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Former winners of the Nobel Peace Prize include the Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela and Woodrow Wilson. Now, one man is suggesting that Twitter should be the next peace prize winner. Mark Pfeifle is the former…
It has been all of about one day since the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board — yes, the RAT Board — and Smartronix, the company that was just awarded a $9.5 million deal to (re)build…
Cell phones could soon become a valuable tool in diagnosing illnesses in developing countries. People in remote villages often spend a day or more traveling to clinics. A non-profit company is developing a cell phone…
Less is more. That’s the theory of a new company that’s building and operating fully-integrated hospitals across Asia. Forget gourmet cafeterias, marble hallways and lavish lobbies. The company uses a no-frills business model, meaning small…
A new tool from the Office of Management and Budget allows people to track federal IT investments using real-time information. The IT Dashboard lets people see whether specific IT projects are on schedule and provide…
Let me start out by noting that this is a discussion going on in Britain, but there are many organizations — including parts of the media — that I think would just like this whole…
A number of people comings & goings in the past few days… * DOT CIO Nitin Harban I mentioned this a few days ago — at that time unconfirmed — that there was a new…
July 8th, 2009 Never before has the Department of Defense been able to deliver, not only their mission, but reasoning behind it to so many. DoD is embracing the use of tools like Twitter and Facebook to reach the next generation of policy makers, recruits and those young men and women abroad who need to understand better the military policies of the United States.
Just how controversial are the health IT provisions in the stimulus package? One nurse in New Hampshire is suing the Department of Health and Human Services. She says parts of the bill violate privacy protections.…
Giving credit where credit is due right up front — Aliya Sternstein over at NextGov posts a great photo of President Obama checking out the new federal IT dashboard, which was officially opened to the…
There has been a big focus today on the cyber-attacks over the past few days. Some news outlets are reporting that the attacks may come from North Korea — something many people are already doubting…
The Honduras Civil Aeronautics General Directorate has decided to close Toncontin Airport. Assistant Director Boris Ferrera indicated that the decision to suspend operations in the country\'s main airport for 5 days is a measure that can change according to developments in the problem being faced by the country. What that seems to indicate is that the military does not want a plane carrying deposed President Manuel Zelaya to re-enter the country.
I’ve been working throughout the day to catch up on what I missed over the past week while I was away with some time off. (I often post while I’m away. It is somewhat surprising…
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