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From Nextgov.com: Defense says monitoring objects in space becoming more urgent
The military relies on an aging system to track an ever-increasing amount of material orbiting Earth.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Health care reform bill targets technology to improve medical services
Funding included for development of primary care models that integrate decision support tools and remote diagnostics for both doctors and patients.
News
From Nextgov.com: Feds to rely on technology to make health reform law a reality
Web sites will provide the public and small businesses ways to compare insurance plans, analyze risks for heart disease and diabetes, and access to counselors to discuss weight control and stress reduction.
News
From Nextgov.com: Defense readies system to treat PTSD, brain injuries remotely
The transportable telehealth unit is part of the Army surgeon general’s recent call to use technology to reach soldiers who might have difficulty seeing a doctor.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Insurgents years ago obtained U.S. systems used to stop IEDs, report says
The devices might have been sent to Iran to develop countermeasures that block jamming signals that prevent the detonation of roadside bombs, according to an Army document.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: NRC fines VA for botched radiation therapy procedures
Record penalty reflects "lack of safety culture to ensure patients are treated safely ," official says.
News
From Nextgov.com: Army, Air Force mine databases to manage evacuations of wounded
Systems balance the need to remove injured soldiers with the safety of medevacs, help design better armor and prepare medical teams for when troops arrive at hospitals for treatment.
News
From Nextgov.com: VA investigating security breach of veterans' medical data
In violation of department policies, physician assistant allegedly conducted an unauthorized download of two sets of clinical records in an attempt to conduct research, according to sources.
News
From Nextgov.com: Army plans to create huge enterprise e-mail system
Contract would consolidate nearly 1 million accounts onto one platform and outsource the program to cut the $400 million the service spends on managing current systems.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Army will tap its ‘digital natives’ for apps
Contest under way to award $30,000 in prize money for software programs that will fundamentally change the way the Army operates.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Army and Air Force continue to ban flash media
After U.S. Strategic Command approves limited use of USB devices , the services work on policies and procedures for the use of the media on computers and networks.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: VA expands plan for troubled IT projects to all system development efforts
Many of the department’s 282 technology programs show at least one characteristic of failure, prompting officials to apply the management and accountability system to all projects.
News
From Nextgov.com: Army studying use of virtual reality to treat post-traumatic stress
With more than a third of veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars suffering from PTSD, the service wants to compare the new therapy with traditional methods.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: DISA telecommuters can work just fine even with more snow
Virtual private networks and distributed laptops support the majority of the agency’s Washington metropolitan area workers.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Obama budget proposal counts on IT to save millions
Enterprise software licenses, turning off computers at night and eliminating paper check stubs among ways to try to make a dent in a record $1.6 trillion deficit.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Governments will rely on high-tech security center for Olympics
Employees from 70 federal, state and local agencies will use data streaming into the Olympic Security Coordination Center from roadside cameras, aircraft video and digital maps to provide security for the games.
News
From Nextgov.com: VA slips slightly in deployment of GI bill claims system
First release of software will be ready in March , but won’t be able to handle complex claims.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Air Force issues second call for network attack capabilities
Service seeks technologies to destroy or disrupt enemy information networks.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Agencies step up efforts to coordinate Haiti relief
Poor telecommunications, overwhelmed airport continue to frustrate operations.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Defense launches online system to coordinate Haiti relief efforts
Web portal with multiple social networking tools was slated to test a simulated Haiti relief effort two days before the earthquake hit.
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