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NHS needs health IT personnel
There's a global shortage of qualified professionals who understand both health care and IT, says the director general of the United Kingdom's health IT project.
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GovBenefits to let agencies design their own front pages
Instead of giving agencies one benefits portal, the Labor Department’s e-government project will let agencies create their own benefits Web pages and use a search filter to integrate with GovBenefits’ back-end database and rules engine.
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As GAO watches, IRS works to patch security holes
The IRS, caught in a thicket of IT security problems, is hoping to be mostly out the woods by fall.
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DHS mulls choice of passport technology, as lawmakers clash
Senior federal IT policy officials are facing a technology choice that also has set off fireworks in Congress: Should Uncle Sam accept digital photographs, as well as smart chips, as biometric identifiers in foreign passports?
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DHS to business: Help us
The department wants to enhance security without unduly burdening companies or limiting trade, the DHS secretary says.
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Share-in-savings regulations will receive one more review
Office of Federal Procurement Policy officials admit they dropped the ball in getting share-in-savings off the ground and have fumbled again in their attempts to fix it.
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Feds hunt for XML core
The National Information Exchange Model seeks to identify a core set of schemas and ensure their standardization.
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GovBenefits to let agencies brand own benefits pages
GovBenefits.gov today celebrated its third year by adding more than 600 programs from federal, state and local governments.
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DHS looks for research help
The Homeland Security Department must improve its research and development of new technologies, its science chief said.
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Intelligence helps Titan's Q1
The defense and homeland security contractor reported a 23 percent surge in first-quarter revenue.
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First, skill all the lawyers
Unlike civilian lawyers who practice in a single area, Air Force judge advocates often must deal with a variety of legal areas every day.
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Managers say security is good, despite bad grades
Most IT managers think information security at their agencies is pretty darn good—despite the latest computer security report cards handed out by the House Government Reform Committee, which gave agencies an overall grade of D+.<@SM>
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Cooper joins Red Cross as CIO
The former CIO at DHS now has the same position at the Red Cross.
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Gates, Powell: IT’s benefits should be visible
One is the richest man in the world; the other a former secretary of State. Both had a similar message this week about IT in government.
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Bates to work with Topside
But the former FTS commissioner has made it clear that retirement is her priority.
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