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Michael Hardy

Technology journalist Michael Hardy is a former FCW editor.
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Adm. Eric Olson on wisdom from Jimmy Buffett

How does the laconic folk rocker relate to respect for America's military?

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A senator's inauspicious rise

Former Sen. George Mitchell recalls his first day in Congress.

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Don't encourage Charlie Sheen

ELC keynote speaker offers tips for technology use, including how to regard cranky, crazy celebrities.

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Doing what with how much?

They were the words every agency manager wants to hear. Too bad they were wrong.

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NASA chief technologist stepping down

Bobby Braun is returning to his pre-NASA life.

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Military continues to struggle with wartime contracting

Despite knowing it would need heavy contractor support for war operations, the military wasn't ready to manage the contractors -- and still isn't, commission finds.

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Gen. Cartwright's nod to Mrs. Robinson

Gen. James Cartwright uses a classic movie to illustrate a contemporary point.

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DOD, VA health record effort makes notable progress

Navy Capt. Michael Weiner says the effort to integrate DOD and VA health records is making progress, cites non-technological obstacles.

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Aneesh Chopra on TV's lessons for real life

Does he have all seven seasons of MacGyver on DVD?

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Twitter's Costolo becomes Obama adviser

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo joins telecom advisory panel.

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Is the Army trading its robots for mules?

Pack-bearing robots aren't working out in tests, so the Army is considering a return to a proven older method of the four-legged variety.

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Reporting from the Management of Change Conference

A roundup of quips and chatter from the ACT/IAC conference taking place this week in rural Virginia.

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Agencies share tips for better governance

Agencies have been slowly improving their governance processes by learning to balance control with agility, according to members of a panel at the Management of Change Conference.

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Mark Forman to leave KPMG

Mark Forman is leaving KPMG. His last day with KPMG is January 31. Forman was OMB administrator for e-government and IT during part of the Bush adminstration.

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American Security Challenge to honor Gen. Alexander

This year's American Security Challenge will feature a ceremony to honor Gen. Keith Alexander with the 2010 Patriot Award.

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Would Patton survive in today's PowerPoint military?

Would Patton or MacArthur survive in the modern military's PowerPoint culture? Some of our readers doubt it.

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Wind power blows military in different directions

The Army is working on a wind-power project, while elsewhere wind turbines cause havoc with radar.

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Drone helicopter violates DC airspace

The Navy admits it lost control of a drone helicopter for half an hour in restricted airspace in Washington, D.C.

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DARPA seeks young blood

DARPA is accepting proposals for its next Computer Science Study Group.

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Batman and Robin's new secret hideout: DARPA's labs

The boffins at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency may be planning to study the science in the proposed new programs, but the wonks who devise acronyms -- we think it's a super-secret bureau nestled in the deep recesses of a secret agency -- must have worked overtime on the names.