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The Army's Leadership Challenge
A special briefing on the service's future featuring Undersecretary Joseph Westphal.
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Agencies can’t bar feds from joining suspect foreign firms
Chinese telecom giant Huawei is grabbing former U.S. officials to gain market access.
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Happy birthday, NASA! Here's what might have happened if you were never born
Our space program almost ended up under the control of the Atomic Energy Committee and the precursor to DARPA.
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GSA not properly tracking its cloud transition, report finds
IG’s audit criticizes CIO for not monitoring progress of migration.
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What do Smokey Bear, traveling feds and children have in common? Their own federal apps.
Three experts offer up some advice for government application developers.
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Bill would require agencies to report cloud computing progress
Legislation would update outdated computer security legislation.
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'Mystery' senator removes hold on cost-of-living increase for vets
Fast action is needed after recess to ensure payments start Jan. 1, VA says.
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Napolitano: Cyber exec order under review
DHS chief declines to provide timetable for when it might be issued.
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Defense rejects rigid supply chain security countermeasures
Regulations should accommodate fast-paced innovation, official says.
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'Mystery' Senate Republican blocks cost-of-living increase for disabled vets
House bill called for 1.9 percent increase to take effect Dec. 1.
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Toy drone duel outwits FAA, but not hackers
Stunt with store-bought robotic helicopters teaches a lesson in cybersecurity and inadequate airspace regulations.
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Northrop Grumman will run Defense travel booking system for another year
Pentagon plans to recompete the contract in 2013.
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The fight for service dogs for veterans with PTSD
Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder swear that support dogs lead to remarkable improvements, but research has yet to support their widespread use.
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GSA may have to start over on governmentwide cellphone plan
Demands on wireless vendors went outside commercial standards, GAO says.
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Army plans to buy battlefield radio that performed poorly in Pentagon tests
JTRS manpack radio will be fielded to combat brigades deploying to Afghanistan next year.
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TSA pays $245 million for smaller, faster body scanners
L-3 Communications, American Science and Engineering, and Smiths score contracts.
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Technology could identify soldiers intent on suicide or murder
DARPA program aims to detect individuals unfit for combat.
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VA’s claims backlog continues to push 900,000
The department processed more than 1 million claims in 2012.
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Issa proposes legislation to reboot federal IT
Draft bill would give CIOs budget authority and establish acquisition centers of excellence.
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