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Mea Culpa
Last week in my item on the Military Health Systems ceremony to honor fallen docs, I said ABC anchor Bob Woodruff, wounded in Iraq, recovered at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington. I was, of course, wrong. Woodruff recovered at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.
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Forget JTRS for FCS, Try WiMax
The Government Accountability Office < href=http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09288.pdf>reported</a> on March 12 that the wideband version of the Joint Tactical Radio System will not be ready to support the Army's $159 billion Future Combat System program until 2017 or 2018 -- that's two years after the service starts fielding all FCS vehicles, gadgets, and gizmos.
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Must-stimulate TV
FCW cartoonist John Klossner proposes that the Obama administration develop a reality TV show to publicize its stimulus plans.
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Lawmakers want more interoperability in emergency comms
House subcommittee leaders say more is needed to make emergency communications devices interoperable; they and other officials say FEMA should stay in DHS.
Digital Government
Security standards potential 'showstopper' for health network
Agreeing on guidelines that meet private and public sector requirements will be difficult.
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Performance-based contract awarded for GAO tech upgrade
Semiannual reviews by government employees will help determine contractor's compensation.
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Obama proposes terminating system that backs up GPS
Telecom industry, federal agencies and specialists say growing risks to the Global Positioning System increase the need for it.
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Google could gain from cookie trail
Privacy groups and small Web companies are raising concerns about the company's ubiquity on government sites
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Secret Service's ink evidence library now electronically searchable
Government Computer News
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Technology improves security for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan
The Washington Post
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