Digital Government

Senators press Justice to permit e-prescribing of controlled substances

Letter to attorney general escalates pressure on Drug Enforcement Administration.

Digital Government

Get a Life!: Holiday party etiquette

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Digital Government

With Internet gateways, less is more

Initiative to consolidate Internet connections is part of a coordinated federal security plan

Digital Government

Hot or not: Congress failed to make a mark

But policies for better information sharing and e-discovery were positive advances

Digital Government

FlipSide

2007 -- we've got it covered

Digital Government

Bush signs continuing resolution

Congress passed an amended continuing resolution that will expire Dec. 21.

Digital Government

Sen. Byrd: 'It's time to govern, Mr. President.'

Facing a presidential veto on an omnibus spending bill, the senator wants the Bush administration to work with Congress to pass a fiscal 2008 budget.

Digital Government

Web extra: Hot or not: Endpoint security gets a boost

IT execs tackle security and tech support in 2007, storage not so much

Digital Government

HUD develops best practices for FISMA reports

The department is using its IT security program as a test bed for the tools, which other agencies could use as a baseline for their reports.

Digital Government

Senators urge DEA to legalize e-prescribing of controlled substances

Pressure to require e-prescribing grows as HHS Secretary Leavitt issues a statement backing a health IT mandate in exchange for higher Medicare payments for doctors.

Digital Government

Letter: Feds should seek competence, not numbers

Closing off Internet links is an illogical move.

Digital Government

Support grows for e-prescribing

HHS, lawmakers and associations make their cases to implement the technology

Digital Government

Letter: Revamping funding opens doors for new systems

Using a commercial implementation for health IT would give users -- patients and professionals -- the friendliest graphic user interfaces and most logical forms.