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Northrop to install infrared warning systems on Marines' choppers
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Cyber Command lays groundwork for rapid deployment of resources
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NSF offers researchers high-performance computing time on advanced computing network
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Defense Continues Apps Pursuit
Counselors have begun to use apps to <a href=http://healthitupdate.nextgov.com/2010/06/honey_we_need_online_counseling.php>treat patients online</a>. Physicians are developing iPhone apps to <a href=http://healthitupdate.nextgov.com/2010/05/the_iphone_app_doc.php>treat conditions like vertigo</a>. So, it shouldn't be surprising that the Defense Department, which is embracing everything app, has an iPhone program to help treat stress, maybe even post traumatic stress syndrome.
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Cyber Command lays groundwork for rapid deployment of resources
Challenges facing the Cyber Command include getting up to speed, determining the definitions and roles in cyber defense, and streamlining acquisition processes.
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Gen Y's Social Media Future
Social media tools will continue to play an integral role in the lives of Millennials, even as they get older, start families and take on more responsibilities, new research suggests.
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Top Chief Challenges
Establishing guidance and providing training to federal employees on new information technology systems and government 2.0 tools is one of the top challenges for agency chief executives, according to a new <a href="http://www.govexec.com/gbc/TheChiefs2010/">survey</a> by the Government Business Council.
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HIPAA Rules Now Apply to PHRs
It's not a new law, but it's a tangible, short-term step toward protecting the privacy of patient data that travels online. To address loopholes in current patient privacy legislation, the Health and Human Services Department on Thursday proposed <a href="http://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2010-16718_PI.pdf">privacy rules</a> that would apply to vendors of technology that transmit personal health data.
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The value of longevity -- What’s your federal experience worth?
Heritage Foundation policy analyst James Sherk suggests that lining up federal and private-sector salaries more closely could cut the federal payroll by $47 billion in Fiscal Year 2011.
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OMB to meet with agencies to discuss financial systems
White House wants federal managers to break projects into simple segments that take no more than two years to complete so they can avoid budget overruns and delays.
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Navy awards contract to transition to expanded network
HP Enterprise Services will provide work to move IT services from NMCI to the Next Generation Enterprise Network, which will serve 700,000 sailors, Marines and civilians.
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The Cyber Command Logo Mystery
Wired's Danger Room blog has a <a href="http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/07/solve-the-mystery-code-in-cyber-commands-logo/">fun contest</a> that Nextgov readers should take a serious look at -- especially cyber specialists.
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IRS Recruits on YouTube
The Internal Revenue Service has become the latest agency to launch a new job search tool on YouTube aimed at recruiting veterans and recent college graduates. The new playlist, "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/IRSVideos#g/c/C229B1637C71A518">Working at the IRS</a>," showcases videos in which IRS employees discuss their jobs, the diversity of the IRS workforce and the culture of the agency. The YouTube effort coincides with the launch the <a href="http://jobs.irs.gov/home.html?navmenu=menu2">IRS Careers website</a>, which has more detailed information on job openings, how to apply for positions and information on the benefits of working at the IRS.
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People on the move, events in the news
The hot ticket in federal IT this week was — what else? — the Hot Ticket Awards, the annual soiree that Northern Virginia Technology Council President Bobbie Kilberg hosts at her McLean, Va., home.
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