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There's a big air show this week in Singapore and aerospace firms will finalize numerous billion dollar deal during the show. The firms goals are simple and the same --survive a dry spell in emerging markets. Those markets are vital to their plans to plans to keep producing large numbers of jets. The biggest aerospace gathering in Asia is usually a "show and tell" where executives come to mingle with some of the world's biggest long-haul carriers and the region's busy military buyers.
February 10, 2014 -
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In the midst of the current decline in federal defense spending, the Commonwealth of Virginia is taking steps to ensure that companies in the state's multi-billion dollar defense industry are able to find new business opportunities. It's a program that goes beyond the usual "goodwill tour". This week on "AFCEA Answers," we'll examine the "Going Global" initiative with Paul Grossman, vice president of international trade with the Virginia Economic Development Partnership; and Brian Dearing, vice president of business development and government relations with HDT Global. The initiative is designed to help prepare Virginia businesses to find new markets beyond American shores, and develop business strategies to help them win their share of this business.
February 10, 2014 -
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FLEOA president Jon Adler joins FEDS president Anthony Vergnetti to talk about some of the issues currently affecting federal law enforcement officers. February 7, 2014
February 07, 2014 -
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Polish prosecutors may seek access to terror suspects detained by the U.S. at Guantanamo Bay for direct questioning as part of an investigation into whether a secret CIA prison operated here in 2002-2003, an official said Thursday. The prosecutors would need U.S. permission to question prisoners held at Guantanamo and are weighing whether to make a request. Washington has provided little help to Poland's investigation, which was launched in 2008, and has already denied an appeal from Warsaw for assistance in gathering evidence.
February 07, 2014 -
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DoD opens its electronic medical records to VA claims processors for the first time. The goal is to shave days or weeks from the time it takes VA to decide disability claims for recently separated service members. But the launch of the system has had a few bugs.
February 07, 2014 -
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The Federal Marketing Insight is a weekly feature highlighting a topical federal marketing subject. It's meant to be an insightful and a quick read.
February 06, 2014 -
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The Commerce department wants a new customer relationship management platform. It's looking for a cloud-based system that the public can use to access services across the entire department. Typically those systems let customers make a single user profile they can use to access different areas of an organization. That means if someone comes to the Commerce department looking for small business services and also work with the Patent and Trademark Office, they only need to create one user profile and only have to submit information once. Next Gov reports the National Institute for Standards and Technology already issued a pre-solicitation document for the cloud system. That means they're not quite ready yet to commit to buying new technology, but the Commerce Department expects to issue a solicitation for proposals during the last week of February.
February 06, 2014 -
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Data breaches of electronic health records in the United States more than doubled since 2012. The exact estimate is about 140 percent. There might be many more data breaches that are simply unreported. That's because there's no reporting requirement when fewer than 500 people are affected by an attack. Still, the healthcare cybersecurity group Redspin says about 30 million health records fell victim to a data breach since 2009. The majority of cases are NOT the result of a cyber attack, though. Healthcare I-T News reports only six percent of the compromised records were the result of hacking. More than one in three cases are the result of people stealing or losing encrypted devices or computers. Another 20 percent of cases are from unauthorized access to the health data.
February 06, 2014 -
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Sen. Tom Coburn's (R-Okla.) report on cybersecurity and critical infrastructure in the federal government examined more than 40 inspector general audits and revealed gaping holes in the security of agencies' systems.
February 06, 2014 -
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What are the fiscal, management, and performance challenges facing government executives? What is the goal of GAO's High Risk List and what are some of the key "high risk" areas? How can audit agencies change the way they do business to properly respond to 21st century governance challenges? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Chris Mihm, Managing Director, Strategic Issues, Government Accountability Office. Chris Mihm Managing Director Government Accountability Office (GAO
February 06, 2014 -
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has told military leaders to put a renewed emphasis on moral behavior across the force following a series of ethical lapses that have included cheating scandals among the Navy and Air Force's nuclear missions. Pentagon press secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby said Hagel told the military and civilian leaders of the services in a meeting on Wednesday that he wants the issue dealt with more urgently and wants updates on a regular basis.
February 06, 2014 -
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This week on AFGE's "Inside Government" attendees of Families USA's Health Action 2014 Conference discuss the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Guests include National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare President and CEO Max Richtman, Citizen Action of Wisconsin Executive Director Robert Kraig, author and former insurance executive Wendell Potter, The Daily Beast Contributing Editor Eleanor Clift and Young Invincibles Senior Policy Analyst Christina Postolowski.
February 06, 2014 -
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The goal is to more accurately evaluate the security of the government's computer networks and systems. These efforts could bring more consistency to the cyber auditing process and engender more confidence in its results.
February 06, 2014 -
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Phyllis Schneck, the deputy undersecretary for cybersecurity in the National Protection and Programs Directorate at DHS, said the department's goal is to further the trust relationship with industry around sharing and understanding cybersecurity threats. February 6, 2014
February 05, 2014
