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Compact field system keeps commanders plugged in without weighing them down
Small enough to fit in two rugged suitcases, communications setup connects to range of Defense and coalition networks.
Digital Government
Hill grills DHS over delay in consolidating financial systems
Risks in the 'monumental task' to create one network include relying heavily on contractors to define and deploy the system, GAO reports.
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DISA ordered to contribute to geospatial intelligence suite
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Moving Beyond NSPS
President Obama on Wednesday signed into law the fiscal 2010 Defense Authorization Act, a bill that includes <a href="http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2009/10/senate_approves_federal_retirement_changes.php">several federal workforce provisions</a>. One provision fully repeals the Defense's Department's controversial National Security Personnel System, meaning the thousands of employees who are currently hired, evaluated and paid based on the system will move back to the decades-old General Schedule by 2012.
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DISA ordered to contribute to geospatial intelligence suite
DISA and other DOD organizations must contribute to a suite of geospatial intelligence visualization tools, according to memo from DOD Deputy CIO Dave Wennergren.
Digital Government
HHS' IG plans audits for some health IT programs
HHS' inspector general will audit several IT systems and programs affected by the economic stimulus law.
Digital Government
Who's Leading the Change?
Younger employees are leading the way when it comes to adopting social media and other technologies at companies, <em>The Wall Street Journal</em> <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/10/28/is-your-office-youngster-the-social-media-whiz/">reports</a>. Twenty-something staffers, for example, are mentoring their bosses on how to import e-mail contacts into a LinkedIn account, creating fan pages on Facebook, or finding applications that can be used to market a company, the article states.
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DOD simulation center aims for outreach
The Defense Department's Modeling and Simulation Information Analysis Center is now seen a one-stop shop for the modeling and simulation community in DOD, director says.
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Bill to expand geospatial imagery passes House
The House voted to provide $10 million per year through 2019 for a grant program to expand access to geospatial imagery.
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VA will turn to a contractor to reduce backlog of GI educational benefits
Solicitation is the department's latest effort to process what officials call an unprecedented volume of claims.
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