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As the Nation implements recently enacted health reform legislation, our regional businesses are uniquely qualified to assist the federal government to transform Health IT. Maryland is home to HHS, NIH, FDA, NIST, SSA, and the new Cyber Security Command Center and all of these agencies work with businesses to innovate health information technology. Montgomery County\'s Barbara Ashe tells us about a way to bring the sectors together.
The Global Information Grid is DoD\'s effort to establish \"information superiority\" by creating a worldwide network of information technology systems that are flexible and seamlessly interoperable with one another.
Gino Magnifico, the chief information officer for the Army Contracting Command, explains how tenets of the 25-point plan from the Office of Management and Budget have helped boost performance at ACC.
The $4.6 billion contract is expected to be awarded to a single vendor, who will be responsible for the operations of DoD\'s Global Information Grid for at least three years.
We learn how to \"Learn the Hidden Secrets that all Contractors Need to Know!\" and how to get a running start in under a day from Summit Insight\'s Judy Bradt.
ITT\'s defense and information division will be one of the independent companies.
GAO\'s Jack Edwards gives highlights of the report on defense
The agency plans on hiring 500 more federal employees in 2011. Officials said they could save $40 million by reducing the number of vendor employees. CBP also is hiring more lower-level employees to help keep the pipeline of skills flowing.
The agency needs to lower IT contract costs to use money for staff and other mission-critical needs. Customs and Border Protection must deal with a several hundred million dollar technology budget cut while needing to update its infrastructure.
Motorola\'s Jim Mears explains why this top government contractor is splitting into two companies and how that will impact agencies.
NIST\'s Randall Easter outlines what Apple would have to do in order to make its products available for government jobs.
Defense News reports that the Army is ordering Boeing to cancel two programs that tested poorly.
This week\'s show is all about you - the federal employee. What other changes may be in store for feds in 2011 in the wake of the federal pay freeze and the change in Congress? January 12, 2011
Host Roger Waldron is joined by David Dowd, partner at Mayer Brown, to discuss the acquisition implications of the recent bid protest decision involving Google, Microsoft, and the Interior Department. January 11, 2011