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HHS awards contracts to jump-start health IT network
The Health and Human Services Department has awarded three contracts totaling $17.5 million to public-private groups to accelerate the adoption of health IT and the secure portability of health data.
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Shareholders approve Verizon buy of MCI
The two companies hope to compete better as one for large business and government business.
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SBA weathers storm of criticism over loan processing
Small Business Administration inspectors working in the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast have been hampered by a damaged regional IT infrastructure and a new centralized loan processing system that is still working out its kinks.
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ArcSight upgrades insider threat analysis tools
A new version of the company's enterprise security management software will look for problems by tracking when systems and applications are expected to be used.
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Manassas, Va., delivers broadband over power lines
Virginia telecom company will serve as Internet service provider for 12,500 households and 2,500 businesses.
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GAO issues acquisition best practices framework
The Government Accountability Office has found that acquisition success depends on instituting best practices in four broad areas, including data management and security.
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Solaris 10 submitted for Common Criteria
Sun Microsystems plans to release a new product next year that will elevate the system to the same level of security as Trusted Solaris.
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Next version of Data Reference Model gets down to business
The working group applying the finishing touches to the latest version of the Data Reference Model says this edition will benefit from previous missteps.
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Local channels
Every emergency or disaster, whether natural or man-made, is different in how much, if any, warning it gives, how hard it hits and the destruction it leaves in its path.
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The GCN Awards
The stories behind GCN’s 10 award-winning technology programs in the following pages convey a palpable sense of urgency, going a long way toward dispelling the common perception of government as a slow-moving behemoth.
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Katrina highlights need for state telecommunicator teams
Deploying such teams requires formal approval through a congressionally ratified agreement among states to request mutual aid.
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FAR rule would reinforce IT security
The interim rule puts the information security provisions of the Federal Information Security Management Act into the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
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OMB requires agencies to detail paperwork reduction goals
Agencies not meeting paperwork reduction goals will have to electronically file information with the Office of Management and Budget about how they are complying with burden reduction laws.
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A laptop for every student
Massachusetts considers providing every middle and high school student with a laptop -- at a cost of about $54 million.
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Interior ousts BearingPoint from major integration job
The Interior Department has removed systems integrator BearingPoint Inc. of McLean, Va., from the Financial and Business Modernization System project to install a new enterprise resource planning system, the department said.
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USPS to rely on career employees, not contractors, for IT services
Career employees, not government contractors, will perform the bulk of the U.S. Postal Service’s IT management, according to the agency’s new strategic blueprint.
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IRS seeks business rules management system
The agency has issued a request for proposals to acquire software, maintenance, and technical support and training to implement a business rules management environment as part of its systems modernization.
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