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Time Well Spent on PTSD and TBI
The wonderful thing about this gig is I have the opportunity to explore subjects that resonate with my personal experience and touch the heart. The treatment of troops suffering from post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury tops the list.
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Thrift Board Wants the Young
Dana Bilyeu, whom President Obama has nominated to join the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, told a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee on Thursday that the board needed to work harder to convince young military service members to begin saving early. From a <em>Federal Times</em> <a href=http://www.federaltimes.com/article/20100421/BENEFITS03/4210305/1001>article</a>:
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FDA and Regulating E-health Records
Lurking behind the movement toward electronic health records has been the idea of which federal agency should regulate the digital files. Or, IF an agency should. At the Wednesday meeting of a Health and Human Services Department advisory panel, a representative from the Food and Drug Administration, which regulates medical devices, explained why the agency hadn't pursued EHRs. From a <em>Government Health IT</em> report on the meeting:
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Social networking fuels collaboration among NASA researchers
The NASA Earth Exchange uses social networking to enable scientists around the world to share data, software code and research results.
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White House contributes to open-source project
Whitehouse.gov has released the code for four open-source modules, adding to the ongoing Drupal project.
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Woodson Tapped for Top Doc
President Obama <a href=http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts-42110>announced</a> on Wednesday he plans to nominate Army Reserve Brig. Gen. Jonathan Woodson as assistant secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, filling the military's top doc slot. The post has been empty for a year, ever since Dr. S. Ward Casscells resigned in April 2008. I had <a href=http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100129_1050.php>heard</a> Woodson was the top choice back in January.
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HHS to make grants for prescription monitoring systems
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration will make grants to help states set up and improve prescription monitoring programs for controlled substances.
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HHS panel wants database for health IT safety
An advisory panel wants a new national database to ensure the safe use of electronic health record systems.
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Navy picks leader for maritime intelligence center
National Maritime Intelligence Center connects several U.S. military intelligence operations, including those of the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard.
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I lurk, therefore I am
Blogger John Klossner writes that "lurking" within a social network is the easiest way to actively participate without putting forth any effort.
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How FAA left the high-risk list behind
Enterprise architecture helped the FAA get off of the Government Accountability Office's high-risk list and has improved the prospects for transitioning to the Next Generation Air Transportation System.
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GSA readies acquisition of cloud infrastructure services
After a false start earlier this year, GSA is laying the final groundwork for a fast-track acquisition of cloud computing infrastructure services.
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Soundbytes: Alphabet Soup--LMS, DMZ and TBI
A weekly roundup of comments from Nextgov.com. All comments are presented in their original, unedited form.
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Pentagon heads off organizational conflicts of interest
Proposal suggests contracting officers attempt to mitigate potential problems before prohibiting companies from placing bids.
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