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Commission to start preliminary certifications for EHRs
A group that certifies electronic health records will give health care providers a head start on getting incentive payments under the economic stimulus law.
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Open Government Directive only weeks away
Agencies will need formal plans on providing machine-readable data to the public.
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i4i rebuts ‘each and every’ Microsoft Word defense
Plaintiff i4i files a responding brief in the Microsoft Word dispute, rebutting Microsoft’s defenses.
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Government takes on new data services role
Web sites such as Recovery.gov and Data.gov are making federal statistics and information widely meaningful, technology executives say.
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Program to track citizen border crossings exceeds expectations
New system speeds security checks for travelers at land and sea ports, DHS official says.
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GAO: Pentagon must improve systems acquisition process
Defense has not fully complied with 2003 authorization provisions meant to facilitate better IT purchases, congressional watchdog finds.
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Feds' hiring processes discourage qualified applicants, report finds
Government Computer News
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Benefits of Web 2.0
A new <a href="http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Business_Technology/BT_Strategy/How_companies_are_benefiting_from_Web_20_McKinsey_Global_Survey_Results_2432">survey</a> by consultant McKinsey and Company of nearly 1,700 executives from around the world found that nearly 70 percent of respondents believe that their companies have gained measureable benefits from Web 2.0 and social networking tools. Successful companies also are not only tightly integrating Web 2.0 technologies with the workflows of their employees but are also creating a "networked company," linking themselves with customers and suppliers through the use of Web 2.0 tools, the study found. With the current recession, respondents overwhelmingly said they will continue to invest in Web 2.0.
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The Federal Virtual World Challenge
The Army Research and Development Engineering Command is looking for more than a few good virtual worlds, and has kicked of a <a href=http://www.fvwc.army.mil/>real world challenge</a> to find the best for itself, the Homeland Security Department, NASA and other federal agencies.
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GSA dominates list of 10 most popular contracts
GSA vehicles capture six of the 10 most popular contracts, according to an 1105 Government Information Group survey.
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