions, strategic sourcing and other procurement techniques are expected to find renewed enthusiasm in 2013.
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On its way out, the U.S. will give Afghanistan its own fleet of drones
Although the type of drones hasn't been specified, the unmanned vehicles will be unarmed.
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OMB: Time to get serious about sequester preparation
With congressional action unclear, Jeffrey Zients urges “intensified efforts” to plan for reduced budgetary resources.
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Prescription-strength Google?
Americans search the Web to self-diagnose medical ailments.
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Feds like BYOD so much they’d consider paying their agency to update their devices
Government employees estimate they gain nine hours per week in productivity.
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