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Batteries Made with Sulfur Could be Cheaper, Greener and Hold More Energy
Until now, lithium-sulfur batteries have been impractical.
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Data Standards for Grants Management Are Now the Law
First, standards will be developed and then agencies will have a year to apply them.
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Bots Are Destroying Political Discourse As We Know It
They’re mouthpieces for foreign actors, domestic political groups, even the candidates themselves. And soon you won’t be able to tell they’re bots.
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5G Is Where China and the West Finally Diverge
The rollout of speedy new cellular networks is a geopolitical turning point, but neither Trump nor the public yet recognizes this.
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5 Ways Technology Will Revolutionize Government in the 2020s
As we enter a new decade, these technological advancements will redefine what it means to be a citizen of the United States and the world.
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Here Are the Threats Federal Network Defenders Need to Know
Some cyber criminals are going old school.
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A Month at Sea with No Technology Taught Me How to Steal My Life Back from My Phone
No app is really going to help you quit using your phone.
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The 5 Most Important Federal Government Tech Predictions to Watch in 2020
Chats with government leaders point to a few areas of common interest.
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Why Saying 'OK Boomer' at Work Is Considered Age Discrimination – but Millennial Put-Downs Aren't
Workers aged 40 and older are protected by a federal statute that prohibits harassment and discrimination on the basis of age.
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Playing with Old Phones Teaches Children Good Habits and Reflects Our Bad Ones Back at Us
During pretend play, children are often acting at a higher level to practice new skills.
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3 Theories for Why You Have No Time
Better technology means higher expectations, and higher expectations create more work.
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New Year’s Resolutions Federal Employees and Their Agencies Can Actually Keep
Don't worry: Losing weight isn't one of them.
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Robots, AI and Drones: When Did Toys Turn into Rocket Science?
Kids have a lot of options besides blocks.
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The State of Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation
Many agencies face the same challenges when trying to implement CDM capabilities.
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Data Evangelists Spread the Word on Boosting Government Performance
A recent gathering of state and local officials had the feel of an old time revival.
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Robot Career Guidance: AI May Soon Be Able to Analyse Your Tweets to Match You to a Job
Those social media posts may point to your career path.
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Legacy IT Is Not the Problem
Digital transformation requires architecting an IT organization around something more fundamental to IT organizations than technology: complexity.
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