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  • The Internet of Things could encroach on personal privacy

    A recent White House report on big data wonders aloud about the capability of sensors and smart meters to turn homes into fish tanks, completely transparent to marketers, police -- and criminals.

    Written by Patrick Thibodeau03 May 14 20:51
  • NSA phone metadata collection program renewed for 90 days

    The Obama Administration has secured a 90-day extension of the National Security Agency's controversial authority to collect phone metadata records on U.S. customers under the Patriot Act.

    Written by Jaikumar Vijayan02 April 14 07:24
  • NSA isn't evil, says noted civil libertarian

    Civil liberties and privacy groups have long criticized the U.S. National Security Agency, but those critics became louder last summer after details of the agency's data collection activities were disclosed in classified documents leaked by Edward Snowden.

    Written by Jaikumar Vijayan02 April 14 06:46
  • China's R&D investment getting closer to U.S.

    President Barack's Obama's fiscal 2015 budget plan would increase federal R&D spending by 1.2% over this year, if Congress approves.

    Written by Patrick Thibodeau05 March 14 17:52
  • NASA's 2015 budget plan maintains Mars landing plans

    NASA's $17.5 billion proposed fiscal 2015 budget would maintain the U.S. space agency's plan to send humans to Mars by 2030, to study near-Earth asteroids and to send astronauts to the International Space Station.

    Written by Sharon Gaudin05 March 14 01:51
  • Possible Belarus connection prompts probe of Healthcare.gov

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services launched a security probe of Healthcare.gov after a U.S. intelligence unit last week warned that portions of the Affordable Care Act website was built by software developers linked to the Belarus government.

    Written by Jaikumar Vijayan05 Feb. 14 11:30
  • Detroit wants its own high-tech visa

    Detroit, a city in bankruptcy and dealing with a shrinking population, hopes to turn itself around with the help of 50,000 employment-based green cards.

    Written by Patrick Thibodeau27 Jan. 14 11:35
  • Government Eager (But Struggling) to Make Data Available to Businesses

    The Obama administration is pressing agencies to unlock data sets to provide a foundation for startup businesses in sectors ranging from healthcare to transportation. But for now much of that data remains trapped in government systems.

    Written by Kenneth Corbin24 Jan. 14 17:29
  • Full text of President Obama's intelligence directive

    President Barack Obama today issued new directions for the government's intelligence to follow. Among the items released today were an official Presidential Directive and a Fact Sheet on the details of the new policy.

    Written by Michael Cooney17 Jan. 14 19:28
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