Digital Government

Groups promote e-records for doctors

A federally-funded program is trying to speed up the adoption of electronic health records by physicians' offices.

Digital Government

Let needs dictate purchase and deployment plans

Despite the battles raging between vendors touting a dedicated wireless local-area network deployment strategy vs. those pushing an integrated wireless/wired infrastructure, the best way to set the right strategy is to understand the nature of the wireless applications you want to support.

Digital Government

Letters to the editor

Real security, purchase cards, bad reviewing and geography.

Digital Government

Pay for performance picks up steam

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Digital Government

Intercepts

Leadership lacking; Air Force; FCS fuss; New CSC executive.

Digital Government

Justice looking to upgrade foreign lobbyist database

A Justice database on foreign lobbyists is so old that copying the information could lead to a major loss of data.

Digital Government

Setting boundaries

Defense Department officials issued the Interim Defense Acquisition Guidebook

Digital Government

Robbins-Gioia brings Shelton onboard

The former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has joined Robbins-Gioia's board of directors.

Digital Government

Circuit

U.S. Postal Service; truck security; John Koskinen and soccer; Amit Yoran's twins

Digital Government

NIST launches HIV database

The HIV Structural Reference Database will contain information about AIDS-related proteins.

Digital Government

Ga. deploys farm alert system

AT&T and Invizeon developed the system to be used for crises such as an animal disease outbreak or food supply contamination.

Digital Government

Gingrich-led group urges more spending for health IT

The feds should invest billions in interoperable health IT, says the Center for Health Transformation.

Digital Government

Researcher predicts slower growth in IT spending

Datamonitor believes federal tech spending will rise 4 percent annually over the next five years.

Digital Government

PlanetGov relaunches as Apptis

The company wants to build a new brand identity after acquiring two other firms to add new skills.

Digital Government

Circuit

Mystery strategy; Candidates online; DHS smoke detectors.

Digital Government

Intercepts

Harvey to Army; GPS and Coke; Map errors; Discount Microsoft prices

Digital Government

Comings and goings

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Digital Government

Online traffic school sign-ups in Kentucky

Just months after launching the service, Kentucky officials have already exceeded their goal for online enrollments for traffic school.

Digital Government

A federal bonus bonanza?

The Federal Workforce Flexibility Act offers incentives to help agencies compete with the private sector for talent.

Digital Government

The Nextel shift

Federal Communications Commission officials' frequency-allocation decision last week dates back to 1980