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PayPal cofounder launches venture capital firm, eyes tech start-ups
Peter Thiel’s new effort seeks growth-stage firms that wish to remain private as they mature.
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UN investigator decries killer drones
U.S. drone strikes killed at least 957 people in Pakistan in 2010.
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VA’s $491 million paperless benefits system struggles to keep pace
The department faces a backlog of nearly 1 million claims.
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VA would need a staff of 4,000 to scan all its backlogged paper records
National Archives and Records Administration passes on systemwide scanning contract.
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Army eyes new first-person shooter game to train soldiers
The branch considers forking over $44.5 million over five years.
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Verizon protests $750 million Defense high-speed network award to CenturyLink
The department’s research network will operate at speeds of 112 gigabits per second.
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House intel chair: Cyber bill may lack mandatory standards
The current legislation does not include mandatory standards for critical computer networks.
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Drones have worst accident record of Air Force craft
Global Hawk, Predator and Reaper come under spotlight.
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Lockheed Martin nabs $4.6 billion global defense network contract
The company beat out SAIC, which has held the network contract for 17 years.
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Intel agencies want to know how your brain works
The goal is to help analysts make sense of data faster.
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Defense and VA eye commercial system for managing medical tests
Health officials consider a turnkey, vendor operated system for ordering lab work and distributing results.
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White House issues guidance on modular IT development
New approach aims to reduce cost and schedule overruns.
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Tech Roundup: HHS has a new chief technology officer
Federal IT spending is projected to fall; FCC looks at mobile phone safety, and more.
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Report: Tech companies must stand up against repressive regimes
The Global Network Initiative advises that companies assess human-rights risks in countries where they operate.
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8 ways to align acquisition to IT's pace
OMB offered checklist of recommendations for agencies to align their acquisition practices to modular contracting for IT.
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Venezuela claims to build drones with help from Iran, China
The move comes two months after Iran claimed to recover data from a downed U.S. drone.
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Forest Service adds advanced tankers to fire-fighting fleet
New aircraft will replace 50-year-old planes.
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