3 Good Ideas From Government Software Projects

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	3 Good Ideas From Government Software Projects If you've read any of my articles, you know that the agile practices I advocate are rarely even tried in government projects. How can the guys who popularized the Gantt Chart and the PERT diagram help modern software projects? Oh, and don't forget the folks behind Healthcare.gov. Read More WHITE PAPER: Medhost Patient Portals: Connecting Communities of Care Connecting patient health data across the care continuum is essential to achieve improved care, increased access to personal health records and lowered costs. A successful approach rests in having the hospital serve as the connectivity hub for bringing patients, care givers and healthcare professionals together in a secure, online environment. Learn More In this Issue HP to pay $32.5M to settle allegations it overbilled U.S. Postal Service Almost 200,000 people may have been affected by US visa system crash Oracle-based U.S. visa system still glitchy despite software update Congress okays upgrade of VA's 29-year-old software WHITE PAPER: Citrix 10 Reasons to Strengthen Info Security with Virtualization New ways of working call for new ways of managing risk. Mobility, flexwork, BYOD and increased collaboration across organizations have changed the risk profile and undermine existing IT architectures. This paper describes how desktop virtualization can help regain control and reduce risk without sacrificing business productivity and growth. Learn More HP to pay $32.5M to settle allegations it overbilled U.S. Postal Service Hewlett-Packard has agreed to pay US$32.5 million to settle allegations that it overbilled the U.S. Postal Service on a IT hardware contract. Read More Almost 200,000 people may have been affected by US visa system crash Computer problems with the U.S. State Department's system for issuing passports and visas may have affected up to 200,000 people, it emerged Thursday, as the scale of the problem became clear for the first time. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation THE RISE OF THE PROTECTION STORAGE ARCHITECTURE Redefine data protection for your business and transform data protection from cost center to business enabler in order to improve delivery service times, deploy applications, and scale operations. Learn More Oracle-based U.S. visa system still glitchy despite software update There's no immediate end in sight to trouble that has hit the U.S. State Department's computer system for processing visa applications and caused problems for thousands of people worldwide. Read More Congress okays upgrade of VA's 29-year-old software An agreement in Congress to allocate $17 billion to the Department of Veterans Affairs includes money for a major tech upgrade. Read More
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