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CDC to track quarantined people
The agency plans to use a secure, Web-based system to track people when they are isolated or quarantined as part of an effort to control the spread of infectious diseases.
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Veterans refill prescriptions online
A new HealtheVet service makes it easier for veterans to refill prescription drugs without a trip to the drug store.
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Rhode Island towns pool buying power
3 municipalities share Web-based system for taking bids.
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Army wants any time, anywhere RFID tag
GovWorks is responsible for buying tags equipped with satellite and cellular capabilities.
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Sisti joins SAP
Tom Sisti has left the Coalition for Government Procurement and will join SAP Nov. 28.
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Intercepts
Slow and lethargic vs. fast and bold; The Cebrowski Streetfighter alternative; The Cebrowski Institute; Stop arguing and buy radios
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Comings and goings
Rose Parkes retired as chief information officer at the Energy Department; Greg Rothwell, the Homeland Security Department's chief procurement officer, will retire in December.
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CHCS II is dead; long live AHLTA!
Midway through deployment, DOD renames its global medical records system.
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GAO: Web site leaves teachers behind
A new report states that the Education Department needs to make resources and information on teachers' qualification requirements more accessible to states and school districts implementing the No Child Left Behind Act.
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OMB readying Version 2.0 of EA assessment framework
Under Federal Enterprise Architecture Assessment Framework 2.0, the Office of Management and Budget will evaluate agency modernization blueprints every three months and tie how agencies are using their EAs to make decisions to their scores on the President’s Management Agenda.
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Arthur K. Cebrowski, 1942-2005
Navy vice admiral was known as father of network-centric warfare
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DOD pay system challenged
Union lawsuit and start-up costs could delay conversion to new system
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AKO could go DOD-wide in January
AKO's collaboration tools could become a key component of DISA's $800 million Net-Centric Enterprise Services program.
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DOD to conduct security stand-down
The Defense Department will hold a security stand-down Nov. 29 to focus on information assurance and network security.
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