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Thursday: Privacy, SaaS, dashboards and In-Q-Tel

News, analysis and updates from around the web.

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Space weather forecast system could cost $2 billion

Interagency cooperation could cut costs.

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Google creates a one-stop job hub for veterans

The site will offer a range of employment resources.

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More doctors prefer pixels to prescription pads

Almost half of all physicians prescribe drugs electronically through an electronic health record.

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Air Force kicks off buy for new nuclear command-and-control terminals

They will access old and new satellite systems.

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Cisco takes on rogue suppliers with device to ID counterfeit parts

The computer equipment manufacturer has long struggled to keep agencies from installing Chinese-made bogus components.

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Technology can fix the budget crisis, say former FCC officials

Former regulators have an ambitious plan to accelerate growth.

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Pentagon exempts cyber weapons from collateral damage directive

Developers of computer systems aren’t required to build the same safeguards as traditional arms makers.

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Feds say innovation is seldom encouraged or rewarded

Private sector workers say the opposite.

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As fiscal cliff nears, is no news good news?

Insiders say the spotlight could make compromise harder. "I think the fact that you're not hearing any details is good," one senator said.

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Let Local Radio Stations Bloom

FCC is opening the process for groups to apply for low-power FM stations.

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Bringing the "book group" idea to the world of charitable giving

A modest proposal that combines the opportunity to give, to learn and to share good times with friends.

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Pay freezes, job cuts and tight budgets hurt feds’ job satisfaction

Employee survey shows few believe pay and promotions are tied to performance.

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Video: Experimental X-47B drone will undergo testing at sea

Aircraft carrier hosts test ops for an unmanned aircraft.

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Patent and Trademark Office director to depart

David Kappos has led the PTO since August 2009.

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Tuesday: Health data, cloud competition, FDCCI

Headlines and insights from around the web.

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Navy kicks off $943 million presidential helicopter buy

New VXX aircraft will feature systems to ensure ‘communications superiority.’

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Pentagon IG: 'FOUO' label on classification memo a mistake

Label was applied to the document only until names were redacted.

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White House drafts ‘kill list’ rule book

The highly classified program will gain a new set of guidelines.