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Supercomputer centers, drone privacy and intel desktops

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

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How To Break Into the CIA’s Cloud on Amazon

Looking to steal America’s spy data from Amazon? Hope you’re up for a challenge.

Emerging Tech

Justice Department Plans Major Office Tech Upgrade

DOJ envisions an “office of the future,” which would revamp much of the technology agency employees use.

Emerging Tech

Video: 5 Ways to Improve Your Facebook Experience

It's the social network nearly everyone uses. Here's how you make the most of it.

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Sandia seeks to commercialize unclonable ID tech

The lab is looking for industry help to turn its research into practical authentication solutions.

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DOD CIO: We Need to Consider Legal Issues Around Mobility

Access to new technology has infused organizations with tools that increase productivity. That’s great for employers, but not so much for mobile-device-wielding employees.

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Pentagon Not Ready for Bring-Your-Own-Device Just Yet

DOD Chief Information Officer Terry Halvorsen said the initiative has been delayed as other business got in the way.

Emerging Tech

The Secret Lives of Hackathon Junkies

I spent three days on a bus with a bunch of hackers. Here’s what I learned.

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IARPA wants a quantum leap

The intelligence community's research shop has released an RFP to help it make quantum computing a practical big-data solution.

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DOE's new data-management tool aims to tame LHC data

Dubbed Big PanDA, Brookhaven National Laboratory's workload management system seeks to maximize Department of Energy supercomputer resources.

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DHS funding, election-season API, spectrum sharing and 'secure enough' mobility

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

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MSPB suffers IT failure, says hack is not to blame

Merit Systems Protection Board data from as far back as November 2014 could be missing.

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Domain name delay, DHS funding, McCain on acquisition and more

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

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A good day to try hard

A day filled with simultaneous network problems across multiple industries illustrates the complexity of the problem faced by cyber warriors, according to DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson.

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While Clinton ran private email system, State got high marks for managing records

When assessing records management, it all depends on who you ask.

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DHS Launches Federal Government's First FOIA App

The app is designed to make it easier for the public to request government documents under the Freedom of Information Act.

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Tech Tools That Let You Get Closer to Sharks

A roundup of apps, websites and livecams that will get you close—but not too close—to hammerheads, great whites and other ocean beasts.