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In 2047, the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force, there\'s a good chance that unmanned aircraft will play a bigger role than ever. Officials say the \"Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Plan\" recognizes that pilots on the ground still operate the U-A-Vs, as they\'re called. The advantage is that they can fly over fixed positions for long periods of time, something you can\'t do when a human being is in the plane.
July 27, 2009 -
Three years ago, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office began a unique program that some are saying changed the way government works. The Peer-to-Patent program opened the patent examination process to public participation for the…
July 24, 2009 -
Notice likely to be published in Monday\'s federal register. White House wants comments on new rules.
July 24, 2009 -
On September 8th, a new federal regulation is expected to require all federal contractors to verify the citizenship status of their new workers using E-Verify. Earlier today, DHS and Social Security officials testified on Capitol…
July 23, 2009 -
Just a reminder that we are a mere 8-days from the fifth meeting of the Federal News Radio Book Club — and it’s a good one. Our book — Payback: Reaping the Rewards of Innovation…
July 23, 2009 -
Defense Review process called flawed more than six months before release.
July 23, 2009 -
When the history of government 2.0 is written, the intelligence community will get several chapters. In fact, I’m finishing up a pre-publish copy Harvard Business School Prof. Andrew McAfee’s wonderful book Enterprise 2.0: New Collaborative…
July 22, 2009 -
Editor’s note: This item is re-posted from earlier this week. Unfortunately, for some reason, the item has just disappeared. Federal News Radio’s tech team is working on it, but… it is one of my favorite…
July 22, 2009 -
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FederalNewsRadio has told been tracking identity management — and most of us have heard of HSPD-12 cards. In many ways, identity management is entering a new phase — less focused on getting cards out to…
July 21, 2009 -
They say that journalism is the first draft of history. Well, with the transparency and openness out there these days, my guess is that most journalism is actually the second draft of history… with Tweets…
July 21, 2009 -
Aerospace Industries Association looks into policy decisions that affect certain sectors of the defense industrial base.
July 21, 2009 -
Alaskan Native Corporations have been accused of exploiting a loophole at the expense of taxpayers — and scoring billions of dollars for themselves. The firms were created to give economic benefits to native populations in…
July 20, 2009 -
Is the Post Office running out of money? Four unions representing the nation’s postal workers are asking for a White House meeting about the possibility that the Postal Service will be unable to make payroll…
July 20, 2009 -
A Pentagon advisory panel is preparing a report suggesting that the Defense Department has some work to do to in improving communications with industrial firms that provide goods and services to the military.
July 20, 2009