SAN FRANCISCO — U.S. President Barack Obama’s top technology officer revealed plans to dramatically increase the federal government’s reliance on cloud computing and cited NASA as one of the agencies leading the way in this arena.

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Debra Werner is a correspondent for SpaceNews based in San Francisco. Debra earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University. She is a recipient...