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  1. How the CIA grows tech

    When scientists at Redlen Technologies invented a new manufacturing process for a specialized semiconductor, they knew the medical industry would be intrigued.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
  2. NSA whistle-blowers, from left, Thomas Drake, J. Kirk Wiebe and William Binney. H. Darr Beiser / USA TODAY

    3 NSA veterans speak out on whistle-blower: We told you so

    When a National Security Agency contractor revealed top-secret details this month on the government's collection of Americans' phone and Internet records, one select group of intelligence veterans breathed a sigh of relief.

    • Jun. 17, 2013
  3. North America Chairman and CEO Sean O'Keefe Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

    Debate starts over who should have access to classified material

    The revelation of a top secret US National Security Agency intelligence program by a low-level contractor with access to the sensitive data has sparked a spirited defense debate about the people who have access to classified material and whether existing

    • Jun. 17, 2013
  4. Spending on cyber operations is one of the few areas in the Pentagon that will increase in coming years. The Pentagon has requested $4.6 billion for cybersecurity expenses next year, up from $3.9 billion this fiscal year. The Pentagon expects to spend $23 billion on cyber in the next five years. The demand for people with computer skills has bid up the price for computer jobs, analysts say. MC2 Timothy Walter / Navy

    Tech hiring binge may pose security risks for government

    Among the more curious revelations to emerge from the recent NSA leak saga is how a 29-year-old high school dropout landed a $122,000 job in a sensitive government program.

    • Jun. 12, 2013
  5. Edward Snowden speaks during an interview in Hong Kong. Snowden, a 29-year-old former technical assistant for the CIA, revealed details of top-secret surveillance conducted by the United States' National Security Agency regarding telecom data. The Guardian / Getty Images

    Snowden case: How low-level insider could steal from NSA

    Edward Snowden's ability to extract sensitive data from the National Security Agency, working as a low-level contract consultant, comes as no surprise to the security community.

    • Jun. 12, 2013
  6. The consulting business of former Rep. Heather Wilson, R-N.M., reaped more than $450,000 from four Energy Department research facilities despite scant documentation of the work done in return, according to an audit released Tuesday by the agency's inspector general. Win McNamee / Getty Images

    DOE made $450,000 in questionable payments to former lawmaker's firm

    A former congresswoman's consulting business reaped almost a half-million dollars from the Energy Department for questionable work, according to a new inspector general's audit.

    • Jun. 11, 2013
  7. Edward Snowden speaks during an interview in Hong Kong. Snowden, a 29-year-old former technical assistant for the CIA, revealed details of top-secret surveillance conducted by the National Security Agency regarding telecom data. The Guardian / Getty Images

    NSA leak creates risks for Booz Allen

    Within six years, Booz Allen Hamilton more than doubled its sales to the federal government to more than $4 billion in 2012. But within days, claims from a purported midlevel, high school dropout employee have changed everything.

    • Jun. 10, 2013
  8. New security standards aim to enable employees to perform the same activities on mobile devices as on desktop computers. Mike Morones / Staff

    New security standards expected to speed mobile adoption

    The administration is expected to release details this week for how agencies should secure government-issued smartphones and tablet computers.

    • May. 20, 2013
  9. Staff file photo

    DoD approves Apple iPhones, iPads for military use

    The Defense Department will allow government-issued iPhones and iPads to connect to the military's networks, the Pentagon announced Friday.

    • May. 17, 2013

  10. Afghanistan overtaxes U.S. contractors, IG finds

    Afghanistan has slapped US-funded contractors working on reconstruction efforts with nearly $1 billion in taxes since 2008, often in spite of clear tax exemption agreements, a government watchdog has found.

    • May. 14, 2013
  11. In this stretch of the U.S.-Mexican border, the U.S. is on the left. Gerald L Nino / CBP.gov

    Is a billion-dollar border security program finally due?

    The Department of Homeland Security has taken a positive step in one of the longer running procurement sagas of recent years, issuing downselect notices to several contractors to compete in the next phase of a controversial border security program, source

    • May. 14, 2013
  12. A field of solar collectors belonging to the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard is seen in Swanton, Ohio. Master Sgt. Beth Holliker/U.S. Air Force

    Army to spur renewable energy with $7 billion contract

    Five companies have prequalified to build and maintain geothermal energy projects for the Defense Department, under the first phase of a $7 billion Army contract.

    • May. 6, 2013
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