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F-35: The Stripped Down Version
The Pentagon will end up paying Lockheed Martin Corp. between <a href=http://armed-services.senate.gov/statemnt/2010/03%20March/Fox%2003-11-10.pdf>$95 million</a> and <a href=http://armed-services.senate.gov/statemnt/2010/03%20March/Sullivan%2003-11-10.pdf>$131 million</a> for each next generation F-35 fighter -- or 60 percent to 90 percent more than the original advertised sticker price.
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A Good Idea
In light of a system at the Veterans Affairs Department mixing up patient data, it may be a good idea that a panel advising the Health and Human Services Department on electronic health records <a href=http://govhealthit.com/newsitem.aspx?nid=73304>proposed</a> on Friday a system into which clinicians could "report instances - noticeably inaccurate patient data or an EHR technical glitch, for instance - that they believed might compromise patient safety," Government Health IT reported on Friday.
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Future Feds Demand Tech
On Wednesday, <a href="http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2010/03/millenials_jumping_it_boundaries.php">I wrote about a new report by Accenture</a> that found that 97 percent of Millennials (ages 14 to 27) in the United States at least partly agree that state-of-the-art technology and equipment will be essential when choosing an employer. <a href="http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2010/01/social_networks_critical_for_future_feds.php?oref=search">Research by Deloitte</a> released in January also found that 88 percent of teens use social networks every day, with more than half saying they would consider their ability to access them at work when weighing a job offer from a potential employer.
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HHS advisers consider new database for health IT safety
A workgroup for the Health and Human Services Department today proposed a new health IT patient safety national database and reporting system.
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Former TSA employee charged with infecting databases
A former Transportation Security Administration data analyst has beenn charged with injecting malicious code into two TSA databases last year, about a week before his employment was about to end.
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DHS to enlist cell phones for early-warning chemical detection
The Homeland Security Department is working on developing a cell phone with an artificial nose that can detect and warn of chemical attacks.
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Help wanted: Agencies expect to hire more info security pros in 2010
Federal government is a good place for information security professionals to be during the economic downturn, with relatively stable budgets, rising wages and growing employment, according to a survey by ISC2.
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Army, Air Force mine databases to manage evacuations of wounded
Systems balance the need to remove injured soldiers with the safety of medevacs, help design better armor and prepare medical teams for when troops arrive at hospitals for treatment.
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GAO finds more glitches in stimulus spending reporting process
Some congressional districts and their ZIP codes do not match, and federal officials said they hope to have the problem fixed before the April 10 deadline to file spending data.
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Orszag: White House will post spending-bill earmarks
Announcement comes after a ban of for-profit earmarks.
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Former TSA worker indicted on tampering charges
Employee compromised security of terrorist screening database.
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