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VA plans to provide wireless Internet access to patients in hospitals
The service could be based on Wi-Fi or cellular and would require overcoming unique hospital designs and interference caused by medical devices.
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Soundbytes: Telework, BlackBerrys and HSPD-12
A weekly roundup of comments from Nextgov.com. All comments are presented in their original, unedited form.
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OMB launches website to publicly hold agencies accountable for improper payments
Error rates and amounts publicized on site; Internet users encouraged to report fraud, waste or abuse.
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Befuddled by Virtual Call Center Notice
The Veterans Affairs Department <a href=https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=72ff3c1024d9b04d43176eca88fbbbeb>says it plans to issue</a> a procurement on June 28 for virtual call centers. I think this may be a good idea, if I could understand the tortured language in the FedBizOps notice.
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What's Up With IT?
HP announced last week that it is launching a social network specifically aimed at IT professionals. The website, called <a href="http://www.48upper.com/">48Upper</a>, includes popular social networking tools and collaborative knowledge sharing, all aimed at bringing down the stereotype of IT professionals as "being introverted, pessimistic loners," according to the website. The social network even includes a video showing IT professionals laughing, dancing and cartwheeling, leaving other workers asking, "What is up with IT?" and "Have you ever seen an IT guy happy?"
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Top 100 IT Organizations
Computerworld on Monday released its <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176791/Best_Places_to_Work_in_IT_2010">2010 list of the 100 Best Places to Work in IT</a>. The list, which is compiled based on reader nominations, had only one federal winner -- the United States Postal Service -- which came in at 93. Several government contractors, such as CDW, Grant Thornton and Raytheon, also made the cut.
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The urgency behind solving the cyber identity problem
White House Cyber Coordinator Howard Schmidt explains what's behind the Obama administration's push to improve how people and systems are identified in cyberspace.
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Visiting Expo 2010 Shanghai
Pavilions at the international expo reflect the cultures and values of their nations—or do they? Globetrotting blogger Steve Kelman files this report.
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Sexting case draws reader fire
Should your workplace communications be private? Our readers sound off.
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Sexting is just the start of workplace privacy concerns
Our readers like the Supreme Court's ruling in a California sexting case. But there are other issues to consider.
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EHR Uptake to Take Time
The president is calling for every American to have an electronic medical record by 2014. It is an ambitious goal.
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How to handle a congressional hearing
Two to-dos to prepare for a congressional hearing.
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TSA looks for administrative software to support Secure Flight
The growing program requires administrative software to manage the comings and goings of government and contractor staff, and to track equipment such as phones and computers.
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