Digital Government

Navy cyber leader expects proactive capabilities this year

Navy cyber command needs cultural change in view of network warfare, updated networks and technology to take on defense in the cyber realm.

Acquisition

HHS awards $267M for health IT regional centers

The Health and Human Services Department funds centers designed to help doctors and rural hospitals use health IT.

Digital Government

Huge savings in cloud computing forecast

The savings can be significant, but the ways agencies find to achieve them vary widely. A Brookings Institution analysis looked at all levels of government, from cities to federal agencies.

Digital Government

Feds, industry to hash out cloud standards at May summit

The Cloud Summit, to be hosted on May 20 by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, will turn attention to creating standards for data interoperability, portability and security.

Digital Government

Will influx of iPads cripple wireless networks?

The release of Apple's iPad will add another flood of wireless-ready devices to the demand for wireless connectivity, and at least one government official fears that the proliferation of gadgets could bog down wireless networks.

Digital Government

Small system at the center of big move from Iraq to Afghanistan

The Third Army's Logistical Theater Common Operating Picture consists of three servers and a staff of four to track and deliver nearly 3 million pieces of equipment.

Digital Government

Feds ready to lead green IT movement, but outreach needed

At event on energy-efficient technology, officials discuss access to information and the need for high-speed Internet to support the smart grid.

Digital Government

GSA's new satellite contract a one-stop shop for government

Defense and civilian agencies benefit from flexible procurement, officials say.

Digital Government

Agencies' open government plans receive mostly positive reviews

Those posted by Health and Human Services, Transportation, and the Environmental Protection Agency are praised for specificity, while critics say others are too vague.

Digital Government

Big Payback For VA Health IT

The Veterans Affairs Department has invested more than $4 billion on its Veterans Health Information System and Technology Architecture (VistA) during the last two decades. But the payback the department has received has pretty much exceeded those costs, <em>Health Affairs Journal</em> <a href=http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/29/4/629>reported</a> in its April issue.

Digital Government

Doctors Want EHR 2.0

An long-running complaint about software development is it is rarely done for consumers -- the users of a program. Software is typically written for some other agenda or use. That's when you hear the complaint that a program isn't intuitive and is hard to navigate. (Although an exception is Apple's iPad, which has routinely received <a href=http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20100331/apple-ipad-review/>positive reviews</a> about its ease of use.)