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Sixty-Seven Senators Urge Obama to Resolve VA Claims Backlog
Letter cites 2,000 percent increase in year-old claims over four years.
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Authorities Are Mum on Information Sharing During Boston Bombings
Homeland Security’s $365 million intel pipeline was supposed to solve critical communications problems during crises.
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Commentary: Ignore the Scary Sequester Predictions -- The Sky Isn’t Falling
Experts predict sequestration will slow the growth rate of federal IT spending by 1 percent.
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It's Not How Many Connections You Have, It's Who They Are That Matters
Tech pros rate quality over quantity in professional networks.
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Google Sees More Government Requests to Remove Content 'Than Ever Before'
Two countries -- Brazil and Russia -- stand out for their increased policing of content online.
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Clapper’s Near-International Incident
The director of national intelligence tells a boyhood tale of a father who took a swing at Egypt's King Farouk.
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Video: The Present and Future of Wearable Technology
Picture electronics for your every appendage and even adhering to your tissues as flexible patches.
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The Internet Equivalent of Yelling Fire in a Crowded Theater
The law is murky on how to treat hackers who spread false information with potentially catastrophic consequences.
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Program Chief: Software Problems Could Delay F-35’s Delivery Beyond 2017
The nearly $400 billion Joint Strike Fighter program has experienced multiple delays and cost overruns.
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Is There a Bomb in That Burger? The Pentagon Wants to Know.
Tool would remotely sense explosives concealed in dense material without emitting cancer-causing radiation.
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How the Smithsonian Cut Fleet Oil Consumption by 44 Percent
The institution’s 1,500 vehicles are used for law enforcement, bus service, animal transport and more.
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Health IT Salaries Lag Behind Most IT Fields
Managers earn higher base pay, but receive smaller bonuses than other IT manager.
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Poor Mental Health Is a ‘Signature Scar’ of Afghanistan and Iraq Wars
Veterans of those conflicts could require long-term care, according to Defense health surveillance report.
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The Bird Flu Has Spread Beyond China, and It's 'One of the Most Lethal' Ever
Previously reported cases had been contained to a relative few hotspots.
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What's the White House Policy on Neutralizing Damaging Tweets?
Administration social media accounts offered no assurance Obama was safe after the AP’s hacked Twitter account reported explosions.
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FAA Did Not Require Boeing to Use Strict Test Standards on 787 Batteries
National Traffic Safety Board hearings explore certification process.
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FLOTUS to Feds: You’re Invisible
First Lady’s well-meaning remark to Interior employees draws laughs.
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Federal Web Visitors are Coming Via Mobile
About one-third of government Web visitors have used a smartphone or table to access government information.
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