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President Obama in Asia: Makes historic visits to Cambodia, Myanmar
Making history twice within hours, President Barack Obama on Monday became the first U.S. president to set foot in Cambodia, a country once known for its Khmer Rouge "killing fields." He left behind flag-waving crowds on the streets of Myanmar, the once internationally shunned nation now showing democratic promise.
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Alan Gross family sues Development Alternatives, Inc., USAID
Alan Gross and his wife Judy sued Friday in federal court in Washington. Gross was arrested in December 2009 while on his fifth trip to Cuba as a subcontractor for an economic development organization based in Bethesda, Md.
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From Computer World: NASA scrambles to encrypt laptops after major breach
From Computer World: NASA is scrambling to implement full disk encryption on agency laptops after one containing unencrypted personal information on a "large" number of people was recently stolen.
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From FWC: Report recommends second term IT priorities
From FWC: The American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council’s Institute for Innovation released its 2012 Quadrennial Government Technology Review on Nov. 13. By applying IT to improve the performance of government, the QGTR committee says the recommendations could reduce the deficit by $220 billion yearly.
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From Defense News: Hottest international defense markets
From Defense News: The defense market may be slowing in some parts of the globe, with powerhouse players in Europe and the U.S. facing increasing budgetary pressures, but countries in the Mideast are still buying, and at record levels.
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Federal Hot Minute Nov. 12, 2012
The many good things performed by people and companies in the business of government deserve some recognition.
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From Washington Technology: Air Force cancels failed $1B logistics program
From Washington Technology: The Air Force has finally thrown in the towel, canceling a logistics contract after spending $1 billion and getting what it called “negligible” value.
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Virginia agencies to plan to cut budgets by 4 percent, McDonnell says
Citing a looming federal fiscal crisis and a lagging recovery, Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell has ordered Virginia state agencies to immediately prepare plans to cut their budgets by 4 percent.
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'Fiscal cliff' will test Republicans, Democrats
The U.S. political landscape changed little with Tuesday's election, and now both Democrats and Republicans will be tested by the immediate need for moderation if they are to avoid the feared "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax increases and deep spending cuts that could send the country into a recession.
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Fiscal cliff: Obama meets with congressional leaders
Congressional leaders from both parties voiced fresh optimism Friday after meeting with newly re-elected President Barack Obama about avoiding year-end "fiscal cliff" tax increases and spending cuts that would hammer the middle class and risk plunging the economy into recession.
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From Washington Technology: Who are the biggest contractors at DHS?
From Washington Technology: The top 20 contractors at the Homeland Security Department represent more than a third of all business done by contract at the department during fiscal 2011, according an analysis by the Center of Strategic and International Studies.
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The Hill: Senate votes down Lieberman, Collins Cybersecurity Act a second time
From The Hill: Cybersecurity legislation failed in Senate for a second time on Wednesday despite calls from Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and other national security officials for Congress to pass a bill.
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From Government Executive: Veterans Affairs to move 600K employees to cloud-based e-mail
From Government Executive: The Veterans Affairs Department plans to move all of its 600,000 employees to Microsoft’s cloud-based email and calendar system over the next five years, the vendor managing the transition said Tuesday.
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From POLITICO: Kerry considered for DOD
From POLITICO: If President Barack Obama asked John Kerry to become secretary of defense for his second term, he would bring a seasoned foreign policy hand into the Cabinet but a major question mark into the Pentagon.
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From NextGov: What to expect on technology in Obama's second term
From NextGov: Obama’s regulators arrived in January 2009 with a laundry list of priorities they have largely achieved—a version of network neutrality called the “Open Internet” rule; more spectrum for wireless broadband networks; subsidies for those who don’t yet have broadband access; and limits on how much telecom companies can charge for access to high-speed lines.
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Obama: We must raise taxes on wealthiest Americans
President Obama says raising taxes on wealthiest Americans must be part of a deficit reduction plan.
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From Defense Systems: Air Force explores options for future protected satcom
From Defense Systems: The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center has awarded as many as 17 contracts worth a total of $84.3 million to companies to help it explore concepts for a future generation of protected military satellite communications architecture.
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From Information Week: 5 items should top Obama's technolog agenda
From Information Week: The presidential election is over. Now it is time to get to work. While the sweep of this year's presidential elections was overwhelming in money spent, media attention and endless (and sometimes mindless) commentary, the tasks facing President Obama and team for the next four years are also formidable. Here are my five top technology agenda items
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