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A Hooah for the Guard
National Guardsman (and woman) from Alabama, Missouri and Louisiana responded quickly to the Gulf of Mexico oil mess, doing the grunt work they always do in the face of disaster.
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EHRs on the Run
E-health records may serve a valuable purpose outside hospitals and physicians' offices. The organizers of last year's Detroit Free Press Marathon, held in October, collected medical information from participants prior to the race and stored it on a secure server, <a href=http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=marathon-organizers-turn-to-electro-2010-05-03>reports</a> <em>Scientific American</em>.
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DOD aims to slash budget by $100B to pay for war
The Defense Department is looking to trim $100 billion over the next five years from existing programs, allocating those funds to combat operations and capabilities.
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Buzz Factor
These were the most-read stories on FCW.com during the past two weeks.
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Kevin Costner, James Cameron make splash in Gulf of Mexico
The ugly saga of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has taken an unexpected twist, with two Hollywood luminaries offering technical expertise.
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NASA hits FISMA reset button
NASA's Jerry Davis has won many admirers for saying his agency would focus on reducing security risks through automation, rather than compliance paperwork.
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Tech Hiring On the Rise
The majority of employers and recruiters anticipate hiring more professionals in the second half of 2010, according to a new survey by Dice Holdings, a provider of career websites for professional communities, including information technology and security clearance.
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HHS tailors EHRs for children
A federal advisory group today examined whether health information technology should be adapted to meet the needs of pediatric patients and other groups.
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‘Inherently governmental’ remains a sticky wicket
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy is getting closer to adopting a final rule that contains a clearer definition of what constitutes an “inherently governmental” function—i.e., one that should be done only by federal employees. But judging from the comments filed on the proposed rule, no one is completely thrilled.
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Hackathon weekend could yield solutions for disaster relief
Federal CTO Aneesh Chopra encourages people to hack to save lives
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Some worry SEC's proposed system to monitor stock markets too ambitious
Exchanges would have few practice runs to submit detailed trading information, increasing the risk the data could be flawed.
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