Digital Government

Hot GPS Meeting This Week

Former Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger will chair a <a href=http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-9880.pdf>meeting</a> of the National Space Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing Advisory Committee Advisory Board at the Chevy Chase Pavilion Hotel in Washington on May 14 and 15. I have a feeling it will be a hot one.

Digital Government

Chu: IT security a drag on Energy's mission

The Cabinet officer says he intends to balance information security with getting the department's work done faster.

Digital Government

Debate heats up over cancellation of GPS backup system

Obama calls for cutting a decades-old electronic navigation system while GAO warns delays in satellite launches threaten the viability of GPS.

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Obama plan to beef up tax info system draws mixed reviews

System that pinpoints discrepancies between tax returns and third-party reports has led to recent boost in collections.

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Navy seeks info on NGEN project

Federal Computer Week

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The AHLTA Definition Contest

As dedicated <em>What's</em> fans know, AHLTA, the Defense Department's electronic health record system, used to be known as an acronym standing for the Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application.

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Familiar Faces On Baker's Bench

At the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on the nomination of <a href=http://techinsider.nextgov.com/2009/03/waiting_on_va.php>Roger Baker as chief information officer</a> of the Veterans Affairs Department on May 6, committee chairman Daniel Akaka, D-HI, asked Baker to introduce any of his friends in the audience.

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Single Web site key for vets' combined medical, benefits record

Baker, VA's CIO appointee, tells Senate panel that more can be done to support vets, but "the road ahead is unlikely to be incident free."