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Bob Brewin
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Digital Government
DISA in Compliance with Cloud Security Standards
Three vendors in use; seven under assessment.
- By Bob Brewin
Digital Government
Army to Manpack Tactical Radio Vendors: Go on a Diet
Other items on the Army’s to-do list: Boosting battery life and transmitting power
- By Bob Brewin
Digital Government
Army Wants Better Teeth Tracking
The Army is seeking new dental software. It needs to have dynamic scheduling capabilities, according to contracting docs.
- By Bob Brewin
Digital Government
Exclusive: AFRICOM Plans High-Speed Circuits to Liberia
U.S. military plans to lease a 622 megabit terrestrial circuit from Europe to Liberia.
- By Bob Brewin
Digital Government
VA Eyes New Medical Imaging System
The new system will be built on commercial standards for viewing medical images, including X-rays, CT body scans and MRI brain scans.
- By Bob Brewin
Digital Government
Race is On for Defense Health Record – but VA Backs Out of Competition
Four teams of contractors are vying for the electronic health record system contract – and the $11 billion prize attached.
- By Bob Brewin
Modernization
Defense Mobile Update: BlackBerry Still Dominates
BlackBerry devices in use by the Defense Department total 85,000 -- 10 times the number of Apple and Android devices.
- By Bob Brewin
Digital Government
Today's Lesson -- Aging Soviet Rocket Engine Doesn't Fly
Orbital Sciences Corp. tried to launch a mission to the International Space Station using rocket engines built four decades ago
- By Bob Brewin
Digital Government
US Army Will Provide Wi-Fi for NGOs in the Fight Against Ebola
The networks the Army is setting up in West Africa will support both military users and NGOs, such as Doctors without Borders.
- By Bob Brewin
Digital Government
A Whole Bunch of GPS Action
Two new GPS sets pack enhanced anti-jam features. The latest launch is this week.
- By Bob Brewin
Digital Government
Watchdog: Pentagon Failed to Develop Blood IT Systems
The $289 million system double counts blood inventory.
- By Bob Brewin
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Digital Government
Want More Info on the Military’s Ebola Efforts? Tune in Here Thursday
Top leaders will discuss ongoing support operations during a live broadcast.
- By Bob Brewin
Digital Government
Irony Alert: Booz Allen Wins Cybersecurity Contract
Company will provide support to Defense CIO
- By Bob Brewin
Digital Government
So, How Do I Get Onto the VA eBenefits Site?
The system seems designed to frustrate Vietnam vets.
- By Bob Brewin
Cybersecurity
VA: Hackers Never Siphoned Data Out of Our Systems
Veterans Affairs experiences 55,000 malware attacks a day, agency official says.
- By Bob Brewin
Digital Government
VA Introduces 'Google-like' Medical Record Search Functions
The new user interface includes patient “newsfeed."
- By Bob Brewin
Digital Government
Hanford Waste Contractors Refuse to Cooperate with IG
Sen. McCaskill slams stonewalling.
- By Bob Brewin
Digital Government
Navy Will Get Its Microsoft Cloud Email from Dell in $2.1M Deal
The Navy sees hundreds of millions of dollars in savings over the Next Generation Enterprise Network.
- By Bob Brewin
Digital Government
Intelink Sets Up Ebola Website
Effort is focused on open source reporting.
- By Bob Brewin