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VA puts Oracle Cerner on a short leash in $10B health records contract
The agency extended the contract for its EHR provider by one year, and put performance conditions in place.
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GSA tools flag diverse suppliers for procurement officials
Two new online tools give agency buyers a look at diverse vendors and reports on access by new entrants to the federal market.
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DHA preps electronic health record follow-on contract
The Defense Health Agency has started to work on creating a new sustainment contract for the military's EHR that a team of Leidos, Cerner, Accenture and Henry Schein won in 2015.
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VA, Oracle are negotiating a five-year option on troubled health record software contract
Technology problems are being compounded by policy disputes over configuration of the new electronic health record between the Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense.
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Deadline extended for Federal 100 nominations!
You now have until Wednesday, Jan. 11, to get them in. Happy holidays!
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Longtime GSA official Jim Russo dies at 65
Colleagues remember a technical expert, a trusted collaborator and a caring friend.
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FCW co-founder Anne Armstrong honored with ACT-IAC award
ACT-IAC honored several federal IT notables at their annual executive leadership conference this week.
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VA adds 6 months to health record deployment pause
The delay is designed to give the Department of Veterans Affairs and Cerner Oracle more time to iron out serious performance issues in the multibillion dollar software upgrade.
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Commerce watchdog to probe $340M cloud program
The program is facing delays in deployments to component agencies at the department.
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New missile defense tech comes with acquisition risks
Space Systems Command is seeking guidance on how to manage the procurement of a ground-based command and control system that combines legacy systems with the next generation of missile defense satellites.
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Federal contractor to pay $9M to resolve cyber-related false claims case
The settlement stems from a 2017 whistleblower lawsuit alleging that Aerojet Rocketdyne concealed its poor cyber hygiene from its government partners.
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DOD watchdog plots move to the cloud
The Office of Inspector General at the Department of Defense is on the hunt for cloud capabilities that support its sensitive mission.
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House bill tasks CISA with SolarWinds report
A key lawmaker on the House Homeland Security Committee wants more details on what was breached and what was lost when the SolarWinds Orion platform was compromised in a supply chain attack.
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Data gap poses risks for launch site of VA’s new health record
The commercial electronic health record system being introduced by the Department of Veterans Affairs is proving difficult and expensive to adapt to the agency’s data reporting requirements.
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GSA plans follow-on to e-commerce platform pilot
After 18 months of a pilot program, an acquisition platform first established by a few lines of legislation in a defense bill appears poised for growth.
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SEC looks to expand cyber coverage
The Securities and Exchange Commission is taking a new look at how it asks publicly traded companies to disclose cybersecurity risks.
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Rejection of contractor vaccine mandate does not bar workplace safety measures
The court's decision to block the Biden administration's order that contractors be vaccinated against COVID-19 or test regularly has been in place since December.
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