> Arlington, Va.-based Accenture Federal Services will help the Office of Health Affairs enhance its biosurveillance capabilities via the use of social media after winning a one-year, $3 million contract from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Social media analytics will be used for identification of and response to national health emergencies. Announcement
> Fairfax, Va.-based Evolvent Technologies, a subsidiary of ManTech International Corporation, has won a potential three-year, $20.5 million contract to provide development and sustainment support for the Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application-Theater for the Department of Defense. Evolvent's responsibilities will involve code optimization and upgrade, database conversion, and mobile computing enhancements. Announcement
> Electronic prescribing isn't only recommended for doctors of human patients, according to a DVM Newsmagazine post. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine is calling on all veterinarians to consider using e-prescribing to minimize misinterpretation associated with handwriting. Post
And Finally… Ironically, now she may not have two pennies to rub together. Article