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Veterans Day reminder of service, need to protect vets' rights

Tags: Barack Obama , service , White House blog , Serve.gov , veterans' rights , Must Reads , Dorobek Insider

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VA uses new technology to protect vets' health info

Federal Times reports on new technology the VA is using to safeguard veterans' health data.

Tags: Cybersecurity Update , technology , VAalth records , pay and benefits , Dorobek Insider

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Wounded Warrior Project trains vets in cybersecurity

The not-for-profit Wounded Warrior Project trains veterans in cybersecurity.

Tags: Cybersecurity Update , technology , Dorobek Insider , Wounded Warrior Project , veterans

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VA honored to serve those who served

Veterans Day is the day set aside to thank and honor ALL those who served honorably in the military - in wartime or peacetime. VA Assistant Secretary Tammy Duckworth joins us with details.

Tags: Federal Drive , management , Tammy Duckworth , Veterans Day , Suzanne Kubota

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VA's VistA health IT system could be national model

The VA's VistA health IT system could be national model, said James Herbsleb, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University, in an interview with the DorobekINSIDER.

Tags: James Herbsleb , Carnegie Mellon , technology , health IT , open source , VistA , Dorobek Insider

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VA wants to bring innovation to VistA

Agency CIO Baker said moving the electronic health system to open source would let VA to more easily and more quickly use software developed outside of the department. VA's decision comes after an industry panel recommended 10 ways to fix VistA.

Tags: technology , Roger Baker , Indian Health Service , IAC , ACT , open source , VistA , health IT , Jason Miller

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Obama administration's Veterans Day plans

The Washington Post reports on what the administration's top officials are doing to mark Veterans Day.

Tags: Barack Obama , Michelle Obama , Robert Gates , Janet Napolitano , Veterans Day , Washington Post , Ed O'Keefe , Must Reads , Dorobek Insider

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Army to use VA e-health system at Iraq hospital

The Army will use an open source version of Veterans Affairs electronic health records system. The software will be installed at a 50-bed hospital in Baghdad.

Tags: DoD Report , Army , Veterans Affairs , e-health , electronic health record , Joint Theater Support Contracting Command , contracting , Iraqi Ministry of Defense , technology

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OMB kicks off voting for SAVE Awards

The Office of Management and Budget chose four ideas out of 18,000 entries that will save the government money. The winner will get to meet President Obama and present their idea. Voting starts today.

Tags: management , Jeff Zients , Marjorie Cook , Thomas Koenning , Paul Behe , Trudy Givens , Nancy Fichtner , OMB , USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service , Labor Department's Mine Safety and Health Administ , DHS , Justice Department's Bureau of Prisons , SAVE Award , Jason Miller

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Federal intern program violates hiring rules

Federal Times and the Washington Post report on a Merit Systems Protection Board ruling that the Federal Career Intern Program violates the rules to make vacancies public.

Tags: MSPB , Federal Career Intern Program , hiring , Federal Times , Washington Post , Must Reads , Dorobek Insider

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