Digital Government
46 Groups Recommend Blue Button
As the Obama administration showers doctors and hospitals with stimulus money, it should tell the takers to embed an icon on their subsidized e-health records that allows patients to download their records, according to a new paper backed by 46 consumer, provider, corporate, insurance and privacy groups.
Digital Government
DARPA Tries to Create the Cyborg
Ahh, computers keep getting faster and smarter, but thank goodness they still don't match up to the power of the human brain -- or I'd be out of work.
Cybersecurity
Dangers of Unused E-mail Accounts
Spammers continue to step up their games, targeting your abandoned e-mail accounts. We've all been known to carry multiple e-mail accounts, some of which we don't use, or only use for specific purposes. Spammers attempt to break into these unused or little used accounts via spear phishing or brute force attacks to obtain a user's password. Once they get into the account they begin sending spam out to the user's contacts. They do so at a very slow pace, as to not be detected.
Digital Government
VA, Markle push blue buttons to download personal health data
The Veterans Affairs Department and the Markle Foundation are promoting "blue button" applications that would allow patients to download their personal medical data from providers and insurers.
Digital Government
Former New Orleans mayor wasted money with outsourcing, IG says
Inspector general faults former Mayor Ray Nagin for outsourcing technology that increased the costs of recovery after Hurricane Katrina.
People
FDA flips switch on performance management app
The Food and Drug Administration has gone live with 40 online dashboards that track performance for more than 100 program offices.
Cybersecurity
Are you mad as hell about social media access?
A post on a social media site about blocked access draws support from others.
Digital Government
DHS offers e-mail services via private cloud
The Homeland Security Department will provide e-mail as a service through a private cloud platform to its various components and agencies as part of data-center consolidation efforts.
Digital Government
Researchers knock part of the Internet offline
A university software experiment accidentally shut down a small part of the Internet last week.
Digital Government
Correction: $40B RFP lays groundwork for health IT market
This article has been corrected to state that the Chief Information Officer Solutions and Partners 3 governmentwide acquisition contract’s presoliciation was released Aug. 17. The request for proposals is expected to be released in early September. The CIO-SP 3 Small Business GWAC is expected later in September.
Digital Government
DOD's response could be driving traffic to WikiLeaks
Traffic data shows that government briefings and other activities could be driving traffic to the controversial WikiLeaks site that leaked documents about the war in Afghanistan.
Digital Government
Malware's role in fatal 2008 air crash
Contrary to some reports, malware did not cause the 2008 Spanair crash that killed 154 people. But an infected computer could have contributed to failures in the airline maintenance system that might have helped prevent the crash.
Digital Government
Power IT Down Day: A major success, but could be bigger
Blogger Brian Robinson wonders if government PC users could double the ambitious goals set for Power IT Down Day in 2011.
Digital Government