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Cost of Obamacare Contract Has at Least Quintupled
The cloud that supports HealthCare.gov has nearly doubled in cost since the days before the site’s troubled launch.
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Defense Connect Online hits milestone
DISA’s online collaboration tool registers 1 million users.
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FCC Tries to Help Emergency Responders Find 911 Cellphone Callers
Carriers would have to provide more accurate information to 911 centers.
Digital Government
How Government Data Is Fueling a New Economy
Entrepreneurs tell us what’s working and what isn’t in the drive to open up government data.
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DOD launches new spectrum strategy
In the long term, the Pentagon will look to replace legacy systems with more "militarily effective" technologies.
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Bitcoin Could Become the Go-To Currency for Digital Tipping
Many Bitcoin users ranked gifts and donations as their most frequent transactions.
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Why Facebook Just Spent $19 Billion on a Messaging App
Facebook wants to dominate in the three areas WhatsApp excels in: apps, messaging, and usage in the developing world.
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Time to raise networking expectations in government
Agencies need to stop relying on 20th-century solutions and create networks than can move a terabyte of data per hour, says DOE official Greg Bell.
Science & Tech
This Is How America's Spies Could Find the Next National Security Threat
A recent breakthrough in online prediction markets promises a better glimpse of the future – paid for by U.S. intelligence. By Patrick Tucker
Digital Government
U.S. Ranks 8th in Citizen Satisfaction With Digital Government
Nonetheless, online services for Americans are the most mature in the world, researchers say.
Digital Government
FCC Moves to Revive Net-Neutrality Rules
The agency will try to protect access to Netflix, Google, and other websites.
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Google Tells Glass Users Not to Be 'Creepy or Rude'
Google's new etiquette guidelines highlights the ongoing debate around privacy and their technology.
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Moon Lasers Are Creating the Galaxy’s Fastest Internet
Want this article to load more quickly? Read it in space.
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Now Your Phone Can Help Cure Cancer
Harness your smartphone's incredible processing power to help conduct scientific research.
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White House team seeks answers on agency spectrum management
The move is the latest in the administration’s effort to free up spectrum for use in wireless broadband to meet the growing demand for data-intensive mobile services.
Cybersecurity
U.S. Spied on More Than 300,000 AT&T Customers in 2013
Like Verizon, the telecom titan received far more requests for customer data than Internet companies did.
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Survey highlights differences in IT preparedness
In a recent survey, 94 percent of state and local IT professionals said their agencies were not prepared for the coming IT challenges.
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Senators Want to Help You Kill Your iPhone
A new bill would require smart phones to come equipped with a “kill switch” owners could flip if their phone is lost or stolen.
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IP switch could threaten FAA systems, says integrator
Harris Corp. has warned that hacking is much less difficult in IP and wireless environments than with hardwired systems, which could prove problematic for air traffic control.
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