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VA expects to save $16B by going open source for health records
VA CIO Roger Baker said choosing open source to modernize VA's digital health records system will help the department avoid spending $16 billion on a commercial solution.
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GSA's Davie to lead technology council
Davie will serve as executive president of the American Council for Technology's new Executive Committee.
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VA’s Baker: Commercial software is often the best option
Agencies cannot afford to develop proprietary technology when commercial software is so readily available, said the VA CIO.
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Telework: An untapped recruiting tool
As federal agencies compete for the best recruits, telework can be an attractive lure.
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Using data to spur organizational change
Human capital data should be used to create organizational change, but this can only happen if business managers are engaged by the information collected, an official with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency said.
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Private-sector progress on IPv6 makes government look good, survey finds
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DHS accused of hiding fingerprinting data
'Metadata' for agency emails on Secure Communities program sought by immigrant groups under FOIA.
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McClure: How to succeed (and fail) at innovation
Federal agencies looking to ride the current wave of innovation should avoid a common pitfall, said the associate administrator of GSA's Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies.
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Workforce, budget dominate talk of IT solutions
Two panelists at the Management of Change conference touched on the workforce with different perspectives during a discussion on May 16.
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