Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
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VA Considers Moving Email, Office Software to the Cloud
The Veterans Affairs Department plans to test email and other office software in a cloud computing environment and to try out potentially lower cost alternatives to Microsoft Office products -- such as Google Apps -- in two pilot projects set to kick off this year. Read More »
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VA Seeks 7 Percent IT Budget Boost, Passes on Defense Health Record Hosting
After two years without an increase, the Veterans Affairs Department requested a $3.37 billion information technology budget in 2013, up $216 million, or slightly less than 7 percent, from $3.11 billion in 2012. Just over $2 billion or 62 percent of that budget would be devoted to health care systems deployed to 152 department hospitals. Read More »
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Veterans Affairs CIO Eyes Budget Increase
While IT spending across most of the federal government would be flat next year under President Obama's budget released last week, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) would see a 6.9% increase, with much of the uptick going to improved electronic health records (EHRs).
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Veterans Affairs Will host Electronic Health Records in DISA Data Centers
Moving the VistA electronic health records to DISA data centers will help support development of a joint electronic health record for both departments, which will make it the largest in the world, serving 9.7 million active-duty personnel, retirees and their families, and 6 million veterans.
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ATARC Panel: Preventing Data Breaches from the Edge to the Cloud
Join us for this panel, which sets out to discuss how advancements in the federal cloud space, mobility and distributed workforces have driven the focal point for security to shift. Topic experts will discuss lessons learned in successfully implementing cloud methodologies, tools, and techniques in a time of continuous change and telework. Together, panelists explore available and desired solutions to rectify past and pre-empt potential future data breaches, as both citizens and the government agencies serving them embrace “the new normal”.
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