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Feds propose streamlined strategy for health IT
A new report proposes a "risk based" approach that gives developers latitude to build computer applications for health records and capturing patient data, without the long lead times and trials that accompany FDA approval.
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Why Doctors Still Use Pen and Paper
Health care reformer David Blumenthal explains why the medical system can’t move into the digital age.
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Maybe the Search for the Malaysian Airlines Plane Needed a Chief Data Officer
What if the authorities had been prepared to manage big data the way many corporations do?
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Edward Snowden Wins 'Truth-Teller' Award
Documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras, a Snowden confidant, will also be jointly recognized by the Ridenhour Prizes.
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Sometimes the Best Big Data Questions Raise the Biggest Privacy Concerns
For social scientists, big data has its limits.
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DHS Prepares Overhaul of Internal Security Operations
Agency wants 'kill chain' to drive the revamp.
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Is It Time to Make Cyber Jobs a National Imperative?
'We have uncoordinated initiatives, but not a national strategy coupled with a national program,' executive says.
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Remember the HealthCare.gov Woes? State Exchanges Had the Same Problems
Issa argues state exchanges were redundant and unnecessary.
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Census Needs Better IT Plans for 2020, Auditor Says
The bureau is considering using Internet surveys and asking field workers to BYOD.
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DHS Telework System Lacks a Disaster Plan, IG Says
Workplace as a Service program needs an alternate processing site, report says.
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Republicans Fear Obama Will Let Russia Seize Internet Power
The administration insists no government will gain new influence over the Internet.
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DARPA does biotech
The mission of the new Biological Technologies Office is to explore the intersection of technology and the physical sciences.
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Government innovates, and people notice
Nearly 90 percent those surveyed for a new IBM Center report said their projects got media attention.
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NASA Weighs Ethics of Astronaut Health Risks on Long Missions Into Deep Space
Independent report offers ethical guidelines and a decision-making framework.
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That Old Space Race Feeling: NASA Memo Suspends Contact With Russians
(Except for activities related to the International Space Station.)
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How the NSA Used a 'Loophole' to Spy on Americans
Obama's intel czar confirms targeting U.S. communications.
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House GOP leery of bid to end domain authority
The proposed transition has wide support from industry, but some are concerned that changes could empower foreign governments to expand their control over the architecture of the Internet.
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Most of What Your Doctor Does, a Robot Can Do Better
When it comes to certain tasks, many machines have become stand-ins for physicians.
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Is it Finally Time to Overhaul the Federal Personnel System?
Designed more than 60 years ago for a mostly clerical workforce, it doesn't address today's specialized skills.
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