Digital Government
VA: Technology helps monitor patients remotely
Technology provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs used to remotely monitor the health of patients with chronic conditions is successful at reducing hospitals stays, according to a VA-sponsored study.
Digital Government
Get a Life: Talking transition and health care
The Obama transition team orchestrated hundreds of community discussions on health care last week. Blogger Judy Welles explores how the many good ideas that arose from them will come into action.
Digital Government
IG: OMB doesn't influence DOD in competitive sourcing
Military officials said they felt more pressures from their branch's chain of command.
Digital Government
DHS office describes how it assesses privacy
A guidance memo from the Homeland Security Department's privacy office lays out fair information practice principles DHS uses to assess the privacy effects of programs and systems.
Ideas
CTO Named on Wednesday?
<em>The New York Times</em> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/05/us/politics/05spend.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper">reported</a> on Monday that Obama plans to name his chief technology officer on Wednesday.
Digital Government
Continued inside threats shows need for improved data security
Government Computer News
Digital Government
Bid protests reach 10-year high
Figures indicate agencies are reaching more voluntary accords with unhappy contractors, taking the cases off GAO's plate.
Cybersecurity
Report: E-Verify causes concerns in Arizona
Employers in that state worry about the rejection rate.
Ideas