People
EHR standard released by public/private group
The primary standards body for health IT has released a specification for EHRs designed for the economic stimulus law.
Modernization
Satisfaction plateaus for government Web sites
Users of government Web sites report no greater satisfaction with these sites than they did four months ago, according to a recent survey.
Modernization
DHS, FCC don't coordinate some networks, GAO says
The Homeland Security Department and the Federal Communications Commission need to coordinate their efforts on public safety emergency communications, according to a new report.
Digital Government
First round of specs for formal IPv6 compliance being readied
Government Computer News
Digital Government
Public more satisfied with agencies that pursue transparency online, study says
Open government advocates say while good Web interfaces are important, the report failed to define trust and transparency properly.
Digital Government
Lack of coordination stalls emergency response planning
Homeland Security claims a lack of incentives make it difficult to compel federal agencies to collaborate.
Digital Government
Employee: Military Health System was unethical in awarding contract
Internal e-mails allege top officials provided a technology company with software code and documents for the military's massive electronic health record system and awarded it a contract without competition.
Digital Government
Spires named Homeland Security CIO, faces 'huge challenges'
The IRS' former chief information officer is credited with turning around that agency's modernization program, a feat that helped him land his new post, sources say.
Digital Government
The $1.2 billion Health SOA
That's how much funding the House Appropriations Committee <a href=http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_reports&docid=f:hr230.111.pdf>estimated</a> the Military Health System will need in the next two years to develop a Services Oriented Architecture to create interoperability between the electronic health record systems operated by the Defense Department and the one maintained by the Veterans Affairs Department.
Digital Government
Cyber Challenge
The Center for Strategic and International Studies has launched the <a href="http://csis.org/uscc">U.S. Cyber Challenge</a>, a new effort to recruit 10,000 young Americans with the skills to fill the nation's cybersecurity ranks.
Ideas