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Snowden Had Help

The former NSA contractor was aided by three agency 'affiliates' in accessing and downloading files.

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Afghanistan Releases 65 Prisoners, Angering U.S.

The move highlights increasing tension between Kabul and Washington and threatens to make an already rocky relationship worse.

Pay & Benefits

Congress Extends Sequester to Pay for Veterans Benefits

The legislation restores a 1 percent cost-of-living adjustment to military retirees' pensions by extending the mandatory sequester cuts an additional year.

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Lost Your CAC Card? Prove It, Pentagon Says

Employees attempting to obtain replacement CAC cards must verify theirs have been lost or stolen.

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What Obama's New Cyber Standards Mean for Federal Contractors

The guidelines will likely be mandatory to win agency business.

Defense One

Here's Why Cutting 20 Percent of Hagel's Staff Is a Bad Idea

The Defense Department’s plan to cut across staff headquarters by 20 percent at least deserves independent analysis. By Robert Ogden

Pay & Benefits

Senate Republicans in a Box on Veterans Benefits

Democratic majority is pushing for a bill that repeals cuts to military pensions without offsetting the cost.

Defense One

How Big Data Could Help the U.S. Predict the Next Snowden

DNI James Clapper wants intelligence workers put into a big data cloud the U.S. can surveil, and it just might work. by Patrick Tucker

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TSA Wants Machines to Scan Through Your Coat, Shoes and Belt

Desired technology could automatically screen 250 airplane passengers an hour.

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HP Gets Another $138 Million to Keep the Old Navy Network Operational

Boost reflects delay in transition to new network.

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Intelligence Leaders: Al-Qaida Is Not on Path to Defeat

"It is morphing and franchising itself, not only here but in other areas of the world," James Clapper said.

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Five Things That Cost More Than Space Exploration

Does the U.S. spend too much on space exploration, or not enough?

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Five Major Drug Chains to Adopt Blue Button Prescription Standards

Wide use of VA-developed data format expected to reduce dosing errors, save lives.

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Officials Seek Industry Input on How to Comply With Obama's NSA Reforms

Could a contractor store all that metadata or is that an inherently governmental function?

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DARPA Launches Project to Revolutionize Web Search

Memex system, inspired by a 1945 article in The Atlantic, will focus on topical searches and plumb ‘deep Web.’