Department of Defense (DoD)
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How The Defense Department Defends The Use Of Open Source Software
Risacher, speaking at technology symposium last week, noted that the DOD has been using open source software for more than a decade, adding that the reach and scope of those applications continues to grow, especially with the widespread adoption of cloud computing environments. Read More »
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IBM Enlists Watson Ahead Of Pentagon Health Solictation
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) will add technology from its Watson supercomputer, known for beating humans on “Jeopardy!,” to its federal health unit before the Pentagon seeks bids on a $11 billion health-records project.
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IBM Expands U.S. Federal Healthcare Practice
IBM announced it will be using its big data and Watson cognitive computing technology in its federal health care practice.
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iCare to Showcase Web-Based HTML5 GUI for VistA at Military EHR Conference
iCare releases pioneering new Graphical User Interface that would enable the Warfighter to access VistA on any device via any Web browser. Read More »
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iEHR Aims To Be Agile And Open
Agile techniques have gained importance as the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments try to quickly launch the integrated electronic health record, or iEHR. With more than 100 scrum teams working at once, it's a lot to coordinate, said Barclay Butler, director of the DoD-VA interagency program office. Read More »
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iEHR Time Frame 'Optimistic And Uncertain'
The 4 to 6 years Veterans Affairs Department officials have projected as the time necessary to build out a nationwide integrated electronic health record with the Defense Department is "both optimistic and uncertain," the Government Accountability Office says iEHR officials told them. Read More »
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iEHR Would Get A Shorter Leash, Under House NDAA Amendment
An amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2014 (H.R. 1960), which passed June 14, would impose reporting requirements on the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments' integrated electronic health record project, as well as stand up an advisory panel to provide additional oversight. Read More »
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Ignore Those Rumors: The White House Doesn’t Oppose IT Reform, Lawmaker Says
The perception among federal technology watchers that U.S. Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel and other officials from the White House’s Office of Management and Budget oppose a plan to overhaul government IT spending is off the mark, a co-sponsor of that bill says. Read More »
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In Capitol Hill testimony, Baker touts open-source advantage
VA technology chief Roger Baker made a spirited defense of the VA's plan to save money and improve its own EHR system through an open-source EHR improvement effort. Read More »
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In Defense Industry, A Souring Mood On Acquisition Reform
When Trey Obering was deputy director of the Defense Department’s missile defense agency in 2002, he was asked to fix one of the most troubled acquisition programs in recent history. The airborne laser — a modified Boeing 747 jet that carried a megawatt laser to shoot down ballistic missiles — was handed over by the Air Force to MDA after eight years of nonachievement.
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In Global Transparency Effort, Feds Offer Open Source Code
The White House has posted some early open source test code for a government information hub in a joint effort with India meant to promote more open government sites globally. The Obama Administration’s CIO Steven VanRoekel and CTO Aneesh Chopra announced Data.gov-in-a-box, which includes the initial code for the United States’ Data.gov data portal, as well as partner India’s site India.go Read More »
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In Third Year, Materials Genome Initiative Pushes Forward
Federal government leaders, industry leaders and academia agreed two years ago to double the pace of technological development. Today, they renewed that commitment. Read More »
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Indian Health Service Solving e-Health Challenges With Help From VA
The Indian Health Service's electronic health records system is getting an upgrade. And it's following the same joint EHR plan as the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Defense Department. Read More »
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Injured Ex-Soldiers Often Unfairly Denied Benefits, AG Finds [Canada]
The Harper government's oft-repeated slogan of supporting the troops took several hits in the latest auditor general's report, which found injured ex-soldiers don't always get their entitled services and benefits. Read More »
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Innovation At VA: App Offered To Hurricane Sandy Victims
A mobile app originally developed to aid veterans has been offered to mental health personnel helping Hurricane Sandy's victims, an example of how innovation and technology within the federal government can have a broader reach than ever before. Read More »
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