People
Loonsk: More organizations should join health network
Dr. John Loonsk, chief medical officer at CGI Federal, served as director for interoperability and standards within the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at the Department of Health and Human Services from 2005 to earlier this year. While there, he played a key role in the early development of the Nationwide Health Information Network strategy.
People
Dr. Blumenthal: NHIN architecture a 'work in progress'
Dr. David Blumenthal, HHS' Naitonal Coordinator for Health IT, gives an exclusive interview to FCW on NHIN, health IT and health care reform.
People
Is the nation's health network healthy?
Although Congress is pumping billions of dollars into development of health IT, the nation's health information-sharing infrastructure is not yet ready for prime time. Some say it needs a total overhaul, while others argue for pressing on.
Modernization
Recommended Reading: Michael Jackson, botnets and digital democracy
The 12 holy sites of IT; Measuring emotion in cyberspace; A toolkit for retooling democracy; Botnets: Be scared, very scared
Cybersecurity
Gov ID card program enters new phase
As most agencies get over the hump of issuing HSPD-12 computer identification cards to all employees and contractors, they must now tackle the next challenge of developing card-based security systems that will control access to government facilities and computer systems.
People
Survey: Acquisition employees say they've improved
According to a workforce survey, nine of 17 contracting competencies increased when compared with the same survey done in 2007.
Modernization
DOD health records project hinges on security
Electronic records could lead to a faster, more flexible and more cost-effective system.
Modernization
Exploding the data storage myth
People who say we should save everything because data storage is cheap are talking nonsense.
Modernization
Mobile data poses security risk
Multiple types of removable media and devices hold sensitive government information, and each presents its own security risks.
People
Procurement reforms are tough in lean times
Agencies can always hire more people, Congress permitting. But good contracting officers, like fine wines, need time to develop their full potential.
Modernization
Former EPA IT official O'Neill lands job at CGI
Molly O'Neill, a chief information officer in an office in the Environmental Protection Agency, has accepted a job with CGI Group.
People
CIO: CDC preparing for contract worth up to $2 billion
The CDC's CIO outlines plans for the agency's largest IT contract, which is also the first Multiple Award Contract.
People
SSA to award contracts for NHIN links
The SSA is on track to award $24 million in contracts to help health care providers link to the Nationwide Health Information Network.
Digital Government
Social Security to award contracts for health network links
Federal Computer Week
Digital Government
When it comes to transparency, Supreme Court's Web site is dark
The public had plenty of access to the hearing arguments of newly confirmed Sonia Sotomayor, but when she takes the bench in September, the Court will not provide the same online accessibility.
Cybersecurity
White House backing could leave social media sites more vulnerable
Users will grow too trusting unless the administration alerts them to the risk of cyberattacks, security experts say.
Digital Government