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SAIC secures $625M Navy award

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When Blumenthal Saw the IT Light

Dr. David Blumenthal, chief evangelist in the crusade to move American healthcare into the electronic age, is a recovering Luddite.

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The Travails of Joint Radios

The Joint Tactical Radio System, in development since 1999 when I only had a few gray hairs, failed another series of tests last year at Fort Bliss, Texas.

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Managers beware: The millennial workforce under the microscope

A new paper suggests that government managers should consider much more drastic changes in the way they deal with the incoming workforce.

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Millennials Ignore IT Use Policies

Forty-five percent of Millennials worldwide say they use social networking Web sites at work, regardless of whether their organization or company prohibits their use, according to a new <a href="http://www.accenture.com/Global/Research_and_Insights/By_Role/HighPerformance_IT/CIOResearch/Millennials.htm">survey</a> by Accenture.

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What role should government play in health IT?

An HHS federal advisory workgroup describes four strategic roles for the federal government to play in health IT.

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For whom does the bell toll? It tolls for thee, IE6

GCN Lab director John Breeden checks out the online funeral held for Internet Explorer 6, but notes that it still has more market share than IE7.

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NASA rethinks $1.5B enterprise data center contract

NASA recently announced that it would be reworking its plans for acquiring an enterprise data center to better meet the agency's needs.

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Cybersecurity program has serious defects, GAO says

The administration has declassified much of the Bush-era Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative, but it suffers from fundamental problems that must be remedied.

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City of Miami takes citizen services to the cloud

Decreasing resources force creative approaches to meet needs.

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FDA to regulate online drug promotions

Pharmaceutical industry suggests letting companies Twitter about scientific news, creating an FDA seal of approval and linking to risk information.

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Legal issues hamper government intelligence database searches

Law prohibits agencies responsible for foreign intelligence gathering from domestic spying.

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FDA: Airport scanners are safe

Commissioner says level of radiation is "minimal."

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VA chief pledges acquisition streamlining

Eric Shinseki seeks authority to centralize purchasing and to create new senior-level positions to oversee acquisition.