Digital Government

Special Ops Mined Social Media for Data to Advance Mission

The command experimented with tools from a dozen companies.

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DISA Turns on First Joint IT Node

Move is part of the 'largest restructuring' of IT management in Defense’s history, agency says.

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Thank Jim Webb for the Post-9/11 GI Bill

The legislation has helped more than a million troops, vets and family members.

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Intel Community Wants to Research Human Brain Algorithms

Effort could produce machines that are more human-like.

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VA Taps White House Tech Adviser Marina Martin as New CTO

Consultant served as senior adviser to White House CTO Todd Park.

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History of the Atom Bomb Goes Online

Internal documents are full of fascinating tidbits.

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Some Way-Off Veteran Unemployment Rates

Defense Business Board figures don’t jibe with labor statistics.

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The Story Behind the Army’s $494M Network Hardware Contract Extension

New procurement rules and bureaucracy caused delays.

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Kudos to VA for its Telehealth Programs

VHA tops list of most 'wired' hospital systems.

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Good News for the Tinfoil Hat Crowd

The Air Force has shut down its high frequency research transmitters.

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Navy Buries News of Second X-47B Drone Carrier Landing Flub

Two out of four landing attempts have failed.

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Marines Eye Exotic Condoms for Field Radio Antennas

Here’s why I suggest improving 3-foot whip antennas instead.

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How Much Is the Air Force Support Contract With Microsoft Worth?

This is not a military secret.

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China Loves the Navy’s GPS Landing System (and its Slide Decks)

A 2013 paper from China’s Naval University of Engineering includes a graphic used by the U.S. Navy in 2010.

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How Many Billions for the New Defense EHR?

A case of spending billions to save spending even more billions.

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There Goes the DIA TurboTax-Like Acquisition Idea

Agency cancels the planned procurement entirely.

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The Upside of Furlough Days

The only thing you can’t buy with money is time.

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My 4th of July Celebration, 1965

When I awoke aboard the USS Pickaway off the coast of Da Nang, South Vietnam, I thought I was in for a real bang-up celebration.

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We’ll Just Have to Wait for Good News on VA Claims Backlog

The system that crunches claims data is ‘undergoing operational repair.’