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Agencies promise better investment oversight

GAO cites need for better analysis of legacy IT systems and the $54 billion spent running them in FY 2011

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Fiscal cliff buzz muffles medical device industry message

Industry executives went to Capitol hill to argue against a medical device tax that goes into effect in 2013.

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GAO raps Defense for transparency

DOD's CIO may have understated the riskiness of some of its IT investments, auditors assert.

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Social media can both help and hurt when looking for a job

If you spend too much time online, prospective employers could wonder where you find the time.

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When the nerds go marching in

President Obama’s reelection campaign brought 40 engineers into their ranks to build the technology needed to get the president reelected.

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Hey, your iPad can survive rapid decompression

Electronic flight bags hold up during simulated drop of 43,000 feet in altitude.

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The 'silent crisis' in science and technology recruiting

There aren't enough workers in the pipeline to fill job vacancies, report finds.

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How to be a Google 1 percenter

What you need to know to become a power searcher.

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Military strikes go viral: Israel is live-Tweeting its own offensive into Gaza

It's no Apple keynote. It's Operation Pillar of Defense.

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Coburn criticizes DOD as 'Department of Everything'

The Defense Department spends money on making beef jerky, analyzing Twitter users and developing fun iPhone apps, senator charges.

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Pentagon taps SAIC to build unmanned submarine-spying sea vessel

Firm nabs three-year, $58 million contract.

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Where did the war records go?

Were they too raw?

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Pentagon to beef up space surveillance in Australia

Defense will install an advanced radar and telescope there to track space objects.

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Veterans Affairs broadens view of mobile devices

Department wants to expand viewing of EHR images beyond iPads.

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Cybersecurity workforce challenges defy easy answers

Advisory council report oversimplifies the issues, industry official says.

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Obama directive would allow preemptive cyber strikes

October secret policy makes a distinction between ‘network defense’ and ‘cyber operations,’ report says.