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IBM’s Full-Court Press to Capture DOD Health Records Contract
DOD is expected in June 2015 to award the $11 billion contract for overhauling its electronic health records system.
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DISA Aims for Next-Gen System to Secure Millions of Connected Devices
A Jan. 5 request for information queries contractors on a “next-generation” system that would allow the agency to better configure, secure and keep tabs on millions of devices connected to DOD’s networks.
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How a Small Tennessee City Saves Time and Money Reading Utility Meters
Utilities supervisor: “To be Parsons, this little town of Parsons, we are way, way advanced in technology.”
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California Breaks Ground on America's First Bullet Train
While critics say costs are too high and bound to balloon, proponents say the system will provide an invaluable transit network that will relieve the burden on airplane routes and highways.
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Where Minimum Wage Workers Will Earn More This Year
Advocates, buoyed by a winning streak that has scored increased wages in red and blue states alike, plan to press for even more action in 2015.
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Inspectors Warn: Scrap Proposed $443 Million Border Drone Surge
U.S. unmanned jets fielded to catch border trespassers have not proved their worth and DHS is lowballing cost estimates, the watchdog reported.
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In Search of Heroes of the Public Service
The nomination deadline for this year’s Service to America Medals is quickly approaching.
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State Agency's ‘Family of Sasquatches’ Joke Roils Believers
Bigfoot investigator: 'Shame on the Arizona Department of Transportation'
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Sony Hack Signals ‘New Normal’ in Cybersecurity
The attack on the entertainment conglomerate illustrates the cold reality of the cybersecurity landscape today: It’s likely to get worse before it gets better.
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US Digital Service Hauled in to Shore up White House Security After Hack
The U.S. Digital Service -- the newly minted federal IT fix-it shop headed by former Google engineer Mikey Dickerson -- has been dispatched to look at shoring up security on the White House networks.
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California Gas Prices Increase With State’s Cap and Trade Rules
But consumers probably aren’t noticing the impact. At least not yet.
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Maryland County Councilman Calls Out Reporter for ‘Unauthorized Use’ of His Name
Local officials: Here’s a media relations case study of what not to do.
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Watchdog Wants to Know if DOD Has Actually Saved Money by Jumping to the Cloud
Audit to determine whether DOD components performed cost-benefit analyses before buying cloud services.
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NWS Says 'No Involvement' from China-Owned Unit in IBM Supercomputer Deal
The National Weather Service will get forecast-boosting supercomputers that will increase processing capacity by almost tenfold.
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Yes, That Text Message Is a Public Record
“It’s becoming a critical business system that people are now starting to realize that: ‘I need to start archiving these.’”
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Why Commercial Clouds are More Secure than Federal Data Centers
It’s time to add security as a reason for, not against, moving federal applications to the commercial cloud.
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The Mobile Wave Still Looks Like a Trickle in Government
With thousands of federal websites that haven’t yet been optimized for miniature screens, agencies are making a slow go of making government services mobile-friendly.
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During His Group Hug Jump, Chris Christie Technically Wasn’t New Jersey’s Governor
The state’s constitution puts Kim Guadagno in charge in his absence.
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Are You Paying More for Eggs? Blame California.
The vast majority of U.S. egg producers can't sell in the Golden State.
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