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Bob Brewin
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Bob Brewin joined Government Executive in April 2007, bringing with him more than 20 years of experience as a journalist focusing on defense issues and technology. Bob covers the world of defense and information technology for Nextgov, and is the author of the “What’s Brewin” blog.
Cost of Integrated Defense-VA Health Record Jumped to $12 Billion
February 28, 2013
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This story has been updated. The estimated cost of developing an integrated electronic health record for the Defense and Veterans Affairs Departments spiraled to nearly $12 billion by last September, VA Chief Information Officer Roger Baker said in a press call this morning. The mounting costs led top leaders of ...
Army Faces ‘Devastating’ Budget Crisis, Service Official Says
February 27, 2013
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This story has been updated. The Army’s budget woes just got worse. Besides facing a $12 billion funding reduction when automatic spending cuts go into effect Friday under sequestration, service officials say they anticipate receiving a $6 billion bill for increased operating costs related to the drawdown of troops in ...
Defense Will Consider Adopting VA’s Electronic Record for its EHR
February 27, 2013
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This story has been updated. The Defense Department will consider adopting the Veterans Affairs Department’s electronic health record, top Defense officials told a hearing of the House Veterans Affairs Committee today. Elizabeth McGrath, deputy chief management officer for Defense, said the department will conduct an analysis of VA’s Veterans Health ...
What a Concept: VA Pitches Its Electronic Health Records System to Defense
February 27, 2013
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The Defense Department went shopping for a new electronic health record system on Feb. 8, just two days after plans to develop a $4 billion integrated electronic health record with the Veterans Affairs Department went south. The Military Health System, in a notice to industry, said it wanted to deploy ...
Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Guarantee Funds for VA Claims Processing, IT Projects
February 26, 2013
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House Veterans’ Affairs Committee leaders introduced a bill Monday that would require Congress to fully fund the discretionary budget of the Veterans Affairs Department a full year in advance. Chairman Jeff Miller, R-Fla., and Ranking Member Mike Michaud, D-Maine, said the 2013 Putting Veterans Funding First Act would make it ...
A Gaggle of Firms Lusting After DISA Mobile Software Job
February 26, 2013
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At least a dozen vendors have submitted bids for the Defense Information Systems Agency’s mobile device management (MDM) system and enterprise mobile application store contract, due for award by April, John Hickey, told a Pentagon press briefing that detailed Defense Department mobile deployment plans. The field includes a bunch of ...
Pentagon Details Mobile Plan to Support 600,000 End Users
February 26, 2013
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This story has been updated. The Defense Department released a detailed plan on Tuesday to support mobile smartphones on classified and unclassified networks with a fast-track approach to get 100,000 unclassified users online by the second quarter of fiscal 2014. The Pentagon expects the plan will eventually support 600,000 users. ...
DISA Eyes Terabit Speed Global Network
February 25, 2013
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The Defense Information Systems Agency asked vendors earlier this month to put on their thinking caps and provide input for a next-generation worldwide network that can transmit data at terabit speeds – optical fiber so fast you could use it to copy two full length movie DVDs in about a ...
Defense Agencies Look to Replace $3.7 Billion Procurement Dinosaur
February 25, 2013
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The Navy and the Defense Contract Management Agency have both started the process of replacing the 1996-vintage Defense Department Standard Procurement System, which managed 800,000 contracts worth $190 billion in 2011. The Navy, in a request for information to potential vendors posted on FedBizOpps Saturday, said it wants to acquire ...
FCC Seeks More Federal Spectrum to Boost Wi-Fi Use
February 21, 2013
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The Federal Communications Commission kicked off the formal process to allocate more federal spectrum for unlicensed Wi-Fi use in the 5 GHz band to support speeds in the gigabit range, a plan first announced by FCC chairman Julius Genachowski on Jan. 11. The 35 percent increase in spectrum will not ...
