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Quick wins show the benefits of DoD's Rapid Acquisition Program

Pia Romero is a contracts administrator at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and serves as an executive officer in the New Mexico Army National Guard. In a column for Federal News Radio's special report, Inside the World's Biggest Buyer, she says DoD's Rapid Acquisition Program provides items to the force, allows the contracting community the ability to participate and compete in the process, and can save money when applied properly.

Tags: Pia Romero , Energy , acquisition , DoD , Inside the Worlds Biggest Buyer , contracting , Rapid Acquisition Program

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Los Alamos Lab plans to offer buyouts to up to 800

The lab has submitted a plan to the National Nuclear Security Administration and is waiting for approval to offer the buyouts.

Tags: Energy , workforce , buyouts , Fred deSousa , Charlie McMillan , pay and benefits

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Los Alamos un-crackable cyber technology close to commercialization

Jane Nordholt, a technical staff member in Applied Modern Physics at Los Alamos, explains how the technology could change cybersecurity as we know it.

Tags: quantum cryptography , cybersecurity , Energy

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Scientists use quantum cryptography to create 'un-crackable' phone security

Los Alamos National Lab researchers say they've found a way to put u-crackable security on smart phones. The technique is called quantum cryptography.

Tags: Federal Drive , quantum cryptography , cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , Michael OConnell

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Years after breach, Los Alamos makes cyber progress

The SANS Institute has awarded Los Alamos the 2011 U.S. National Cybersecurity Innovation Award for cloud computing security. The lab was the victim of a serious security breach in 1999.

Tags: SANS Institute , cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , Federal Drive , Tom Temin , Amy Morris , cloud computing

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