Digital Government
What HHS' entry into e-health record certification means
It remains to be seen whether HHS'Notice of Proposed Rulemaking released yesterday is a game changer for certification of electronic health records.
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HHS issues proposed rule for certification of electronic health records
The Health and Human Services Department is rushing a temporary certification program into place for EHR systems so that providers can quality for stimulus payments that start Oct. 1.
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DOD's reliance on commercial satellites hits new zenith
The military's ad hoc reliance on commercial satellites is prolonging efforts to meet warfighters' urgent demands for bandwidth.
Digital Government
The human element complicates cybersecurity
Despite the congressional focus on cybersecurity, all the money, software and hardware in the world can’t entirely ward off cybersecurity threats. One nontechnology factor greatly impedes cybersecurity: the human factor.
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Nation's cybersecurity suffers from a lack of information sharing
Lack of trust between the government and private sectors still inhibits information sharing needed to defend against rapidly evolving cyberthreats.
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Verizon releases framework for reporting security incidents
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Social Media: Is Defense Unique?
The Defense Department on Friday <a href="http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100226_3264.php">unveiled</a> its new policy allowing military members and civilians to access social media Web sites from the agency's unclassified network. Price B. Floyd, principal deputy assistant secretary of Defense for public affairs, said last week that the new policy is an attempt to change the culture at the department, particularly as young people, many of whom have grown up using social media sites like Facebook, join the military, the American Forces Press Service <a href="http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=58135">reports</a>.
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Piling on iPhone, Android Military Apps
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency said on Monday it wants individuals and industry to develop military iPhone and Android applications "that can be used today with little or no additional research and development expenses."
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White House lifts the veil on Bush cybersecurity initiative
National cybersecurity coordinator Howard Schmidt announced at the RSA Security Conference that, beginning today, newly declassified portions of the CNCI will be available online.
Digital Government
Military still gives thumbs down to thumb drives
Despite relaxing the all out ban on using portable storage devices on Defense Department computer systems, it appears thumb drives will not return to the military services anytime soon.
Digital Government
Feds, cybersecurity, cloud security take center stage at RSA 2010
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt and FBI chief Robert Mueller will all be taking the keynote stage at annual RSA Security Conference and Expo.
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E-health record system certification requests rise sharply
Since Feb. 12, 46 vendors have applied for certification of their digital record systems from the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology.
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Salvation from the 7 deadly sins of cloud computing
The Cloud Security Alliance released the first version of its "Top Threats to Cloud Computing" report today at the RSA Security Conference.
Digital Government
Security key to DHS' initiative to share information with foreign nations
But exchanging data to stop terrorist attacks doesn't always involve network databases, some experts say.
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