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AHLTA, Maybe Not a Noun

Rep. Vic Snyder, D-Ark., seems as confused as I am on how AHLTA, the name for the Defense Department's electronic health record system, has morphed from an acronym into a noun.

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BearingPoint acquisition to strengthen Deloitte in federal market

Purchase could more than double consulting firm's revenue and cause subtle changes in pricing for federal agencies.

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Officials criticize Defense's 'unreliable' health record system

The services' surgeon generals tell the Hill that the medical network frequently crashes and is causing a 'near mutiny' among doctors.

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Cyber Warriors Will Still Fill Sandbags

I <a href= wrote a piece</a> today about an article in the spring 2009 issue of the <em>IANewsletter</em>, published by the Defense Information Assurance Technology Analysis Center. The article made some compelling arguments for the establishment of a fourth service to conduct cyberwarfare.

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The 2009 Federal 100 awards panel of judges

The following judges donated their expertise, energy and time in the selection process for this year's Federal 100 Awards.

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Federal 100 winner: John Brosnan

Brosnan helped stop or temper several potentially damaging acquisition-related provisions that had been included in the fiscal 2009 National Defense Authorization Act.

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Federal 100 winner: Earl Stafford

Stafford, former chairman and CEO of Universal Systems and Technology Inc., founded the company in 1988 after a career in the Air Force. Recently acquired by Lockheed Martin Corp., Unitech has grown from a small professional services firm into a provider of robust business and technical solutions.