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TSA seeks auto-detection for controversial body scanners
The agency will continue to deploy the technology in major airports in fiscal 2011, officials say.
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National Broadband Plan calls for charging agencies for spectrum use
FCC argues imposing a fee would free a range of frequencies for broadband because groups that use signals inefficiently would choose to reduce their holdings.
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NRC fines VA for botched radiation therapy procedures
Record penalty reflects 'lack of safety culture to ensure patients are treated safely [and] the potential consequences to the veterans,' official says.
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Why Health Care Costs so Much
Wired Executive Editor Thomas Goetz, writing for The Huffington Post on Tuesday, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thomas-goetz/the-dark-side-of-healthca_b_496943.html">explained</a> why health technology, unlike, say, advancing computer technology, doesn't bring health costs down, but actually causes them to increase - a lot. Here's his reasoning:
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VA's Health Exchange Down a Month
The Veterans Affairs Department doesn't plan to turn on for at least another month a system that exchanges information in veterans' electronic health records with the Defense Department, Roger Baker, VA's chief information officer told me.
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The Camera's (Human) Eye
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has kicked off a research project to develop systems imbued with something that only exists in the animal kingdom: visual intelligence. The name of the project? The <a href=https://www.fbo.gov/download/ef9/ef9960d732bf796e6557916b4adf3ea9/DARPA_Minds_Eye_Industry_Day_Announcement_15March2010_(2).pdf>Mind's Eye</a>.
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Social Résumés
Millenial social networking Web site Brazen Careerist last week <a href="http://www.brazencareerist.com/">rolled out a new tool</a> that allows users to create social résumés. The tool enables users to showcase ideas, blog posts and other projects, all in addition to traditional résumé information, like work history and education.
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FCC's broadband plan is out; now for the hard part
It's going to be many months, if not years, before we see just where this plan leads, writes blogger Brian Robinson.
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Social networking extends reach for long arm of the law
U.S. law enforcement agents are going undercover with false online profiles to communicate with suspects and gather evidence
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Broadband plan would make FCC a player in cybersecurity framework
Under the National Broadband Plan released today by the Federal Communications Commission, the FCC would gain responsibilities for ensuring the safety of privately owned communications infrastructure.
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