Digital Government

Got a Deficit? Outsource IT Jobs

Could what is happening in West Virginia (and other states already) be an omen for what could happen for federal information technology workers?

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VA Hospital Joins NHIN Test

The Veterans Affairs Department has added its Richard L. Roudebush Medical Center in Indianapolis to a list to test medical data exchange through the Nationwide Health Information Network in partnership with the <a href=http://www.ihie.com/default.php>Indiana Health Information Exchange</a>, the largest health information exchange organization in the United States.

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When Cheaper Can Be Deadly

As anyone who has served in combat knows, if a buddy is wounded, the first two things you need to do are make sure he can breathe and his bleeding is stopped.

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Feds remember Hurricane Katrina

Five years ago, the hurricane hit the Gulf Coast and feds arrived soon after to help with cleanup. Now an employee union wants to hear those stories.

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DARPA unveils program to develop autonomous robots

DARPA's four-year Autonomous Robotic Manipulation program aims to produce robots that can perform complex tasks with minimal human intervention.

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If you didn't get that federal job, read this ...

Folks who have not landed federal jobs they've been after will not be surprised to hear that a report released yesterday by the Partnership for Public Service reveals that the "weakest link" in the federal hiring chain is the assessment of job applicants.

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Wikileaks case could be the push to update espionage laws

Lawyer Gilead Light says social media and the volume of electronic information creates new ways to leak classified data, something decades-old statutes never envisioned.

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Transportation to unveil database standards to improve highway safety

Officials are creating standard definitions for data fields and combining some operational activities.

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Estimates vary on the effect of the NASA stimulus

Estimates vary widely on how much the space agency's spending may benefit the economy.