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With Technology and Transparency on its Side, NGA Ready for Its Day in the Sun

The agency has taken a lead role in the intelligence community’s technology integration plan and spearheaded big data efforts.

Management

Border Agency Improves Handling of Unaccompanied Minors

Watchdog finds better medical screening, food service and case processing during unannounced visits.

Defense One

Inside the Navy’s Secret Swarm Robot Experiment

Swarming robot boats could be heading to a contested strait near you. By Patrick Tucker

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Military Health System Does Not Like Patient Safety Bad News

Staffers fear retaliation, according to the findings of a Pentagon-ordered review.

Defense

The ISIS Conflict Has Saturated the American Mind

On Pew's latest news quiz, the only issue Americans were better informed about was the level of the minimum wage.

Defense One

House Intel Chief Wants To Increase Cyber Attacks Against Russia

The United States needs to be on the offensive when it comes to a preventing cyber war, says Rep. Mike Rogers. By Patrick Tucker

Defense

Is Vice's Documentary on ISIS Illegal?

The courts have broadly defined what it means to support terrorists.

Defense

Do the Secret Service's Security Lapses Go Past the White House?

The service does more than just protect the president. But little is publicly known about the procedures around others the agency guards.

Defense One

This Could Be the Navy SEAL's Boat of Tomorrow

The attack boats of tomorrow could look nothing like those of today. By Patrick Tucker

Defense

The U.S. Is Saving Nukes So It Can Blow Up Asteroids

The government isn't destroying older bombs on schedule, because it might need them for "planetary defense."

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Army Network Hacked By Gamers Seeking Apache Helicopter Simulator

$100M worth of proprietary data on Xbox, Call of Duty, and other entertainment poached.

Defense

Why There Won't Be an Ebola Outbreak in the United States

The circumstances that contributed to West Africa's epidemic do not exist in the U.S.

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Why a Refrigerator-Sized Spacecraft Could be Humanity’s Best Hope Against Solar Storms

A refrigerator-sized spacecraft will give scientists advance notice of a solar storm affecting Earth.

Management

GSA Presses Ahead with Homeland Security Consolidation

Agency awards contract for renovating a building that will hold 700 employees.

Nextgov

VA CIO: Scheduling System Software Will Be Fielded by 2017, Not 2020

The department says a chart depicting a full rollout not until 2020 was outdated and it's committed to a two-year rollout.

Nextgov

Does the Intelligence Community Really Get Hadoop?

Intelligence experts say the government needs to hire more data scientists to keep up with the big-data savvy private sector.

Defense

Who Exactly Underestimated ISIS?

The president's acknowledgement that the U.S. "underestimated" the rise of ISIS raised more questions than it answered.

Defense

Afghanistan Finally Signs Elusive Security Pact With United States

Agreement will allow for nearly 10,000 American forces to remain in the country.