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Military Plans Multi-Exabyte Storage Cloud

April 08, 2013 04:11 PM

Defense Information Systems Agency will spend $45 million on a private storage cloud for intelligence and surveillance imagery.

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NASA Pauses Mars Missions To Avoid Interference

April 04, 2013 02:00 PM

NASA will significantly scale back its Mars missions in April as the Red Planet moves behind the sun as viewed from Earth.

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No Bold Moves On U.S. Cybersecurity Framework

April 03, 2013 03:33 PM

New cybersecurity framework, to be created per a February Obama administration executive order, likely will draw heavily from existing cybersecurity standards.

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Obama Brain Mapping Project Tests Big Data Limits

April 02, 2013 02:21 PM

President Obama's just announced Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) project might require handling yottabytes of data.

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Army Falls Short In Mobile Security, Says DOD

April 02, 2013 11:15 AM

Lack of comprehensive mobile security policy and thousands of unauthorized devices are among the security shortcomings of the Army's mobile efforts.

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DHS CIO Richard Spires Takes Voluntary Leave

April 01, 2013 03:45 PM

High-profile head of the Department of Homeland Security's IT has been on leave since March 15, but the exact reason for his departure remains unclear.

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Veterans Affairs BYOD Plans On Hold

March 29, 2013 02:25 PM

Department of Veterans Affairs will delay bring-your-own-device until it solves legal questions involving privacy with personal mobile devices used for work.

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Air Force Seeks Stronger Spacecraft Cybersecurity

March 28, 2013 01:55 PM

Air Force is looking for cutting-edge research into improved security for spacecraft IT, according to newly released procurement documents.

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U.S. Agencies Told To Share Financial Systems

March 28, 2013 09:06 AM

Obama administration hopes to save money and development time by pushing agencies toward shared services for all future financial systems.

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Congress Curtails Government IT Purchases From China

March 26, 2013 03:10 PM

Continuing resolution bars some government agencies from buying IT equipment from Chinese-owned or -subsidized companies without FBI or other approval.

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FDA To Track Illicit Product Trade Online

March 25, 2013 03:52 PM

FDA will monitor 10,000 sites a year to uncover illegal marketing and selling of FDA-regulated products from drugs to tobacco.

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Federal Reserve To Hire Chief Data Officer

March 22, 2013 01:45 PM

Appointment would make the Fed another in a growing number of governments and government agencies with chief data officers.

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Amazon-CIA Deal Would Fit Intel Community Strategy

March 22, 2013 09:06 AM

Reported deal for Amazon to help develop CIA's private cloud infrastructure squares with intelligence community strategy to work with public cloud vendors.

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DOD Reaches 1 Million Users On Cloud Email

March 13, 2013 03:03 PM

Military expects another 500,000 users on the Defense Information Systems Agency's DOD Enterprise Email by summer 2013.

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Budget Fight Threatens U.S. Cyber Command's Growth

March 12, 2013 03:00 PM

Cyber Command commander Gen. Keith Alexander says sequestration will lead to furloughs; wider budget conflict will delay efforts to strengthen Cyber Command.

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White House Supports DOD Spectrum Research

March 11, 2013 04:18 PM

White House support for military research into spectrum sharing furthers White House efforts to open spectrum for commercial use.

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U.S. Cybersecurity Status Weak, Reports Charge

March 07, 2013 09:46 AM

DOD report says the military is "not prepared" for cyber war, while a White House report says agencies fall short of federal cybersecurity goals.

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NASA Missions Face Triple Whammy Of Glitches

March 02, 2013 09:06 AM

Space station resupply mission, the Mars Curiosity rover, and the International Space Station itself all have had problems in the last few weeks.

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Predictive Analytics Improve Miami City Services

February 28, 2013 02:42 PM

Miami-Dade County is partnering with IBM to improve city policing, transportation and parks through predictive analytics.

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Federal IT Reform: Are More Laws Needed?

February 28, 2013 09:06 AM

Efforts by Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., could lead to significant reform of federal IT management and acquisition.

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Bio

Nick Hoover is a senior editor for InformationWeek Government, where he covers the federal IT sector. He has written numerous cover stories, features and news stories for the publication and its Website, interviewing CIOs and IT leaders across the government. He's written exclusives on technology at secretive spy agencies, features on critical cybersecurity needs, and stories about everything from cloud computing to financial management systems. In his time with InformationWeek, Hoover has covered various beats, including networking, Microsoft, collaboration and cloud computing. Currently, he's also attending law school in the evenings at the University of Maryland School of Law.

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J. Nicholas Hoover

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Military Plans Multi-Exabyte Storage Cloud

NASA Pauses Mars Missions To Avoid Interference

No Bold Moves On U.S. Cybersecurity Framework

Obama Brain Mapping Project Tests Big Data Limits

Army Falls Short In Mobile Security, Says DOD

DHS CIO Richard Spires Takes Voluntary Leave

Veterans Affairs BYOD Plans On Hold

Air Force Seeks Stronger Spacecraft Cybersecurity

U.S. Agencies Told To Share Financial Systems

Congress Curtails Government IT Purchases From China

FDA To Track Illicit Product Trade Online

Federal Reserve To Hire Chief Data Officer

Amazon-CIA Deal Would Fit Intel Community Strategy

DOD Reaches 1 Million Users On Cloud Email

Budget Fight Threatens U.S. Cyber Command's Growth

White House Supports DOD Spectrum Research

U.S. Cybersecurity Status Weak, Reports Charge

NASA Missions Face Triple Whammy Of Glitches

Predictive Analytics Improve Miami City Services

Federal IT Reform: Are More Laws Needed?

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