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Standardizing health records
The administration's health IT coordinator says feds will help develop interoperability standards for the healthcare industry.
Modernization
Deciding if and when to buy
Before buying XML acceleration, see if users notice a slower network.
Digital Government
Where the work comes from
Officials at systems integrators say enterprise architecture projects come from a variety of sources.
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E-voting skeptics rally for paper
With the next presidential election less than five months away, Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.) led a rally last week at the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, D.C., to heighten the sense of urgency for e-voting paper-trail legislation.
Digital Government
USDA ushers out paper food stamps
Last week, Agriculture Department officials completed a 20-year effort to switch all 50 states to an electronic process for managing the $25 billion benefits program.
Modernization
HHS agencies contract for enterprise software
SiteScape Inc. to deploy workflow and collaborative software.
Digital Government
The small guy runs the show
It may seem odd to have a small firm giving orders to a big systems integrator, but sometimes that occurs in federal contracting.
Digital Government
Ruler and compass for the enterprise architect
When integrators embark on an enterprise architecture project, they usually take a software tool along with them.
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Comings and goings
Allan Holmes, Stephen Rohleder, Stephen Kalish, Charles Durkin, Peter Kendall, Clark Masters, Karl Reichelt
Digital Government
the Pipeline
Fun with taxonomies; Seek and ye shall find; A smattering of miscellany.
Modernization
Coast Guard portal expands sailors' view
CG Central projected to support 12,000 users this summer
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TSA puts project management on vitamins
Doubling in size, Project Control Office boosts focus on business practices
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Tracking travelers
The Transportation Security Administration will soon launch its Registered Traveler pilot program at five airports.
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Is eight enough for data?
Four times as many airlines as originally thought turned over passenger information to TSA contractors.
Modernization
DOD wants standardized platform for weapons use
The Defense Department’s transformation initiative has “built up a bow wave of change,” Air Force Maj. Gen. Marc “Buck” Rogers said at last week’s Joint Warfare 2004 conference in Arlington, Va.
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Group outlines records problems
The Electronic Records Policy Working Group is expected to publish a report on these challenges by July 1.
Modernization
Reservists, DARPA, vendors fill technology gaps in a pinch
Military reservists in Iraq face new challenges every day, and IT workers among them are no exception.
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