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AHLTA's End (Sort Of) Explained
I <a href=http://whatsbrewin.nextgov.com/2010/08/the_end_of_ahlta.php>reported</a> on Monday the Military Health System decided to consider commercial software for its loathed AHLTA electronic health record system. The folks over at MHS told me the planning process started in December 2009, with establishment of an EHR Way Ahead Planning Office this February.
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Think your Internet connection is fast? Don't count on it!
The Federal Communications Commission says the gap between advertised Internet download speeds and actual performance is so wide that we need a new, standardized way of presenting promised broadband speeds.
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DARPA plans a network of virtual satellites
DARPA revises its program to launch clusters of small, wirelessly connected mini satellites.
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HR Chiefs Not Happy With IT
The federal human resources community is hampered by a lack of robust information technology systems, forcing many HR leaders to rely on outdated manual processes, according to a new <a href="http://ourpublicservice.org/OPS/publications/viewcontentdetails.php?id=147">report</a>.
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Pablo Vilaboa: When it comes to tech support, sleep is optional
Vilaboa remained at the office for days to provide technical support to officials at Southern Command who were responding to the earthquake in Haiti.
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Facebook: A Swedish perspective
Blogger Steve Kelman is struck by the extent to which Facebook has become part of Swedish culture.
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Saving 9 cents a day per computer adds up for the Air Force
A software program that turns off PCs at night combined with energy-efficient equipment reduces IT operating costs by $17 million a year.
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House lawmakers are under pressure to approve IT oversight bill
Possibility the measure could hinder ongoing projects might hurt its chances of passing under an expedited process that requires a two-thirds majority.
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Military to field experimental helicopter defenses
The Pentagon is about to deploy an experimental system intended to help helicopters evade deadly small-arms fire.
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Soundbytes: Lost BlackBerries and Employees as a Security Threat
A weekly roundup of comments from Nextgov.com. All comments are presented in their original, unedited form.
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DOD, Army Corps of Engineers falter on subcontracting metrics
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Health Privacy by the Numbers
I'm married with children, so the concept of personal privacy is one that I abandoned years go.
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Cyberattacks Target Air Force Apps
Lt. Gen. William Lord, the Air Force chief information officer, said cyberattackers have shifted their tactics from trying to breach firewalls to penetrating applications and said the service has serious application vulnerabilities.
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HR Chiefs Find Lots to Worry About
The federal government continues to struggle with a number of dysfunctional policies and practices that hamper its ability to recruit and retain a high-quality workforce, according to a new <a href="http://ourpublicservice.org/OPS/publications/viewcontentdetails.php?id=147">report</a> by the Partnership for Public Service and Grant Thornton.
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