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Pediatric oncologist’s work on NF1 condition earns Sammies nod

Dr. Brigitte Widemann was able to do something about the terrible disorder known as neurofibromatosis type 1.

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Science, data, technology helped combat the pandemic. They can help long after

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FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2013 file photo, chemotherapy is administered to a cancer patient via intravenous drip in Durham, N.C. In a study sponsored by the National Cancer Institute and results published online Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, by the New England Journal of Medicine, a gene-activity test that was used to gauge early-stage breast cancer patient's risk accurately identified a group of women whose cancers are so likely to respond to hormone-blocking drugs that adding chemo would do little if any good while exposing them to side effects and other health risks. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

Fighting cancer during a pandemic

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FILE - This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Health authorities are preparing for a possible pandemic as they work to contain a respiratory illness in China that's caused by a new virus. Governments are working to contain the virus by limiting travel, isolating sick people and keeping travelers returning from the affected region under quarantine to watch for symptoms. (CDC via AP, File)

Pandemic Phase II: The Reckoning

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$4 million kickback scheme gets former defense contractor 42-month prison sentence

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Christie Canaria is the Small Business Innovation Research program director at the National Cancer Institute and a finalist for the Women in Technology leadership award.

National Cancer Institute brings diversity of thought, people to help small business innovators

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Research into leukemia drug makes National Cancer Institute doc a Sammies finalist

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Democratic Party of Hawaii staff tabulate presidential primary ballots in Honolulu on Friday, May 22, 2020. The Democratic Party of Hawaii is scheduled Saturday to release the results of its party-run presidential primary which was delayed by more than a month due the coronavirus pandemic. The party expected most members to vote by mail and some to cast ballots at about 20 in-person polling sites. But concerns about the virus forced the party to cancel in-person voting and allow only mail ballots. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)

USPS lays out suggestions on vote-by-mail services for local governments

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Breakthroughs in fighting kidney cancer earned this doctor a SAMMIES nomination

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Trump’s budget request targets large backlog of asylum cases

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The 10 CIO interviews that were most popular in 2018

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PHOTOS: Federal information management, IT policy group awards year’s leaders

The Association for Federal Information Resources Management (AFFIRM) held its annual Leadership Awards Celebration and reception, honoring individuals…

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Jeff Shilling, acting CIO for the National Cancer Institute

National Cancer Institute pursues managed services for printing, cellphone needs

The National Cancer Institute’s acting CIO said his first attempt at managed services will be a printing pilot.

NCI develops a model for the future of scientific computing

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The National Cancer Institute is sharing data and moving applications to the cloud in an effort to make life easier for its employees.