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Filmmakers win over feds’ hearts
A film project strives to illuminate the hard work done by federal agencies.
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Raytheon snags missile defense contract; says past failures are past
The company will develop ‘kill vehicle’ to engage warheads in space.
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How to get mobile under control
Mobile device management has fast become a must-have tool for agencies joining the mobile revolution.
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White House official calls for broad regulations on Internet use
Obama administration official says industry, not the federal government, should fill in the specifics.
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Defense contractors step up lobbying to stave off budget cuts
Top five Defense contractors' spending on lobbying jumps 11.5 percent.
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IBM protests $543 million Veterans Affairs award to HP for location system
It’s the second major VA contract loss for IBM in a year.
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DHS yanks deal to use license plate database to track illegal immigrants
Another contractor claims to provide the same service, upending the award.
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Sikorsky lands $8.5B helicopter deal after UTC admits to export violations
Award comes days after Justice slams United Technologies divisions for helping China develop attack helicopter.
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Government agency recruits via the source code of its web page
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is trying a new method to lure in design and technology fellows.
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Drones are the right approach in current phase of War on Terror, insiders say
Many still caution that Washington should not overuse the tactic.
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Israeli navy seeks new warships to protect gas rigs in Mediterranean
Officials want to buy four new warships.
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Navy looks for a way to warn pilots of oxygen deprivation
Office of Naval Research wants to develop a hypoxia warning system.
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VA hospital in Jackson, Miss., plans patient Wi-Fi system
The move follows similar plans at facilities in Denver and Augusta, Ga.
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Biometrics blossom in Afghanistan
U.S. and Afghan governments have built a digital database with 2.5 million entries.
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DHS taps database of license plate snapshots to hunt fugitives
Homeland Security is trying to reduce the backlog of undocumented immigrants scheduled for deportation.
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Defining war
The nature of war and aggression has changed rather dramatically over the years, and governments are trying to define when and how to use sophisticated new cyber tools.
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Drone makers and their friends in Washington
Unmanned Systems Caucus draws in lobbying bucks.
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Spending oversight requires digging deep for data
Lesson of Recovery.gov is to collect information down to lowest layer of subcontractors.
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