Digital Government
Ebola Vaccine Development Probably Too Late to Deal with Current Crisis
A major drug firm says it will take until 2016 to ramp up production.
Digital Government
Huge Bidder Pile-On for VA’s $22.3 Billion Tech Deal
If all these interested vendors actually submit a bid, the VA acquisition folks will have to go into overtime to weed through all the paper.
Digital Government
VA Plans to Build Nationwide High-Frequency Radio Network to Communicate During Emergencies
Network will cover more than 200 VA medical facilities.
Digital Government
Institute of Medicine Plans Ebola Research Workshop
Focus on public health, risks and countermeasures.
Digital Government
HHS Awards Contract for Ebola Vaccine Shown to be 100 Percent Effective in Animal Tests
Pentagon also backs vaccine from Profectus Biosciences.
Digital Government
Online Resources Track and Map Ebola Outbreak
Websites also offer Ebola clinical guides.
Digital Government
What’s So Secret About the Price of Dell and HP PCs?
Army intel deal for 6,535 PCs blacks out price.
Digital Government
Some Good VA News: Agency Processed Record-Setting 1.3M Claims in Fiscal 2014
VA processes 93 percent of veterans’ disability claims electronically.
Digital Government
Surprise: Every American Will Not Have an Electronic Health Record This Year
Both Bush and Obama set 2014 as the deadline.
Digital Government
Air Force is Building Mini-Hospital in Liberia to Fight Ebola
The Air Combat Command has started installation of a mini-community hospital in Liberia.
Digital Government
DOE Declassifies Oppenheimer Security Clearance Hearing Transcripts
The full 20-volume transcript is now online.
Digital Government
VA Makes Vet Employment a Factor in Awarding $22.3 Billion Tech Deal
VA intends to reserves four awards for vet-owned businesses.
Digital Government
Epic Systems, Leading Defense EHR Bidder, Slammed for Lack of Interoperability
Hospitals, clinicians pay high fees for connections from other systems
Digital Government
Military Health System Does Not Like Patient Safety Bad News
Staffers fear retaliation, according to the findings of a Pentagon-ordered review.
Digital Government
Who Needs an EHR? Some Defense Hospital Emergency Rooms Still Use Paper
Review of Military Health System faults IT systems.
Digital Government
Navy Celebrates 60th Anniversary of Nuclear Sub Force
Nautilus was commissioned Sept. 30, 1954.
Emerging Tech
Watchdog: Don’t Rule Out Organic Kitty Litter as Culprit in Nuclear Waste Radiation Leak
DOE IG says Los Alamos Lab did not assess chemical incompatibility problems.
Digital Government
Veterans Benefits Administration Gets New Communications Chief
Seasoned public affairs director Boone started at VBA last week.
Digital Government