Digital Government
Study finds health IT adoption growing
Report finds 34 percent of providers now use a "comprehensive" electronic health records system and 16 percent said they are using a partial system.
Digital Government
Verizon Wireless to pay record fine for 'mystery' charges
Settlement was announced after a 10-month investigation by the FCC's Enforcement Bureau.
Digital Government
General envisions every soldier equipped with a smart phone
Army vice chief of staff wants to use technology to help manage behavioral health problems.
Digital Government
National Archives rapped for weak document security
Two GAO reports say risk of sensitive data breaches in digitization effort affects all agencies.
People
Lawmaker's questions could hinder DOD CIO
DOD finally has a CIO and some other key positions have also been filled, but lawmakers are threatening to withhold legislative support for broader restructuring efforts until they have more information from Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
Acquisition
IG: EPA faces acquisition workload issues
Officials say they've had no specific contract work unduly delayed or not awarded because of the current workload.
Digital Government
For continuity, build telework into operations
The technology is available to enable secure, efficient access for remote working emergencies and day-to-day operations, but planning ahead is critical. Two agencies show that it can be done.
Digital Government
Big telework savings trumps butts in the seats
Telework remains a goal of most agencies. But a combination of technology, employee expectations and legislation can help make it a reality.
Digital Government
White House pushes more telework paid leave
The White House issued a statement reiterating the president's strong support for more telework as a means to make the federal government more productive and also to attract some of today's most desirable workers to federal agencies.
Digital Government
New website to monitor fed travel excesses
A new independent issue website has been launched this month, focusing on publishing information on what its staff argue is wasteful travel by federal government employees.
Digital Government
DOD sharply criticizes leaks of classified war documents
DOD officials continue to sharply criticize a massive collection of leaked information about U.S. government activities in Iraq and Afghanistan -- much of it classified -- provided by unknown or undisclosed sources to the Web-based organization WikiLeaks.
Cybersecurity