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Federal government reviewing projects for high-risk dual use bioresearch
The review is the result of an updated policy (.pdf) on "dual use research of concern" issued in March by the National Institutes of Health office of science policy.
White House highlights big data innovation
Big data is an administration priority, said John Holdren, director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, during the March 29 unveiling of the White House’s “Big Data Research...
White House highlights big data innovation
Big data is an administration priority, said John Holdren, director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, during the March 29 unveiling of the White House’s “Big Data Research...
SBIR, STTR would gain extension under defense authorization bill
Two federal extramural research and development small business set-aside programs would gain a 6-year extension and undergo an expansion in the percentage of federal research dollars dedicated toward
Uncertainty around BioShield funding
The Health & Human Services Department isn't sure where funding for the advanced research, development and acquisition of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear countermeasure might...
VanRoekel: Government websites must accept externally-issued identity credentials
Public-facing government websites that require the use of federally-issued credentials put an undue burden on users, according to Federal Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel, who instructed
OASIS forms electronic identity credential technical committee
Global standards consortium OASIS has formed a technical committee that will propose a set of standardized protocols for assuring an elevated level of trust in electronic transactions. Among the
Don't shut down the federal government
The second time history repeats itself, it's supposed to be farcical. Unfortunately, it looks as if a solid contingent of Republican freshmen congressmen are deadly serious about shutting down the
Study offers 10 tips for agency telework policies
As agencies face the July 2011 deadline for implementing the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010, a recent report funded by the IBM Center for The Business of Government offers guidance for navigating
Robot farmers and psychiatrists coming in a not-so distant future
Declaring that robotic technology is reaching a tipping point of intense growth, the federal government says its prepared to fund small business robotics research for purposes ranging from home
