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NTSB’s cursory exam of the Boeing 787’s main battery shows no problems
The safety agency’s Dreamliner investigation is continuing.
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White House drops first names from We the People petitions
The move to initials follows a surge in signatures on the site.
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FBI to start querying national iris index this year
The bureau’s $1 billion biometric rolodex for tracking criminals is 65 percent complete.
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Cyber Command’s growth plan raises a lot of questions
For starters, where will the military find enough skilled computer experts?
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Airborne nuclear forensics tool being prepared
According to research, the technology would offer a “modular nuclear debris sampling capability."
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FBI and DHS team up to nab border intruders with iris recognition
Feds to build upon controversial immigrant fingerprinting program with eye pattern matching.
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North Korea's plan to target the U.S. in a nuclear test
North Korea's National Defense Commission threatened a "full-fledged confrontation" with the U.S.
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Lithium ion battery short circuited in first 787 Dreamliner fire
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating problems with the grounded Boeing fleet.
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Napolitano suggests DHS will never meet cargo scanning mandate
Last spring, Homeland Security chief told lawmakers it would cost $16 billion to deploy screening technology at all the international seaports that send cargo to the United States.
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Would you rather check the weather in space or sort data?
Either way, NASA has an app for you.
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A 2006 battery fire destroyed Boeing 787 supplier’s facility
A dismissed whistleblower lawsuit alleged the batteries were unsafe.
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Secret Service mulls bionic ears to detect gunfire at large events
Camouflaged technology could link to other surveillance systems.
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DHS warns of password-cracker targeting industrial networks
Researchers publicized the hacking technique before alerting authorities or the manufacturer.
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Official Presidential Photos and Gray Hair
Examining the idea that presidents age radically while in office.
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Oh No: VA awards $3.7 million conference and exhibit contract
This may not go over so well on Capitol Hill.
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FAA grounds all 787 Dreamliners operated by U.S. carriers
Agency expects international regulators to take action.
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NASA contracted with 787 battery supplier for space station batteries
Agency plans to start using lithium ion batteries on the space station in 2017.
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Military cyber assault testing yields real-life data leaks, report says
Pentagon lacks ‘sufficiently advanced cyber defensive tactics’ to counter adversaries.
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