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VA to try cloud-based collaboration tech for doctors
The Veterans Affairs Department is experimenting with cloud solutions that may eventually be extended to more than 100,000 medical personnel.
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IRS, SSA score highest in customer satisfaction, survey says
A survey of 1,000 Americans by MeriTalk and RightNow found that federal customer service is improving.
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Army plans 2012 release of major IT contract
The contract, ITES-3H, will support the Army’s requirements for commercial hardware and more.
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Kundra's 'IT cartel:' Fact or fiction?
Outgoing Federal CIO says a cartel of contractors holds back progress in federal IT. Is he right, or on shaky ground? Our readers speak up.
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DOD wants its contracting offices under one roof
Defense agencies have interpreted acquisition regulations with a lot of variation, a carryover from the days of when contracts were written primarily on paper.
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Kundra: 'IT cartel' holds back government efficiency
Former Federal CIO Vivek Kundra provoked an outcry with an editorial claiming that major federal contractors are holding back progress in updating federal technology.
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Agency apps must be regularly updated or face obsolescence
Strong design is a critical element of successful mobile applications, developers say.
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VA starts online open source community for VistA
VA's online agent is now operational to oversee an open-source community involved in modernizing its digital record system.
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USAJobs overhaul coming in October
The Office of Personnel Management is revamping its federal jobs site, with changes that users will see and others behind the scenes.
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Why HP's withdrawal from tablet market should tick you off
Hewlett-Packard's unfortunate decisions caused the death-on-arrival of a tablet that could have been a great enterprise tool, says John Breeden, director of the GCN Lab.
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Contractor protest derails work on Army ground combat vehicle
One bid for the new 60-ton armored personnel carrier would use hybrid-electric drive technology.
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Intelligence agencies seek crystal ball
The Open Source Indicators Program would extract and analyze public data to reveal patterns that precede global upheavals and generate warnings of such events.
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Norfolk battens down NMCI's hatches in preparation for Irene
With Hurricane Irene bearing down on the mid-Atlantic region, the Navy and Marine Corps are working overtime to ensure their critical IT systems -- including NMCI -- remain up and running through the storm.
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