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DoD Memo Offers Open Source Guidance
Defense Department Deputy Chief Information Officer David Wennergren on Tuesday issued the Pentagon's much-anticipated memorandum clarifying the use and development of open source software.
The memo, dated Oct. 16, notes that there are many open source programs in operational use by the department today, in both classified and unclassified environments, but there have been misconceptions and misinterpretations of the existing laws, policies and regulations that deal with the technology.
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Defense Department Wants More Open-Source Software
Speaking of open-source software (see today's earlier post about the White House adopting open-source), the Department of Defense is also exploring ways to use open-source programs to as a way to be more efficient. Read More »
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Open Scholarship On The Rise
The open source approach has permeated even the dusty corners of academia. Open scholarship is a growing movement to make academic research publicly accessible, instead of tucked away in journals that are only available by subscription. Read More »
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White House Uses Open Source To Open Government
The White House Web site now runs on open source. Over the weekend, Whitehouse.gov moved to a software stack that includes the open source Drupal content management system and Apache Solr search server.
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White House Opens its Website Programming to Public
A programming overhaul of the White House's website has set the tech world abuzz. For low-techies, it's a snooze — you won't notice a thing. The online-savvy administration on Saturday switched to open-source code for www.whitehouse.gov — meaning the programming language is written in public view, available for public use and able for people to edit.
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Open source scores small victory at White House
Open source scored a victory at the White House this week with the government’s choice to switch to Drupal for whitehouse.gov.
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Open Source Movement Finds Friends at the White House
Over the weekend, the White House switched from its Bush-era closed source content management system (CMS) to the popular Drupal open source platform. The project reflects Drupal's growing acceptance with more sophisticated web operations and the U.S. government's inclination to leverage open source software.
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Thoughts on the Whitehouse.gov switch to Drupal
While open source is already widespread throughout the government, its adoption by the White House will almost certainly give permission for much wider uptake. Particularly telling are the reasons that the White House made the switch.
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Open Source Data Collection in the Developing World
ODK is designed to let users own, visualize, and share data without the difficulties of setting up and maintaining servers. The tools are easy to use, deploy, and scale.
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Another Major HIT Project Setback at UCSF: Vendor, Client or Both at Fault?
In yet another example of a major health IT project setback, in August I wrote about UCSF's apparent problems with health IT implementation that I learned about through anonymous comments at the HisTALK blog. At "Lessons Unlearned: Health IT Failure, Act 2" I wrote:
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Department of Veterans Affairs Awards Purchased Care Contract to DSS, Inc. Team
The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has awarded the Purchased Care Health Care Claims Processing solicitation to Document Storage Systems, Inc. (DSS). Read More »
Simon Crosby Explains Citrix's Open Source XenServer Move
Simon Crosby, Citrix Systems' chief technology officer and founder of XenSource, is our guest on this edition of This Week in Virtualization. Read More »
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Blue Mountain Hospital to Achieve Meaningful Use Through Implementation of Medsphere's OpenVista EHR System
-Proven Open Source Solution Goes Live in Months, Not Years, to Rapidly Improve Patient Care at New Regional Acute Care Facility Read More »
Medsphere Guarantees Full OpenVista Implementation and Meaningful Use by 2011 for Hospitals That Sign a Contract This Year
-Open Source Health IT Leader Enables Hospitals to Maximize Federal Stimulus Funding Through Rapid and Affordable Open Source EHR Implementation Read More »
Medsphere Raises $12 Million to Meet Increased Demand for Electronic Health Records
-Open source OpenVista solution improves clinical care; Rapid implementation and adoption prepare hospitals for meaningful use and federal funding Read More »