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Top military scientist: building a cyber army with few qualified recruits
The Air Force has a message for computer geeks: send us your resumes. At least that is the word from Mark Maybury, a computer scientist at the government-funded MITRE corporation in Bedford who was tapped in 2010 to serve as the chief scientist for the US Air Force. The Lowell native and Chelmsford resident, who will return from Washington to his old job this summer, says the Pentagon is struggling to maintain its technological edge in the realm of cyberspace. And a primary reason is a lack of new talent. "If you told me I want you to hire 1,000 cyber guys tomorrow, I'd count up all my friends and might have 60 or if really lucky might find 100," he explained. "But 1,000?"

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Religious leaders working on interfaith service
Religious leaders are working with the governor's office to develop Thursday morning's interfaith service in memory of the Boston Marathon bombing victims.
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Critics quick to attack Obama administration, but its inquiry into AP was justified
By Juliette Kayyem As the controversy over the Department of Justice’s leak probe into the phone lines of Associated Press reporters grows, it’s important to...

US won't mirror Mass. on health exchanges

When the national health care law goes into effect in October, it will lack some protections found in the Massachusetts plan that advocates say help consumers make cost-effective choices.

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  • Rep. DesJarlais reprimanded for sex with patients

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Rep. Scott DesJarlais, a licensed physician, was reprimanded and fined by the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners for having sex with patients before he was elected to Congress, according to documents released Thursday. ( AP 05/23/2013 3:21 PM )

  • New federal prosecutor nominated for Chicago

    CHICAGO (AP) -- The Obama administration has picked a private attorney and former federal prosecutor who helped send former Illinois Gov. George Ryan to prison for corruption to head the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago, Illinois' senators announced Thursday. ( AP 05/23/2013 3:20 PM )

  • Anti-war protester shouts at Obama during speech

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama was interrupted three times by a woman who shouted about drones and detainees in Cuba as he delivered a speech on national security. ( AP 05/23/2013 3:18 PM )

  • Prosecutor: iPad theft defendants ambushed victim

    LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A prosecutor in Las Vegas compared two men accused of killing a high school student who refused to let go of his iPad with wild animals ambushing a weak victim. ( AP 05/23/2013 3:17 PM )

  • Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births

    NEW YORK (AP) -- The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report. ( AP 05/23/2013 3:15 PM )

  • Little known about suspect in Wash. ricin case

    SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- A 37-year-old janitor who has been charged with threatening to kill a federal judge in a case that involves letters containing the deadly poison ricin is a registered sex offender who lived in a rundown apartment building near downtown Spokane. ( AP 05/23/2013 3:14 PM )

  • Milestones for Guantanamo Bay detention center

    President Barack Obama is expected to reaffirm his 2008 campaign promise to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, where terror suspects have been held since 2002, and begin the transfer of some prisoners to other countries. Here is a look at the history of the military prison's use for terror suspects since 2002. ( AP 05/23/2013 3:14 PM )

  • Latest deadly tornado tests Oklahoma town's mettle

    MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- Having lived most of her life in this Oklahoma City suburb, Barbara Bryen never feared twisters. They were just part of life in a particularly deadly stretch of Tornado Alley. ( AP 05/23/2013 3:13 PM )

  • Maine governor moves out of office over TV dispute

    AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Maine's governor, who has gained attention in the past for telling the NAACP to "kiss my butt" and comparing the IRS to the Gestapo, has moved out of his office at the State House and says he'll work out of governor's mansion because of a dispute over a television screen. ( AP 05/23/2013 3:11 PM )

  • 84-year-old NM woman indicted for drug trafficking

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- An 84-year-old Albuquerque woman who uses an oxygen tank has been indicted for drug trafficking. ( AP 05/23/2013 3:11 PM )

  • Thunderstorms slow Oklahoma tornado cleanup

    MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- A band of thunderstorms battered the Oklahoma City area Thursday, slowing cleanup operations in the suburb where a tornado killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes this week. ( AP 05/23/2013 3:09 PM )

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