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DigitalGov has updated its backend analytics framework in an effort to help government agencies visualize real-time search and click data on their websites. Ammie Feijoo, manager of General Services Administration‘s DigitalGov Search, wrote in a blogpost published Wednesday that DigitalGov was able to analyze click-through rates on search results across various government websites using the Elasticsearch ELK stack. …

Darrell Issa (R-Calf.), chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, has said a newly passed legislation intends to cut the number of redundant government reports, Federal Times reported Thursday. Michael Hardy writes the Government Reports Elimination Act obtained final approval from the House on Nov. 12 after the Senate passed …

Mike Krieger, the former deputy chief information officer for the U.S. Army, has said cloud-based enterprise email ushered in a cultural transformation at the service, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. Jason Miller writes the Army completed the transition of its users to the email-as-a-service model in August 2013. Krieger told the station the move to …

Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work has called for an end to what he says is budget uncertainty across defense programs as the U.S. faces global combat and technological challenges, Reuters reported Wednesday. David Alexander writes that Work told his audience at a Center for Strategic and International Studies conference that the Defense Department …

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has built a three-dimensional audio system that aims to improve speech clarity and communication in multitalker environments. AFRL’s battlespace acoustics organization designed the 3D technology to produce a sound environment that can imitate the human body’s method of receiving auditory signals, the Air Force …

The Congress has reconvened for the lame-duck session and will face decisions on new budget measures to keep the government afloat and fund defense programs, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Emily Kopp writes congressional agenda for the next few weeks could also include emergency funding to stop the Ebola outbreak …

The Office of Naval Research has demonstrated a simulation-based virtual training system in Virginia, where U.S. marines trained in the field using augmented reality effects. The Augmented Immersive Team Trainer transmitted computer-generated display and effects to a video see-through display during last week’s testing at Lejeune Field at Marine Corps Base Quantico, the U.S. Navy said …

The Naval Surface Warfare Center – Crane Division is working with the Marine Corps Systems Command‘s Program Manager Marine Intelligence to perform proof-of-concept tests on information security measures. NSWC Crane said Thursday it will utilize a virtual private network and the Defense Department‘s cybersecurity range to conduct continuous scans on PMMI tactical intelligence systems. “The virtual approach …

Negotiations between the U.S. Air Force and Congress are focused on the branch’s plans to retire some A-10 planes and reassign maintenance personnel to prepare for the initial operational capability of the F-35A, Defense News reported Tuesday. Aaron Mehta writes that a compromise would mean only three squadrons or 72 A-10 planes will face retirement instead …

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is upgrading its computers into Microsoft‘s modern operating system and deploying mobile devices to users, Federal News Radio reported Tuesday. Rick Holgate, ATF chief information officer, told the station the agency is migrating its employees to a wide variety of devices such as …