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DHS drones scout Caribbean for cartel speedboats, submarines
Homeland Security is deploying remotely piloted aircraft to pinpoint stealthy vessels off the coast of Mexico.
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No one knows how much energy older federal data centers use
Ineffective measurement is an obstacle to determining data center power consolidation savings.
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VA would need a staff of 4,000 to scan all its backlogged paper records
National Archives and Records Administration passes on systemwide scanning contract.
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U.S. moves to contain collateral damage from cyber weapons
Alleged digital weapons have not overreached so far, former officials say.
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No Federal Funds for Bedroom Cleanup
A classic letter from President Reagan to a seventh grader.
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Is Government Cool Yet?
Remember when then-presidential candidate Barack Obama pledged to "make government cool again"?
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Lockheed Martin nabs $4.6 billion global defense network contract
The company beat out SAIC, which has held the network contract for 17 years.
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Intel agencies want to know how your brain works
The goal is to help analysts make sense of data faster.
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White House issues guidance on modular IT development
New approach aims to reduce cost and schedule overruns.
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Venezuela claims to build drones with help from Iran, China
The move comes two months after Iran claimed to recover data from a downed U.S. drone.
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Forest Service adds advanced tankers to fire-fighting fleet
New aircraft will replace 50-year-old planes.
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A Change at IBM’s Washington Outpost
Former OMB executive Jonathan Breul retires; Dan Chenok steps in as executive director.
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Policy would require agencies to scan for network threats every 72 hours and begin patching holes
Continuous monitoring program remains a work in progress, DHS official says.
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Video: The Joint Chiefs Chairman, Crooning
Gen. Martin Dempsey breaks out in a song praising the Coast Guard.
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Fraud can’t be stopped with data alone
Data analysis must be crafted on the front and back ends, IGs say.
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NSA chief endorses the cloud for classified military cyber program
A centrally secured information hub would provide controlled access to intelligence.
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Rand Paul launches a preemptive strike against domestic drone use
The Kentucky senator proposed legislation that would force police to follow the Constitution by getting a warrant before using unmanned aerial vehicles.
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Encryption could drive government to break into your cloud
Paper: Law enforcement increasingly will depend on surveillance access to stored records.
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