"What we need looking forward is a standardized approach when you have encephalitis of unknown cause so very important things like this aren't missed, " he said.

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With FedRAMP, we have established a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services which every agency will be required to use.

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So far, the standardized approach, which was launched in June 2012 and is spearheaded by the International Tourism Partnership and the World Travel and Tourism Council, is geared toward companies that book conferences and corporate travel.

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When the Shared-First approach is implemented in concert with PortfolioStat investment reviews, standardized architecture methods, and Digital Government planning concepts, agencies will have a stronger set of tools by which to innovate with less.

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Only with this tough-love approach, and a genuinely independent grading and proctoring regimen for all standardized tests, will the scores on New York City Regents Exams actually mirror what New York City students empirically know.

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The fact is, such an approach threatens the status-quo in more deeply fundamental ways even than high-stakes standardized testing.

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Yet standing in the way of this boundless potential is an Obama administration whose entire approach to health reform revolves around the idea that patients are not unique and that bureaucrats can develop standardized treatments that will apply to almost everybody with a given condition.

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