Check that one off the list. The federal government will soon initiate the Technology Fellows Program, fulfilling one of former federal chief information officer Vivek Kundra’s 25 objectives in his December 2010
MoreTwo House lawmakers are asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the use of so-called supercookies on websites, files that users do not know are on their computers. Reps. Joe Barton (R-Tx.)
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NASA is inviting 150 Twitter followers to a Tweetup Oct. 13 at the space agency’s headquarters with Sandy Magnus and Chris Ferguson, crew members of the final space shuttle mission. Registration began
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The Defense Department is accelerating its efforts to invest in clean energy, according to a study from the Pew Charitable Trusts. In an 84-page report released Wednesday, Pew researchers found the Pentagon
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The Defense Department is expanding a pilot program to share cyber threat intelligence to help better protect its prime contractors. This comes as the Pentagon continues to investigate a growing number of
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The Federal Communications Commission voted Tuesday to seek public comment on ways to enable the countryâs 911 system to receive text messages, pictures and videos. The 911 system only supports voice calls,
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A spike in satellite costs during the previous decade was not caused by industry consolidation, according to a General Accountability Office report. Rather, costs went up because of other market factors such
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The White House has responded to critics of its open government initiatives by releasing a status report, claiming it has made progress in informing the public. In its 34-page report, the White
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