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NOAA interactive map tracks Gulf oil spill
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s new Web features a mapping tool that integrates oil spill data from federal and state agencies.
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How the VA VistA system is like a fighter jet
Dr. Steve Ondra's metaphor comparing the VA's electronic health record systems to fighter jets took wing at the AFCEA Health IT Day today.
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Obama sets sights on next Medicare administrator
Though the White House has not made it official yet, President Obama reportedly knows who he wants to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid.
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VA may restore access to DOD medical record systems soon
The Veterans Affairs Department is working to fix remaining computer glitches that caused it to restrict electronic access to Defense Department patient medical record systems.
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Obama wants nearly $80B for IT projects
The administration has proposed only a small increase for IT spending in fiscal 2011.
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Navy lines up modeling and simulation support
SAIC has won a task order worth up to $249 million over five years to support Navy modeling and simulation activities in the Washington, D.C. area.
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DOD authorizes private entity to manage access to DOD systems
Exostar is now permitted to issue digital certificates and smart cards on its own behalf
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Rábago to update policies for acquisition directorate
The new head of the Coast Guard acquisitions unit said he wants to make permanent the relationships between the new unit and the Homeland Security and Defense departments.
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SAIC vows to fight False Claims lawsuit
Science Applications International Corp. plans to strongly defend itself against a whistle-blower lawsuit involving a General Services Administration contract to support naval facility in Mississippi.
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Coast Guard plans to create new command structure
To fully carry out its modernization plans — including a new command structure for IT — the Coast Guard must obtain additional authorization from Congress, GAO says.
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Contractor denies Deepwater lawsuit claims
Lockheed is denying the allegations brought by a former employee in a False Claims Act lawsuit, which says there have been a series of deficiencies by the Deepwater contractor leading to major safety and national security problems.
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White House moves on contractor workforce cuts
The Obama administration wants to save $900 million by reducing defense contractor employees and get $2 billion by collecting delinquent taxes from federal contractors.
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Report: Defense Travel System difficult to navigate
Fewer than half of the travelers using the new Defense Travel System for automated reservations and vouchers had a successful experience with it, according to a new study.
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Army installations to get IP network upgrades
Verizon Business will begin upgrading voice and data networks at Aberdeen Proving Ground and four other Army installations under multiple task orders.
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Navy gets assist in deploying integrated ERP system
Science Applications International Corp. will help design and implement the enterprise resource planning tool for the Naval Sea Systems Command under a contract worth as much as $115 million.
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DSB makes cybersecurity recommendations
Although cyber threats have grown, there has been limited progress on cybersecurity for national defense and the incoming Obama administration should place the “highest priority” on accelerating and strengthening cybersecurity efforts, according to a report, titled "Defense Imperatives for the New Administration."
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Failing to protect data may risk battlefield strategies
Controlled but unclassified data is leaking to the public from DOD Web sites, defense contractors and other sources, and causing increasing concern.
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Agencies, academia to confront digital ID challenges
The Center for Applied Identity Management Research, which includes 19 organizations, including the Defense Department, is working to tackle such topics as identity theft, financial fraud and computer crime.
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