Department of Health and Human Services yesterday announced $31 million for awards to 10 communities in eight states and one award to a state health department to support public-health efforts to reduce
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NASA is hosting two national science competitions that challenge student teams to develop and prepare a microgravity experiment. “Dropping In a Microgravity Environment,” or DIME, is the competition for high-school student teams.
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In a White House directive to make federal agencies more environmentally friendly, the Department of Defense has vowed to cut use of fuel and water in the military by 20 percent over
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In an unusual move, the Defense Intelligence Agency has entered negotiations with St. Martin’s Press to purchase all 10,000 copies of Operation Dark Heart, the controversial memoirs of former undercover operative Lt.
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C-level executives for national healthcare organizations are invited to be panelists at the upcoming CIO Healthcare Summit, held Dec. 12-15 in Scottsdale, Ariz. The aim of the summit is to gather 50
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The military is investing in the phenomena of bioluminescence – the glow that lights up fireflies and plankton – in hopes of making warzones safer. The Air Force Office of Scientific Research
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The U.S. Air Force is preparing its vision for how its technology will change over the next 20 years, according to Chief Scientist Dr. Werner J.A. Dahm. Dahm outlined the Technology Horizons
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In a pro-bono agreement, the Northern Virginia Technology Council will assess the processes and technology capabilities at Arlington National Cemetery. The 16-member council, including Booz Allen Hamilton, CSC, HP, MITRE and SAIC,
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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and Secretary of Education Gerard Robinson recently toured the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School in Midland, Pa., in hopes of implementing a similar program of charter schools and cyber
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BAE Systems has hired two banks to explore its options in selling its platform solutions business, the company confirmed this week. J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo & Co. will help BAE evaluate
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