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Government delayed measuring rate of oil flow for five weeks
High-tech sensors could have been deployed to accurately estimate the amount of oil escaping into the Gulf of Mexico, but U.S. officials thought the deep-water well would have been capped quickly.
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BG Sutton Quietly Leaves PTSD/TBI Job
Army Brig. Gen. Loree Sutton, who ran the <a href=http://www.dcoe.health.mil/>Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury</a> since it was established in November 2007, left that command on Monday in a very low key ceremony, I'm told.
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CMS Launches Incentives Website
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched on Monday a <a href=http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/>new website</a> detailing its electronic health records incentives program, an initiative designed to provide financial rewards to health care providers who demonstrate meaningful use of certified electronic health records systems.
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More Reliance on IT Contractors?
A new report suggests that federal spending on information technology will grow significantly over the next five years, and that could result in the federal government having to rely more on outside expertise in order to meet increasing demand.
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White House confirms OMB director's departure
Peter Orszag, OMB director, will step down sometime in the next few weeks.
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Spouses wait to see what’s next for popular career program
As noted in an article in FederalDaily, DoD is still trying to figure out what to do with the Military Spouse Career Advancement Account program, which has proven to be just a little too popular.
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Better cybersecurity depends on better information management
National Security Agency official Tony Sager says that sharing security information is not enough; information must be better managed to ensure that the right information about threats and vulnerabilities gets into the hands of those who need it.
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FEMA's planned disaster game needs pain and death
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is looking for ideas for an online 'Disaster Hero' game. John Breeden II, director of Government Computer News' product lab and an avid gamer, says kids and others will learn more if the game isn't sugarcoated.
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Billions expected for cybersecurity research
The deputy director of national intelligence for acquisition and technology told a recent cybersecurity connference that her office and the White House Office of Science and Technology plan a multibillion dollar research project on cybersecurity.
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Presidential committee on innovation hosts first meeting to boost promising tech, jobs
Panelists suggest government agencies should invest in emerging IT, nanotech and biotech fields
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Canada sends aircraft to map spreading Gulf oil slicks
The Dash-8 jet relies on special radar, scanners and cameras to create maps in real-time to determine where oil can be captured or dispersed with chemicals.
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IG finds lots to worry about in FAA's air traffic control upgrade
Poor coordination with other agencies, unclear guidance, delays in meeting milestones and high costs could hold up NextGen's deployment, inspector general says.
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