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 Doug Brown of PNC Bank, left, talks with Jean-Luc Park of Calvert Group Mutual Funds at the Twin Tech Party, which brought old and new tech types together at a U Street bar.
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Two Tech Towns, One Big Party -- but Who Knows How Much Talking
Tech Post, which looks at people and ideas driving the local technology industry, runs Friday on the WashBiz Blog, at http://washingtonpost.com/washbizblog .
Post-9/11 Dragnet Turns Up Surprises
In the six-and-a-half years that the U.S. government has been fingerprinting insurgents, detainees and ordinary people in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Horn of Africa, hundreds have turned out to share an unexpected background, FBI and military officials said. They have criminal arrest records in the...
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Verizon to Press Contractors On Immigrant Workers' Pay (Post, June 24, 2008; Page D04)
Rent-A-Spy: Three quarters of the U.S. intelligence budget now goes to outside contractors. (Post, June 1, 2008; Page BW03)
Payments To Firm Deemed Improper: Auditor Criticizes Over $2 Million In Consultant Fees (Post, May 22, 2008; Page B01)
Connolly's Job With Contractor Complicates Race: Antiwar Democrat Running for Congress (Post, May 16, 2008; Page B01)
The Survivors: This isn't the first downturn faced by the handful of long-serving local chief executives. (Post, May 12, 2008; Page T08)
Security of F-35 Jet Secrets Questioned: 'Incomplete' Oversight May Have Allowed Leaks, Report Says (Post, May 2, 2008; Page D01)
Washington's Future, a History: We picked some of the best brains in town to write an account of the next 17 years (Post, April 27, 2008; Page W10)
Election E-Mails Can End Your Term in the Office (By Stephen Barr, April 21, 2008; Page D01)
Federal Credit Cards Misused: GAO Cites Charging Of Frivolous Items (Post, April 9, 2008; Page A01)
Weapons Upgrade Faces Big Hurdles: Problems With Wireless Technology May Threaten Army's Ambitious Plan (Post, April 8, 2008; Page D01)
Report Faults Pentagon's Reliance on Contractors (Post, March 27, 2008; Page D01)
Obituaries: Don W. Butler, 91; Engineer Was a POW in World War II (Post, March 12, 2008; Page B07)
Anti-Terrorism Efforts Hailed: Chertoff Says Security Improvements Thwart Extremists (Post, March 7, 2008; Page A04)
THE 5-YEAR MARK: DHS Strains As Goals, Mandates Go Unmet (Post, March 6, 2008; Page A01)
Muscular Defense Plan Buoys Contractors: Proposed Budget Would Benefit Area Companies (Post, February 11, 2008; Page D01)
Airport Security Technology Stuck In the Pipeline: Development, Deployment Move Slowly (Post, February 8, 2008; Page D01)
Agencies Get Good Marks on Bush's Performance Scorecard (By Stephen Barr, February 4, 2008; Page D01)
Tech Virtuoso Hopes To Replicate Success: RSIS Co-Founder Starts Over With Amyx (Post, January 28, 2008; Page D01)
Agencies Share Information By Taking a Page From Wikipedia (By Stephen Barr, January 28, 2008; Page D01)
LOCAL CONTRACT: Firms Untangle Federal Wireless Bills (Post, January 28, 2008; Page D04)
OMB, GAO to Go Digital on Key Reports (By Stephen Barr, January 24, 2008; Page D04)
DHS to Replace 'Duplicative' Anti-Terrorism Data Network: $90 Million System Aimed to Aid State, Local Agencies (Post, January 18, 2008; Page A03)
Local Contract: Stanley Wins Fight for Eligibility (Post, January 14, 2008; Page D04)
Local Contract: PMC to Do Tech Work for U.S. Customs (Post, January 7, 2008; Page D04)
Contracting | Shifting From Tanks to Technology (Post, December 31, 2007; Page D01)
Web Leaders Seek More Searchable Government (Post, December 11, 2007; Page D08)
Top Minority Contracting Company To Be Sold: After Sales Plateau, RSIS Sized Up Suitors (Post, December 10, 2007; Page D01)
The Army's $200 Billion Makeover: March to Modernize Proves Ambitious and Controversial (Post, December 7, 2007; Page A01)
U.S. Special Counsel Says He Won't Provide Files: Official Calls Personal Records Not Relevant to OPM Probe (Post, November 30, 2007; Page A03)
Clearing the Roadblocks to Telecommuting (By Stephen Barr, November 6, 2007; Page D04)
A Contractor, Charity And Magnet for Federal Earmarks (Post, November 2, 2007; Page A01)
To Ease Traffic, Change Federal Workers' Hours (Post, October 25, 2007; Page T10)
NASA Sits on Air Safety Survey (AP, October 22, 2007; 6:27 PM)
Lobby Group's 'No Dough' Strategy Stops at Executives' Doors (By Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, October 16, 2007; Page A17)
Area Jobless Rate Is Lowest in U.S.: Employers Face Tightening Labor Market (Post, October 4, 2007; Page D01)
CACI to Expand High-Security Force: Purchase of Athena Innovative Adds Many Top-Secret Workers (Post, September 25, 2007; Page D05)
Contractor Blamed in DHS Data Breaches (Post, September 24, 2007; Page A01)
Bringing Generation Y Into the Fold (By Stephen Barr, September 24, 2007; Page D01)
After Pushing Telework, GSA Tries to Lead Way (By Stephen Barr, September 13, 2007; Page D04)
Traveler Assessments Little Altered (AP, September 9, 2007; 5:50 PM)
Mid-Tier Contractors Getting Left Out: As Federal Contracts Grow, Medium-Size Firms Can't Keep Up (Post, September 3, 2007; Page D01)
Calling for a Larger Stay-at-Home Workforce (By Stephen Barr, August 8, 2007; Page D04)
Minn. Fast-Tracks Bridge Replacement (AP, August 7, 2007; 1:05 AM)
Future in Doubt for EEOC's Private Call Center (By Stephen Barr, August 2, 2007; Page D04)
Alliant IT Contract Spans Big Names (Post, August 1, 2007; Page D03)
Defense Earnings Continue To Soar: War, Technology Drive Up Spending (Post, July 30, 2007; Page D01)
Military Medical Breach Revealed: Unencrypted Data Sent Via Internet (Post, July 21, 2007; Page D01)
Working From Home a Work in Progress (By Stephen Barr, June 19, 2007; Page D04)
FBI Finds It Frequently Overstepped in Collecting Data (Post, June 14, 2007; Page A01)
FEDERAL CONTRACTING: Navy Picks 391 Firms for Seaport Work (Post, June 11, 2007; Page D04)
Tysons Tunnel Buried, Again: Legal, Engineering Reasons Are Cited (Post, June 1, 2007; Page B01)
Sprint Wins 'Consolation Prize' Telecom Contract: Firm Rebounds After Losing Much Larger Bid (Post, June 1, 2007; Page D05)
Rules Skirted, Millions Wasted on Navy Boat Barriers (Post, May 24, 2007; Page A01)
OMB Moves to Safeguard Social Security Numbers (By Stephen Barr, May 24, 2007; Page D04)
Changes Spurred Buying, Abuses: Taxpayers Overcharged Millions in Sun Deal, Auditor Says (Post, May 23, 2007; Page A01)
Aerospace Firms Target Today's Youth (AP, May 21, 2007; 1:54 AM)
After Boom and Bust, Diversity and Maturity: Success of Blackboard and Other Firms Reveals Stability in Local Tech Industry (Post, May 14, 2007; Page D01)
Managing the IRS Purse (By Stephen Barr, May 14, 2007; Page D04)
The Big Squeeze: Why a School Can Cost $100 Million (Post, May 10, 2007; Page SM01)
Google Search To Expand Links To Information From Virginia Agencies (Post, April 30, 2007; Page D02)
A Challenge to Esprit at Army Corps (By Stephen Barr, April 26, 2007; Page D04)
EDS Wins Contract to Supply New Federal IDs (Post, April 25, 2007; Page D03)
Trying to Telework It Out (By Stephen Barr, April 16, 2007; Page D04)
One GTSI Shakeup He Won't Oversee: Departing Chairman Helped Shape Firm (Post, April 9, 2007; Page D01)
Trade Group Does Who Knows What: Secretive INSA Includes Intelligence Contractors, Academics, Spies (Post, April 2, 2007; Page D01)
Government Telecom Deal Omits Sprint: AT& T, Qwest and Verizon Winners in Huge Award (Post, March 30, 2007; Page D01)
Senators Push for More Telecommuting (By Stephen Barr, March 30, 2007; Page D04)
ITT to Pay $100 Million Export Fine: Restricted Night-Vision Data Given to Overseas Suppliers (Post, March 28, 2007; Page D01)
IG Criticizes Work On Wireless Network For Law Enforcement (Post, March 27, 2007; Page A05)
GSA Chief Is Accused of Playing Politics: Doan Denies 'Improper' Use of Agency for GOP (Post, March 26, 2007; Page A01)
Terror Database Has Quadrupled In Four Years: U.S. Watch Lists Are Drawn From Massive Clearinghouse (Post, March 25, 2007; Page A01)
Public Less Satisfied With Government Web Sites (By Stephen Barr, March 21, 2007; Page D04)
Data Security Breaches Spur New Products At Trade Show (Post, March 19, 2007; Page D01)
Telecoms Wait Nervously On $20 Billion Contract (Post, March 14, 2007; Page D01)
Report Details Missteps in Data Collection (Post, March 10, 2007; Page A01)
Google Searches For Government Work (Post, February 28, 2007; Page D03)
OPM Races to Go Digital Ahead of Retirement Wave (By Stephen Barr, February 9, 2007; Page D04)
Specialty Travel Resources (Post, February 4, 2007; Page P06)
Patent Backlog Spurs Demand for Examiners (By Stephen Barr, January 30, 2007; Page D04)
Lockheed Chosen For ID Contract: TSA Deal Is Entry To Growing Sector (Post, January 25, 2007; Page D01)
GSA Chief Scrutinized For Deal With Friend: No-Bid Contract A Mistake, She Says (Post, January 19, 2007; Page A01)
Back to Level: As Boom Wears Off, Report Says, Region Is in for Slower, Steady Ride (Post, January 12, 2007; Page D01)
U.S. Warns About Canadian Spy Coins (AP, January 11, 2007; 4:16 AM)
U.S. Warns About Canadian Spy Coins (AP, January 11, 2007; 2:57 AM)
Two Civilians Answer Return Call to Duty in Iraq (By Stephen Barr, January 3, 2007; Page D01)
TSA Nears Decision on Contract for Government ID Cards (Post, January 2, 2007; Page D02)
An Overwhelmed D.C. Agency Loses Count of AIDS Cases (Post, December 30, 2006; Page A01)
Perot Systems Acquires Government IT Firm (Post, December 21, 2006; Page VA07)
As IRS Scales Back Outsourcing, Union Remains Skeptical (By Stephen Barr, November 30, 2006; Page D05)
High-Tech Defense Office Takes Lead On Telecommuting (By Stephen Barr, November 20, 2006; Page D01)
From the Top Echelons, a Look Beyond the Elections (By Stephen Barr, November 3, 2006; Page D04)
Bearing Point Could Lose ID Card Contract (Post, November 2, 2006; Page D01)
SRI Profit Up Slightly; CACI International's Down (Post, November 2, 2006; Page D04)
NASA Invests in Future: 'Red Planet' Nonprofit to Fund Aerospace Innovation (Post, October 31, 2006; Page A19)
Forecast for Federal IT Spending: 'Moderate With a Caveat' (Post, October 30, 2006; Page D04)
Entering the Era of Smart Card ID (By Stephen Barr, October 26, 2006; Page D01)
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