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Air Force needs another $1 billion for network hardware
The service is extending its existing NETCENTS contract by six months.
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Forest Service calls in Air Force tankers to battle Colorado fires
A major blaze is five miles from Air Force Academy.
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Army labs speed tech testing
The Army has launched an effort to make it easier to test and integrate technologies before personnel in the field must depend on them.
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E-mail monitoring must protect whistleblowers
The Office of Special Counsel reminds agencies not to try to stifle reports of wrongdoing.
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Army plans to phase out $5 billion pixelated uniform design
Soldiers have said the design is an ineffective camouflage, The Daily reports.
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Will the FCC punt on indecency?
The FCC has a backlog of 1.5 million indecency complaints on file covering about 9,700 broadcasts.
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A faster, better, cheaper way to do high-tech procurement?
Some experts question whether RFP-EZ is the right way to go about fixing the government’s IT procurement problems.
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Air Force lets 12 small businesses in on network hardware deal
New bids on disputed full and open portion of the contract are due this week.
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IT officials spending less on one-time capital investments
Shift toward operational expenditures makes budgets more predictable, increases local control.
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Building an army of ones and zeros and the troops who know how to wield them
The Defense Department must staff its emerging Cyber Command with men and women who possess both digital and physical skills.
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It's official: Apple computers are no longer virus-free
"It doesn't get PC viruses" has become "It's built to be safe."
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Administration struggles to support Syrian opposition without arms
White House officials are concerned weapons could fall into the hands of terrorists.
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Can you build a combat vehicle through crowdsourcing? The Pentagon seems to think so.
DARPA awards engineering firm Ricardo with $9.8 million to aid efforts.
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Big data presents unique challenges to agencies
Taming the data deluge is a challenge itself but it presents different problems depending on whether you're a government agency or a private-sector business.
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Air Force seeks engineers for drone control system
Single contract award is for up to three years and 45 days.
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VanRoekel: Digital government strategy has 'hit the ground running'
The White House is making progress on realizing its vision of building a technology-savvy, citizen-centric government.
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Agency-owned PCs could soon be relics of a bygone era
Veterans Affairs Department CIO Roger Baker predicts employees will have to buy their own computers for work in the near future.
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Video: The Measured Man
Larry Smarr, an astrophysicist turned computer scientist, has a new project: charting his every bodily function in minute detail. What he’s discovering may be the future of health care.
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