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Federal government lagging behind in cloud innovation, says OMB

Federal government lagging behind in cloud innovation, says OMB

by Silvia Martelli | Oct 2, 2019 | Science + Technology

WASHINGTON – The government needs a smarter approach to using the Cloud and that may require spending more to train for federal workers due to a skills gap, the chief information officer for the Office of Management and Budget said Thursday. Suzette Kent, speaking at...
Zebrafish are making waves for limb regeneration research

Zebrafish are making waves for limb regeneration research

by Beverly Banks | Apr 5, 2019 | Featured, Health, Science + Technology

WASHINGTON, April 3 — Could humans regrow their limbs? Researchers are considering this possibility as they study the regrowth of tail fins and other organs in zebrafish. Zebrafish are a member of the minnow family that live in freshwater and are no bigger than...
Democrats make push to reinstate net neutrality rules

Democrats make push to reinstate net neutrality rules

by Brock Hall | Mar 6, 2019 | Science + Technology

Democrats unveiled legislation on Wednesday to reinstitute net neutrality rules that were scrapped in 2017 by the Trump administration. The bill, called the “Save the Internet Act,” would bring back rules that prevented internet providers from slowing down or blocking...

Experts: Info sharing key to protecting U.S. infrastructure from cyber threats

by Brock Hall | Feb 14, 2019 | National Security, Science + Technology, Topics

WASHINGTON — Experts and officials told lawmakers Thursday it’s important to share information among government agencies to protect the nation’s infrastructure from cybersecurity threats. They addressed the issue Thursday in a hearing of the Senate...

How solar could change the future of the American grid

by Shelby Fleig | May 11, 2018 | Environment, Science + Technology

WASHINGTON — Solar power is now the third most popular renewable energy source, behind water and wind, according to a new report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The latest example of its continued growth came Wednesday when the California Energy...
Seeking young ‘explorers’: A conversation with National Geographic’s new fiction author

Seeking young ‘explorers’: A conversation with National Geographic’s new fiction author

by David Thill | Mar 13, 2018 | Featured, Science + Technology

National Geographic is charting new territory: a fiction book line for young readers. The new label, Under the Stars, “will create fictional stories based on the research and adventures of National Geographic’s leading scientists, photographers and journalists,”...
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