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US Veterans Affairs department didn’t check with CIO for 39% of IT projects
The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) signed 39 percent of its IT contracts – representing billions of dollars in spending – without the approval of the chief information officer (CIO) between 2018 and 2021. The federal government department, which is responsible for providing lifelong healthcare services to eligible military veterans, spent around $21.7 billion
Military veterans face increased risk of HPV-related cancer due to low vaccination rates
TEM of papillomavirus. Credit: Public Domain Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates among eligible veterans and active-duty military are half that of their civilian peers, putting them at greater risk of HPV-related cancers. That's according to a new study published today in JAMA Oncology that provides the first national estimate of HPV vaccination rates in this
CD Projekt Red veterans head up new independent game studio Rebel Wolves
What just happened? A couple of former CD Projekt Red executives have formed a new studio based in Nova Scotia, Canada, called Rebel Wolves. The founders, Konrad Tomaszkiewicz and Jakub Szamałek, both worked on The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 when still at CDPR. Tomaszkiewicz directed The Witcher 3 and served multiple roles during Cyberpunk's…
Veterans’ Foundation Awards Grant To Deptherapy
The Veterans’ Foundation has awarded the scuba diving rehabilitation charity Deptherapy a grant to allow Deptherapy to return to Roots, its base in the Egyptian Red Sea. The £25,000/~US$34,000/~€29,980 grant will also fund RAID Open Water 20 courses and continuing education courses for scuba divers in 2022. The grant is a significant boost to the…
SpaceX Veterans Aim To Shake Up Freight Rail With Electric, Robotic Trains
Los Angeles-based Parallel Systems is led by Matt Soule, center. Parallel Systems Mile-long, slow-moving diesel trains loaded with cargo chugging slowly across the U.S. could be a thing of the past one day if stealth startup Parallel Systems has its way. The Los Angeles company thinks the future of freight lies in autonomous battery-powered trains…