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VA IT Problems: How Many More?
I reported today on the suspension of a botched, eight-year effort to develop a new patient appointment scheduling application at the Veterans Affairs Department, and I have a hunch that is just one of potentially many VA IT projects in real trouble.
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FCW Insider: What makes a Rising Star?
One reader wants to know how the judges identify individuals who have real growth potential.
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VA program to schedule patient appointments on verge of collapse
Failure of the overdue application, a core piece of a new medical system, angers veterans groups and has officials worried about a reaction from the Hill and White House.
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DHS awards contract for surveillance systems along U.S.-Canada border
Boeing will deploy networks in Buffalo and Detroit and conduct a yearlong test to determine enhancements the department should add.
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Lack of reporting, communication threaten TARP program
Without reports on taxpayer-funded capital and a plan to convey its actions to the public, the relief plan risks future funding, GAO says.
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The Army Got It Right
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. - Reporters are known as cynics and cranks (that's what my friends in the public affairs shops in the Pentagon tell me) so I'm going to run against the trend. The folks from the White Sands Missile Range, the New Mexico National Guard and the Reserve Officer Training Corps who ran the Bataan Memorial Death March at the Missile Range did the Army proud.
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GSA says it's confident in Alliant decision
GSA officials said they are on solid ground with their decision to award 59 places on the Alliant IT contract.
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Hundreds flock to camp for social networking in government
The "unconference" held sessions developed on site and presented examples of how government can use the new media.
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GSA's Johnson to retire after 33 years of service
Ed O'Hare, chief information officer for the Federal Acquisition Service, will take over as assistant commissioner for the Integrated Technology Service.
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