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Digital Government
It's Too Soon for the VA to Tweet About Oceans, Apparently
The tweet caused a firestorm among the department's critics.
Digital Government
NASA Reveals Unprecedented Image of Deep Space
The image draws on nine year's worth of shots taken by the Hubble Telescope.
Emerging Tech
America Just Launched a Rocket on a Secret Mission Into Space
An unmanned Atlas 5 rocket took off from Cape Canaveral in Florida, equipped with a "classified satellite" for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Cybersecurity
U.S. Files Criminal Charges Against Chinese Military Officials for Hacking American Companies
This is the first time that U.S. is taking legal action against employees of a foreign government over cyber crimes.
Emerging Tech
Astronaut to Give UConn Commencement Speech From Space
University of Connecticut alum Rick Mastracchio will tell the engineering school's graduating seniors to reach for the stars.
Emerging Tech
NASA Is Paying Russia $71 Million for a Ride to Space
NASA agreed last April to pay Russia a total of $424 million for six space tickets through 2017.
Cybersecurity
Google Just Made It Harder for the NSA to Snoop on Your Mail
Gmail will now always use an encrypted HTTPS connection when you check or send email.
Emerging Tech
New App Wants to Help You Read Things Four Times Faster
Spritz shows one word on a small screen at a time, allowing you to select language and speed.
Emerging Tech
What NASA Wants to Do With Its 2015 Budget
Significant things requested funding could make possible.
Digital Government
Colorado Terror Suspect Is First to Challenge Warrantless NSA Surveillance in Court
Muhtorov was accused of aiding an Islamist militant group overseas.
Cybersecurity
Two Arrests May Be Linked to Target Data Breach
Could provide clues about what happened to credit card info stolen from 110 million of the store's customers.
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Cybersecurity
Target Data Breach Saga Is Starting to Resemble an International Spy Thriller
It may be part of a larger, unprecedented attack on U.S. retailers by Russian hackers.
Digital Government
Experts Say HealthCare.gov Could Be Hacked
Security consulting firms have identified 20 weak points on the site.
Cybersecurity
Lawsuit Claims Facebook Is Reading Your Private Messages
The practice violates California state law, class action alleges.
Emerging Tech
DARPA Contest Lets Robots Compete to Save Humanity From Itself
Competition incentivizes technology that could save lives in disaster scenarios.
Digital Government
Most Scientific Research Data From the 1990s Is Lost Forever
Some of it was on floppy disks.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Successfully Baited Foreign Diplomats With Nude Carla Bruni Pics
China is likely behind the attacks, researchers say.
Cybersecurity
Facebook, Google, Twitter Users Among Nearly 2 Million Accounts Hacked by Botnets
Compromised users are mostly in the Netherlands.
Cybersecurity