Digital Government
Vermont trust fund aims at physicians' EHR adoption
Sponsors estimate that the fund will boost EHR penetration to 50 percent of the state's independent physicians during the next five years.
Digital Government
Navy to reserve work for firms in 8(a) program
More than 240 small disadvantaged businesses will compete for multiple award contracts.
Digital Government
McCain, Obama share some views on security
Both want more troops on the ground and both reject many of President Bush's policies; differences emerge on nuclear weapons, defense spending and the priority placed on the war in Afghanistan.
People
Senate: DHS must sort workforce mix
In a blended workforce, Senate urges DHS to find proper balance of contractors and federal employees.
Digital Government
House passes e-records bill
The Electronic Message Preservation Act would amend both the Federal Records Act and the Presidential Records Act.
People
Networx key to security initiative
Agencies are decreasing the number of Internet gateways to fewer than 100 governmentwide.
People
Competitive sourcing gets a new name
The system that has public employees compete with contractors is tied to other ways of re-engineering agencies' operations and has been renamed "commercial services management."
People
Letter: Challenges in business management and IT collaborations
A reader writes, "IT people are resistant to including the business aspects in what they see as their domain, ie. architecture."
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FDA tests electronic submissions from firms
The Food and Drug Administration will require the industry to file submissions in a standard format of extensible markup language next year.
People
Reader comment roundup: Competitive sourcing as the gateway to scams, and more comments
Find out what the buzz is among our readers. Check out this week's roundup of readers' comments.
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GSA: Watch late-year spending
Officials remind GSA's contracting officers about taking on too much work too late into the fiscal year.
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Panel flags DHS transition fears
Staffing, stability key to smooth change in administrations, study finds.
People
Former Interior CIO Tipton to lead (ISC)2
Hord Tipton is the new executive director of the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, replacing Eddie Zeitler.
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Buzz of the Week: A community in action
Last week, we got a lesson in community. We saw how quickly those bonds can assert themselves after an accident involving a longtime fed.
People
The state of the acquisition workforce
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy learned exactly what contracting specialist were spending their time doing through a survey.
People