Defense
Water main break at new Walter Reed leaves three clinics ‘unusable’
The Warrior clinic was among the areas flooded by one to two inches of water on the same day President Obama visited wounded troops at the center.
Defense
Firm eyes lawsuit over theft of TRICARE patient data
Class action would focus on TRICARE's decision not to provide free credit and identity theft-monitoring services.
Tech
LightSquared threatens legal action if FCC blocks network operation
The company maintains filtering technology can be applied to prevent interference with GPS signals.
Defense
SAIC: Medical records for 4.9 million TRICARE beneficiaries were stolen
According to police report, computer backup tapes had been left in an employee’s parked car.
Defense
Military continues off-label drug use, despite concerns
Defense Department's inability to track prescriptions compounds the difficulty of measuring adverse medical effects.
Defense
New satellite could revolutionize battlefield communications
Experimental TacSat-4 will enable first-ever on-the-move communications from handheld and backpack military radios.
News
Lawmakers urge Army to use consumer batteries on the battlefield
The Senate Appropriations Committee directed the service to report on the feasibility of putting AA and AAA batteries in combat radios and other devices.
News
GOP claims White House interference in LightSquared's broadband plan
Company wants to build a national cellular network; opponents say it will interfere with GPS receivers.
Defense
Senate appropriators take a dim view of Pentagon satellite lease plans
Panel says Defense Information Systems Agency did not factor troop drawdowns into its cost analysis.
News
Contractor protest derails work on Army ground combat vehicle
One bid for the new 60-ton armored personnel carrier would use hybrid-electric drive technology.
News
VA awards new contract for debunked PTSD drug
Research has shown risperidone is no more effective than a placebo.
News
From Nextgov: VA spent $717 million on a drug deemed as effective as a placebo
Studies raise questions about widespread use and high cost of anti-psychotic drugs to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.
Defense
From Nextgov: VA promotes social media use with new policy
Department wants to give veterans the opportunity to communicate directly with its employees.
Defense
From Nextgov: VA adds tablet computers to massive technology buy
The purchase will mark the first large-scale procurement of tablets in the federal government.
Tech
From Nextgov: Large solar flare likely disrupted radio systems in the Mideast
That and a separate event that forced officials to reroute commercial flights foreshadow future problems, scientist says.
Oversight
From Nextgov: Defense panel backs controversial drug treatments, but can't track impact
Military Health System computers don't flag adverse reactions or potential abuse .
Defense
Under debt deal, military pay, veterans programs in play for cuts
Officers and veterans groups are concerned nothing -- including health care and education benefits -- will be immune from the belt tightening.
Tech
From Nextgov: Leaked FAA report adds fuel to debate over LightSquared broadband network
Document says the project could knock out GPS for aviation use across the continental U.S., but company argues that assessment is based on outdated information.
Defense
From Nextgov: VA will allow iPhones and iPads to connect to its network this fall
The department will not require the use of federal wireless encryption standards.
News
From Nextgov: VA to expand health data exchange in September
Program allowing Defense, VA and private sector providers to share information will be tested in 11 regions , up from five.
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