The U.S. government’s big data initiative has amassed support from 28 companies and organizations since its foundation in March 2012, FedScoop reported Tuesday. Colby Hochmuth writes organizations participating in Data to Knowledge to Action work to bring experiences and lessons learned in using big data for healthcare and other sectors. Tom …
Read More »US, Russia Sign Technology Cooperation Pact
The United States and Russia have identified information and communications technologies as a new field of cooperation and affirmed their commitment to safeguard this area, the White House said Monday. President Barrack Obama and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, sealed the agreement in a joint statement issued on the sidelines …
Read More »Vote on Nominees for Transportation and Commerce Secretaries Heads to Senate Floor
Anthony Foxx and Penny Pritzker have received Senate Commerce Committee bipartisan backing as secretaries of transport and commerce, respectively, Reuters reported Monday. Doug Palmer writes that the committee’s unanimous votes send both Obama nominations to the Senate floor for approval, the schedule for which is yet to be determined. “There …
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