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GSA Starts Search for New Technology Transformation Service Commissioner
Candidates must have a blend of tech bonafides, business acumen and team-building skills.
Tech
How Museums Fought for the Retired Space Shuttles
The icons of space exploration had long journeys from orbit to their permanent homes.
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Will the Government Go for Pokemon Go?
The new augmented reality app is a feat of data-mapping technology.
Management
The Code That Took America to the Moon Was Just Published to GitHub
It's like a 1960s time capsule.
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A Year In, VA Progresses with Departmentwide IT 'Transformation'
VA published its own mid-year assessment this week.
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Watchdog: Former IRS Employees Might Still Have Access to Computers, Facilities
A new OIG report estimated IRS couldn’t verify all security items were returned for more than 66 percent of separated employees.
Oversight
House Republicans Have Questions for James Comey
Lawmakers railed against the FBI director, who earlier this week said the agency would not recommend charges against Hillary Clinton
Tech
No Charges for Hillary Clinton
The Justice Department officially closed the case on the former secretary of state’s use of a private email server Wednesday.
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Q&A: DHS CIO Wants ‘Constant Foraging’ for Commercial Tech
More than a year after opening its Silicon Valley office, the Homeland Security Department is figuring out what a free flow of talent and technology would really mean.
Defense
The Navy Is Rigging Locusts to Sniff Out Bombs
Although dogs’ noses remain the gold standard for chemical detection, bugs' simpler neurological system make them easier to engineer and control.
Defense
How the Cold War Forced NASA to Make Its Jupiter Spacecraft Solar-powered
If NASA had its way, it would never have chosen this path.
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Does It Make Sense to Upgrade to Windows 10?
Having performed hundreds of Windows upgrades over the years, it’s safe to describe my enthusiasm for such a move as tepid at best, which is why I found myself nearly up against the deadline for the free upgrade.
Oversight
Labor Department Overdue for FOIA Upgrades, Auditors Say
GAO says procedures and software are out of date.
News
FBI’s Balancing Act on Clinton Email Decision
Agency recommends against prosecution of presumptive Democratic nominee, while blasting her and the State Department’s handling of classified information.
Tech
FBI: 'No Reasonable Prosecutor' Would Charge Clinton For Her Handling of Classified Email
James Comey chided Clinton and her staff for mishandling classified information, saying they were were “extremely careless."
Management
Juno’s Triumphant Night
After completing a high-risk maneuver, NASA’s spacecraft is officially in the gas giant’s orbit—and humankind is closer to Jupiter than ever before.
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Q&A: Silicon Valley Needs Government Buying to Change
DHS wants to dispel the myth that startups don’t do business with the government.
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White House Thinks Data Could Keep Many With Mental Illness Out of Jail
Amazon, Esri and other tech companies are also on board.
Defense
Bikini Islanders Still Deal With Fallout of U.S. Nuclear Tests, 70 Years Later
In the summer of 1946, the U.S. government detonated the first of many atomic bomb tests in the Marshall Islands. Seventy years of radiation exposure later, residents are still fighting for justice, and a government compensation program is broke.
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