People
VHA taps CareFusion for bar code software
The product reads bar codes on medication and software modules, such as those that verify and label lab specimens.
People
Proposed budget big on pandemic flu readiness
Request includes $188 million for CDC to improve public health disease surveillance.
People
Official: Inefficient systems hinder commanders
Army Lt. Gen. John Vines said combat commanders in Iraq need integrated information to do their jobs.
People
Battlefield medical systems join Digital Age
System developed at Landstuhl, Germany, medical center tracks wounded warriors.
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DOD review of $13B Encore II to be completed by Feb. 14
Revisions expected, with new due date 30 days after release of new amendment.
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DOD's e-health record system to be ready in a year
A senior Pentagon health affairs official said the system represents a "revolution in battlefield medicine."
Digital Government
N.Y. mayor plans $100 million EHR system
Bloomberg seeks financial help from state and federal governments.
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High-level command to counter roadside bombs
The group will develop new strategies to defeat roadside bombs and other improvised hazards for troops serving in Iraq.
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Judge delays NSPS
A delay until at least March 1 will give a federal judge time to review arguments in a lawsuit challenging the National Security Personnel System.
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Scientists want tour bus passengers tracked for flu
Scientists in Las Vegas and Branson, Mo., asked the CDC to consider electronically tracking tour bus passengers for pandemic flu.
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Socom seeks Web-based collaboration tools
Command also lists satellite terminals capable of handling broadband data on the battlefield among its unmet technology needs.
Modernization
DISA declares GIG-BE fiber net fully operational
The Defense Information Systems Agency said its nationwide fiber-optic network is operational today, but added that a few outlying nodes remain unconnected.
Digital Government
Senate passes pandemic bill to help developing countries
The legislation calls for training and ways to monitor potential bioterrorism threats or pandemic outbreaks.
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Army equips Baghdad embassy with e-health system
U.S. Embassy medical employees use system, which runs on laptops, to request and access lab tests.
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Flu drug liability attached to DOD spending bill
Congress tacked liability protection for companies developing avian flu vaccines onto the fiscal 2006 Defense appropriations bill.
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UC/Bechtel to manage Los Alamos
The Energy Department awarded a contract worth as much as $558 million to a team led by the University of California and Bechtel National to oversee the lab.
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First advanced GPS satellite goes live
The Air Force and Lockheed Martin put into operation new military and civilian signals to improve encryption and accuracy.
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