The Federal IT Dashboard is Open Sourced!
As promised, the code for the federal IT Dashboard has now been released to the public as open source software.
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The Cancer Community and the Open Source Community
the NCI’s caBIG program was launched in 2003 with the goal of building a biomedical informatics network to allow cancer researchers to collaborate more effectively, particularly with regard to the meaningful exchange of information. The key principles of the program are: open source, open access, open development and federation.
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Survey: 56% expect that more than half of all software spend over next 5 years will be open source
More than half of all software purchases made over the next five years will be open source, according to half of all respondents in a significant survey released today.
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Sharing Principles, Policies, and Law, Not Just Code
At its core, the open source software strategy revolves around “harnessing the power of distributed peer review and transparency of process,” as set forth by the Open Source Initiative.
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Senator Sanders Introduces Two Medical Innovation Prize Bills in U.S. Senate to De-link R&D Costs From Drug Prices
On Thursday, May 26, 2011, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) introduced two bills in the United States Senate that would de-link R&D costs from drug prices.
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Senator Gillibrand Fights for Legislation to Proactively Provide NY Vets with Care Benefits
As America honors our fallen heroes who have died defending our country this Memorial Day, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is introducing legislation to improve access to health care and other benefits for New York veterans.
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Honoring Our Heroes
For many of the brave men and women who have fought on the frontlines, returning home means trying to navigate a complicated and bureaucratic Veterans Administration benefits system.
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Scientists open to discussion on open source biology
Now along comes Stephen Friend, former senior vice president of cancer research at Merck & Co., saying...the only way biology can advance and help us develop better drugs is to break with tradition.
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Physicians Drive Up Medical Costs With Frivolous Tests
Despite the constant controversy surrounding high healthcare costs, physcians aren't doing their part to curb such trends, and in many instances, are only concerned about their financial bottom lines
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Pentagon Plans to Consolidate Military Health Records
[The Defense Department and Department of Veterans Affairs] have agreed to develop a joint computerized system for health care records that could provide a single source of data on a veteran’s health from enlistment through death, officials said.
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