People
HHS awards $162M for health data exchanges
The Health and Human Services Department has announced the final group of states that will get economic stimulus law money for statewide health information exchanges.
People
White House press team is all a-Twitter
Forget press releases. The Obama administration is getting its message out at a rate of 140 characters at a time.
Ideas
Stimulus Watchdogs Go CSI
Analysts working for the independent federal board that monitors stimulus spending are using CSI-style tools to fight fraudsters, according to a report about oversight operations that the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board released to the president and Congress on Monday.
Digital Government
Broadband plan would make FCC a player in cybersecurity framework
Under the National Broadband Plan released today by the Federal Communications Commission, the FCC would gain responsibilities for ensuring the safety of privately owned communications infrastructure.
Modernization
National broadband plan certain to stir competing interest groups
The technology blueprint will serve as a roadmap for extending affordable broadband service.
Digital Government
Groups back proposed electronic health record definition
But many physicians voice skepticism about the use of digital patient files, a key initiative in the Obama administration's stimulus package.
Digital Government
The Point of No Return
As agencies seek newer technologies, the question is how much IT spending is too much.
Digital Government
Bill would require agencies to post public documents online
OMB would set publication rules, with federal officials asked to create a searchable catalog of materials they make publicly available, including where records can be found and brief descriptions.
Modernization
Napolitano freezes spending for high-tech border security project
Secretary cites cost overruns and missed deadlines as reasons to move $50 million in Recovery Act funding for the first phase of SBInet to pay for proven technologies.
Digital Government
It Was War of the Worlds Again
Television viewers in the Republic of Georgia thought for a few panicky moments on March 13 that the country had come under attack by Russia for the <a href=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/10/world/main4336544.shtml>second time since 2007</a>.
Digital Government
The Amazing (Health IT) Race
Yelling "fire" in a crowded theatre is one way to start a riot. Yelling "free candy" at the concession stand is another. The chaos is just as disruptive. Hence the potential for the mother of all chocolate messes as health care providers stampede to gobble up billions of dollars in federal sweeteners cooked up to promote greater use of health IT.
Digital Government