Digital Government
Louisiana law sets up health care transparency site
Web site would supply consumers treatment price data, including when a physician has performed a procedure, their complication rates and patient safety indicators.
People
SSA launches online retirement estimator
The Retirement Estimator links to a person’s actual Social Security earnings record, so the user does not have to manually key in years of earnings information, the agency states.
Digital Government
Military Health System plans to 'evolve' electronic record system
Agency will work on converged evolution of VA and Defense systems.
Modernization
Progress mixed on tracking IT equipment
Agencies are taking proactive approach to IT asset management, but lack proper funding.
Digital Government
Lawmakers beef up privacy protections in health IT bill
Amended version stipulates patient consent to share records may be a one-time aggregated authorization.
People
Politics and bureaucracy hinder program performance
Agency managers face several obstacles to successfully leading large projects.
People
DHS seeks cybersecurity capability info
The Homeland Security Department has requested information from vendors on how they can help the department with the EINSTEIN and TIC cybersecurity programs.
People
The FCW Exit Interview: Robert Burton
Before retiring last week as deputy administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Robert Burton sat down with FCW.
People
IG: Disability claims caught between DOD, VA
The Veterans Affairs Department needs tighter controls and more oversight to accelerate claims processing for seriously disabled veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the IG finds.
People
Field named deputy OFPP administrator
OFPP policy analyst takes a top position in federal acquisition
People
Group honors GSA's IG, other whistleblowers
Government employees who exposed misdeeds are praised in a watchdog group's report.
Digital Government
Law will boost e-prescribing, HHS secretary says
Despite the president's veto of the recent Medicare bill, officials say the administration supports the legislation's e-prescribing incentives.
Digital Government
HealthMap taps Internet for public health ‘situational awareness’
HealthMap system developed by Harvard and Children’s Hospital Boston scours the Internet to pick up raw intelligence on potential disease outbreaks.
Acquisition