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U.S. plans expansion of Asia missile defenses

Pentagon eyes defensive array with X-Band deployment.

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Obama faces delicate decisions as cyberattack fears rise

Experts urge action, but the politics of cybersecurity can be tricky.

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VA's 'Patton' parody finds defenders

Not everyone agrees that VA's $52K training film was bad use of taxpayer funds.

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White House worked with buyout firm to save refinery, union jobs

The Obama administration agreed to loosen environmental restrictions to seal the deal.

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Airships could transform Alaska’s transportation system

The vehicles, which carry massive loads, could cheaply supply remote villages.

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Federal agencies are gearing up for a massive data dump

Officials hope troves of machine-readable information will nurture entrepreneurship in a stalled economy.

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VA spent $52,000 for 'Patton'-inspired training film

A House panel begins to detail excessive spending connected to VA training conferences, including production of a video in which an actor parodied a scene from the cinema classic.

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How Mitt Romney does digital

While numbers may lean Obama's way, Romney is using social media in his own way.

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IG: Health care contractor benefited from sham veteran-owned businesses

Allegations relate to re-pricing VA health claims, a practice investigators said didn’t save money and benefited former insiders.

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Army migrates 500,000 email accounts to DISA

Remaining 900,000 unclassified accounts to follow by March 2013.

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Why everyone is getting hacked these days

Password hacking has gotten better, while our password making has gotten worse.

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White House to agencies: Cut wasteful IT spending, then reinvest in smarter tech

OMB wants to slice 10 percent off tech budgets in 2014 to pay for more profitable IT projects.

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Marissa Mayer picks iPhones over Androids for Yahoo employees

Over ten-thousand employees at the company will receive new iPhones.

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Pentagon to bolster networks and cyberattack capabilities with ‘Plan X’

DARPA will fund tools to streamline and coordinate cyber espionage and other offensive operations.

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IT People are Still Human

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VA and Defense drop vendor-specific database requirement for joint pharmacy system

Bidders will no longer have to use First Databank database.

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BYOD on the government’s dime?

Government may pay for part of federal employees’ monthly plans.

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Apple is now the most valuable company of all time

The company beats a record formerly held by Microsoft.

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Army general accused of wasteful spending in IG probe

First GSA, then the VA, now an Army officer allegedly involved in frivolous spending. Who's next?

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At NSA, computers sometimes make the policy calls

The military espionage agency automates the work of complying with privacy laws to more efficiently spy on foreigners.