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WiMax moves (slowly) toward implementation
Many customers may be waiting for assurances of multivendor interoperability before investing in the new wireless equipment.
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Drug safety reporting system might be national health IT project
HHS secretary Mike Leavitt said a prescription drug adverse-event reporting system could be one of the first projects that a federal advisory group might take on as part of an initiative to build a national health information exchange.
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Bush seeks pay changes by 2010
OPM's director tells the House speaker that the White House wants a merit-based system for federal workers.
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Army reaches out to IT workers
Technology personnel should start thinking and operating as an enterprise organization, said Maj. Gen. Dennis Moran.
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CIA official to run Sentinel
The FBI has picked a CIA official to run the Sentinel information technology modernization program.
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Navy work goes to CACI
CACI International landed a $73 million contract to provide program management and technical services to the Naval Air Systems Command.
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Philly’s wireless network rolls on
Philadelphia’s first public wireless hot spot in Love Park is a year old. In another year, a wireless network will cover the entire city, said Philadelphia CIO Dianah Neff.
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Lawmakers would keep USDA sourcing restraints
House appropriators want to renew language restricting competitive-sourcing studies at the Agriculture Department.
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Despite the buzz, VOIP still has hurdles to overcome
Moving VOIP from test beds onto production networks requires ironing out some wrinkles in the new technology, including security, protocol selection and support for services such as 911 emergency calls.
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IPv6 expanding slowly, but the time for planning is now
The California IPv6 Task Force is making plans to roll out a pilot network using the new version of the Internet Protocols for state and local first responders within the coming year.
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HHS releases health IT network RFPs
The Health and Human Services Department released requests for proposals that will pave the way for developing a national health information network infrastructure that will support the exchange of electronic health records.
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Rock cooks up business for VMware
The former CIO of Connecticut is now VMware's director of business development for state and local government.
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GSA's Bibb defends reorganization
Acquisition management will not be overlooked, the deputy administrator of the General Services Administration said.
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SAIC's Piatt elected to IAC post
The Industry Advisory Council announced the results of its 2005 executive committee election for six positions with terms beginning July 1.
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Army adopts bulk buying
After watching the Air Force get great prices and better standardization on hardware using a commodity buying strategy, the Army will start a similar initiative.
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A JTRS success?
Airborne and shipboard JTRS radios both passed a crucial system design review that keeps program on schedule and under budget.
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Customs hopes for better buying
U.S. Customs and Border Protection today unveiled a plan to improve the way the agency buys goods and services.
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Bermuda buys first bill-tracking system
Bermuda government buys a $64,000 automated law tracking system for its own lawmakers.
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