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House panel wants to spend an additional $874 million on weapons
The full appropriations committee is slated to take up the proposal Thursday.
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EPA offers Twitter response cheat sheet
An EPA "cheat sheet" to help federal officials decide when to respond to a tweet or comment has gained an endorsement in a recent report.
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Portable dialysis tool sought by military could reduce fatality rate from sepsis
Device could save tens of thousands of lives annually.
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Army eyes options for filling an ‘urgent need’ for tactical radios
The service needs to equip a brigade heading to Afghanistan in 2013.
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Exposed to anthrax? In the future, your shirt could provide early warning.
The Pentagon wants clothing and paint that contain bio-warfare detectors.
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VA launches a healthcare data mapping project
The open source dictionary is key to developing a joint health record with the Pentagon.
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LightSquared files for bankruptcy
The company reported debts and assets of more than $1 billion.
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American drones will not save Yemen
An attempted terrorist attack this week has been bookended by U.S. drone strikes in Yemen. Do we know they're effective?
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Congressman defends call to dismantle GSA
Rep. Jeff Denham's suggestion that GSA should be shut down energized the agency's defenders.
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Expert: New travel, conference limits may threaten transparency
Unintended side effects of efforts to rein in careless spending could affect other administration priorities.
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Analyst: A Romney win could be bad news for Google
Paul Gallant suggests that a win by Mitt Romney could could mean less a favorable outcome for Google in the FTC probe.
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Pentagon opens classified cyber program to all defense contractors, ISPs
The White House is under pressure to increase voluntary information sharing.
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Domestic drones could be hijacked or jammed, pilots and manufacturers warn
The Federal Aviation Administration is weighing the widespread use of remotely piloted aircraft.
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Marines award $775 million computer hardware contract to 10 companies
Massive buy covers purchase of 400,000 computers and servers over five years.
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Telework will play a big role in government digital strategy, federal CIO says
VanRoekel aims to reduce and simplify technology contracts.
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General: Cost worries could derail plan for next bomber to be unmanned
Pentagon leaders have imposed a $550-million-per-unit cost cap.
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GSA says: Ties are mandatory, even in the Texas heat
GSA officials want their largest annual conference to be presentable and respectable.
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Hey kids, about those embarrassing Facebook photos…
The FTC wants to give young people an option for erasing personal information online.
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