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Health IT coordinator to harmonize record standards, network
The National Coordinator for Health IT plans to resolve differences between electronic patient records and the National Health Information Network data exchange system.
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2010 appropriations: House targets EPA financial systems modernization
White House officials say proposed cuts to EPA’s budget could put financial system modernization program at risk.
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Acquisition community stuck in time, reader says
Social media might be way behind the mindset of some acquisition officials, who are still busy creating databases, says one reader.
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Some doctors to get health IT help
The National Coordinator for Health Information Technology said he is dealing with the special health IT needs of doctors in small practices.
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GSA contract move mirrors market needs, experts say
GSA official says many GWACs won't be renewed as GSA markets its Alliant and Alliant Small Business contracts.
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Transparency initiatives bolstered by chief performance officer, official says
Government transparency is combining people, technology and acquisition in new ways, a top procurement official said.
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Get a Life!: Leadership lessons from White House Fellows
Former White House fellows Colin Powell and Doris Kearns Goodwin offer some leadership lessons, writes blogger Judy Welles.
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DOD and social media: The battle lines are drawn
FCW readers are sharply divided about the wisdom of allowing military personnel to access social-media sites through official networks.
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Military Health System launches social media hub
The Military Health System has launched a social media hub that allows easy access to the system's presence on several social networking sites, including Facebook, Twitter and MySpace.
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COOP: What's the drill?
Does anyone know how the U.S. government's real-time exercise went last Wednesday?
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Acquisition workforce: Social media could be big draw
A lawmaker believes the government acquisition community could use cool technology to swell its ranks.
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White House tries hand at wiki-style policy development
In the third phase of the initiative, the Obama administration is asking the public to help draft recommendations for making the federal government operations and information more transparent.
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Forum moderator: Friend, not foe
The old adage about “moderation in all things” takes on new meaning when it comes to national online dialogues.
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Rules of the road
A moderation policy is an essential element of any online dialogue, experts say.
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Birthers find FCW
Federal Computer Week received its share of abuse after saying the Open Government Dialogue had been slimed by individuals demanding that President Barack Obama produce evidence that he is a natural-born citizen of the United States.
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White House wants prizes for innovators
White House officials want to learn how the government can use cash prizes to foster innovation, official says.
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GAO: DOE needs to establish data performance goals
The Energy Department doesn't have adequate reporting measures in place to quantify how much success its national laboratories have in producing scientific research that private industry and others can use to develop new technologies, according to the Government Accountability Office.
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Spacebook launches at NASA Goddard
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center has developed a homegrown social-networking application that provides all NASA employees with the types of features found in Facebook but in a secure environment.
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Editor's Desk: All in moderation
What do you think? I mean, really. We’d like to know what’s on your mind, writes FCW Editor-in-Chief David Rapp.
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