Digital Government
Groups wrangle over public access to subsidized health care data
The records of physician claims paid by Medicare are not available currently to the public, but that could change under an administration pushing for greater transparency.
Digital Government
Military doctors blast new system to track wounded soldiers in Iraq
Clinicians are frustrated by long delays to access information and frequently must look for multiple files on one patient to gather a complete report on battle injuries.
Acquisition
Group: Keep the price reduction clause
GSA's price reduction clause should be kept because because it helped the government get a $128 million settlement, a government watchdog group urges.
Ideas
Standards for Mobile Transparency
The rapid communication achieved through text messaging and twittering has made citizens impatient for the government to go interactive.
Digital Government
Gulf War Vet for Top VA Health Post?
I'm picking up strong signals that the Obama administration may tap <a href=http://www.iwu.edu/ondra.shtml>Dr. Stephen Ondra</a>, professor of neurological surgery at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago, as the new under secretary for health at the Veterans Health Administration.
People
Megacommunities: The next big idea
Cybersecurity, climate change and other complex challenges require a new kind of thinking, two consultants say
Cybersecurity
Greater energy efficiency relies on better information
Agencies have until October 2012 to install power meters on many of their buildings to help them get a better sense of their energy consumption and identify areas for savings.
Modernization
Cloud computing moves into public safety
Companies introduce software as a service for communications between fire, police and emergency agencies.
Modernization
Clinton to hold digital town hall
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will hold a digital town hall meeting April 17 before a summit meeting of heads of state from countries in the Western Hemisphere.
People
Get a Life: Recruiters can tweet, too!
The Merit Systems Protection Board finds tweeting may be a useful way to recruit federal employees, blogger Judy Welles says.
Digital Government
Veterans Affairs begins evaluating bids for $150 million imaging contract
Winning contractor will have a labor-intensive job scanning and digitally storing about 25 million pages of files.
Digital Government
Study urges agencies to choose wisely from social networking menu
Human capital observers advise government to boost its online profile to attract potential federal employees.
Digital Government