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Senators challenge administration on layoff advice

The Obama administration's pledge to pay the legal fees of contractors who run into trouble for sequestration-related layoffs might not be legal.

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Pentagon approves limited fielding of broadband network gear

Terrestrial communications problem remain to be fixed.

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Texas paper chronicles veterans' drug overdose deaths

Autopsy reports and other records expose a hidden pattern of early deaths.

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Pentagon shuffles DISA senior executive decks

Agency gets a new CIO.

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Sandia's 'MegaDroid' connects 300,000 virtual mobile devices

Research project aims to develop tools to bolster security for smartphone networks.

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FDA goes after online pill pushers

While Internet suppliers have the potential to revolutionize access to medications, currently, these online companies are potentially unsafe or illegal 97 percent of the time.

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What Facebook is learning from your offline purchasing data

The social network's partnership with Datalogix is changing the way it advertises.

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Extended pay freeze could affect IT recruiting and retention

Feds won’t see bigger paychecks until Congress passes a budget.

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Agencies can’t bar feds from joining suspect foreign firms

Chinese telecom giant Huawei is grabbing former U.S. officials to gain market access.

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Happy birthday, NASA! Here's what might have happened if you were never born

Our space program almost ended up under the control of the Atomic Energy Committee and the precursor to DARPA.

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Shortage of Health IT Workers Worsens

Federal incentives haven't offset the shortfalls.

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'Mystery' senator removes hold on cost-of-living increase for vets

Fast action is needed after recess to ensure payments start Jan. 1, VA says.

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Senators create drone caucus

Group aims to shape UAS policies in the Senate.

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Events for the week ahead

Keith Alexander talks cyber gridlock, a panel discusses strategic sourcing and a former senator speaks on electronic health information sharing.

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Contractor: Configuration issues skewed tests of battlefield radio

Noisy environment and ergonomics issues also led to poor grades, company says.

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The Rising Star judges

Special thanks to our judges, who took time out of their busy schedules to lend their expertise in choosing this year's Rising Star award winners.

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Syrian government enlists text message spam

A message was sent out to phones across the country on reportedly the bloodiest day of Syria's 18-month civil war.