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August 2010 US Airforce SNIM Contract Announcement We are happy to announce a recent award on which Global CI is a named team mate on the SNIM vehicle. "This is another wonderful opportunity for Global CI to continue to grow our cyber-security group and contribute with our SMEs in Enterprise Architecture, SOA, Database Warehousing, Informatics, Infrastructure, Embedded Systems and Applications development." said Mike Ziman, Global CI's CEO. Global CI as part of the team led by Battlelle has been chosen as one of a select number of teams given the chance to bid on computer software, network, information, modeling and simulation programs for the federal government under the SNIM contract. Battelle’s selection by the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) means we will be allowed to bid on up to $2 billion worth of task order contracts over the next five years covering cyber-security, networks, software design and other information-related programs in support of the departments of Defense, Homeland Security and other government agencies.  Jeanette Miller, Global CI's lead Business Developer said "Our proprietary TOR (Task Order Review System), HCMT (Human Capital Management Tool) and Business Development style are made to order for this type of contract.  We look forward to meeting the challenge everyday."  AFCEA Health IT Day Right on the heels of HIMSS, Global CI is off to another Health IT event!  Please join us at AFCEA Bethesda Chapter Health IT Day on April 6.  More information can be found here -à http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=b1f75097-7adf-4da0-91b7-1f037ada28ab March 2010 HIMSS 2010 Change is everywhere...Opportunity is here! Transforming healthcare through IT. Global CI is participating in the HIMSS conference again in 2010! We will be at booth 1162  to learn what is new and hot in Health ITand to continue to lead the way in developing the best applications of technology to solve the complexities of partnering government and industry for our clients and the benefit of all people. Key Global CI consultants will also be speaking at the Interoperability Showcase representing SSA. Please call us to arrange an on site visit at the conference... Global CI...Your Partner for Building a Better Future! For more info... http://www.himssconference.org

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The Global CI Broadcast Focusing on the industry's most valuable assets Contact Us Jeanette Miller Joshua Ziman In this Issue 20 Simple Autumn Pleasures Feds ask vendors for help with health IT networks The History of Labor Day 20 Simple Autumn Pleasures -OnSimplicity.net Every season has its joys. The trick is in recognizing them when they arrive and savoring them for all they're worth. Me? I'm an autumn junkie. Fall is a perfect time for reflection. Thoughts naturally wander toward endings as leaves fall and gardens wither, yet the beauty that's produced floats a strong current of optimism into the air. It feels like a fresh start, and a time to enjoy all aspects of life. In that spirit, here are 20 ways to enjoy the beauty of autumn. Baking the first pumpkin pie of the season Crunching leaves underfoot as you walk Leaf collecting (try photocopying them and making them into art like Lois Ehlert!) Sipping apple cider Snuggling under a blanket Wearing winter sweaters that feel new again after six months hidden away Having a great excuse to stay in on a Saturday and watch movies all day long Letting the garden go Waking up to the first snow fall (sorry west coasters! You're missing out!) Picking out pumpkins Easy opportunities to be charitable start springing up Peppermint lattes The change in color (although to be honest, there was never much to appreciate until I moved to Idaho Bright, brilliant sunlight in the late afternoon The crispness in the air puts a bit of bounce in your step September by Earth, Wind, and Fire Screaming "Go, baby, go" at your favorite football team Feeling good about feeling warm Early darkness is a perfect excuse for romantic candles Thicker beers match the mood. Goodbye Corona, hello Hef What else? What's best in your part of the world? Any more good reasons to enjoy the shift? Health IT opportunity might change competitive landscape -Washington Technology   Electronic records and health information exchanges draw new players to government market   By Richard W. Walker Aug 27, 2009   The federal government's emphatic push into health-related information technologies is likely to generate a wave of new work for IT contractors. The deployment of health IT systems - most notably electronic medical records that can be exchanged among patients, doctors, specialists and other health care providers - is high on President Barack Obama's priority list. He has contended that digitizing all health care records within five years will help the effort to revive the economy. Indeed, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 allotted $19 billion in health IT investments. And any major health reform legislation that Congress passes this year is expected to add more funding for electronic medical records exchange, sources say. "There is going to be an abundance of opportunities," said Amy King, director of health care systems management at Northrop Grumman Corp., a major player in the federal health IT marketplace. "You're seeing some of it now with the stimulus, and once health reform legislation gets passed, there will be even more opportunities." Northrop Grumman has contracts to support the Health and Human Services Department's Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT in the development of the Nationwide Health Information Network, or NHIN, and AHLTA, the Defense Department's electronic health records system. The stimulus package contains funding for regional health IT extension centers, which assist health providers across the country to adopt or enhance EHRs, King said. King and other market observers said EHR development will create significant demand for expertise in areas such as security and system access technologies. "Certainly, security is going to be a huge issue because people are very sensitive about their data and want to make sure that the wrong people don't have access to their" health records, she said. In addition, "there is going to have to be access to different systems so that [patients] can see all of that information regardless of what system it's in. So we're really looking at portal technologies, sharing data across multiple databases and even things like natural-language processing technologies.   View the complete article  Feds ask vendors for help with health IT networks -FierceHealth IT For several years, the Nationwide Health Information Network has been operating pilot projects with more than a dozen federal and state agencies, but the truth is, it still doesn't seem to be anywhere near production-ready.  Hoping to speed things along, HHS has put out a request for information asking vendors to share their best ideas on how to "generate an initial national strategic framework for a national health information infrastructure." The vendors' job is--and brace yourself for a lot of agency names--to help out the National Gap Analysis and Readiness Assessment for the Health Information Technology Infrastructure.   For several years, the Nationwide Health Information Network has been operating pilot projects with more than a dozen federal and state agencies, but the truth is, it still doesn't seem to be anywhere near production-ready.  Hoping to speed things along, HHS has put out a request for information asking vendors to share their best ideas on how to "generate an initial national strategic framework for a national health information infrastructure." The vendors' job is--and brace yourself for a lot of agency names--to help out the National Gap Analysis and Readiness Assessment for the Health Information Technology Infrastructure. The History of Labor Day -United States Department of Labor Labor Day: How it Came About; What it Means   Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. Founder of Labor Day More than 100 years after the first Labor Day observance, there is still some doubt as to who first proposed the holiday for workers. Some records show that Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a cofounder of the American Federation of Labor, was first in suggesting a day to honor those "who from rude nature have delved and carved all the grandeur we behold." But Peter McGuire's place in Labor Day history has not gone unchallenged. Many believe that Matthew Maguire, a machinist, not Peter McGuire, founded the holiday. Recent research seems to support the contention that Matthew Maguire, later the secretary of Local 344 of the International Association of Machinists in Paterson, N.J., proposed the holiday in 1882 while serving as secretary of the Central Labor Union in New York. What is clear is that the Central Labor Union adopted a Labor Day proposal and appointed a committee to plan a demonstration and picnic. The First Labor Day Learn more here if (parent) { if (parent.hideLoadingIndicator){ parent.hideLoadingIndicator(); } if (parent.handleWindowResize){ parent.handleWindowResize(); } }