People
FOIA ruling raises questions
A federal court decision answered one legal question about public records and raised several new ones.
Acquisition
Are schedule prices a good deal?
Members of the Multiple Award Schedule Advisory Panel have narrowed their attention to five areas.
Digital Government
Time to update the Privacy Act?
Lawmakers say they might update the Privacy Act this year or wait until next year to develop comprehensive privacy reform legislation.
People
Accord might avert furloughs
House leaders have reached an accord with the Bush administration on emergency funding for the war on terrorism.
People
An IT strategy for the transition
A consultant’s advice for preserving IT projects during the transition to a new administration misses the point, one agency leader said.
Digital Government
E-prescribing of controlled drugs could be allowed soon
The Drug Enforcement Administration plans to propose a rule change that would lift requirements for paper prescriptions for painkillers and other potentially dangerous drugs.
Digital Government
Feud erupts over forecasts of health IT's long-term costs
Rand Corp. and Congressional Budget Office publicly criticize one another's analyses.
Digital Government
HHS names health exchanges for secondary-use trial
Two health exchanges will participate in a trial designed to demonstrate the transfer of e-health records to Social Security benefits examiners.
Digital Government
CCHIT sets tests for inpatient, ER e-health records
The Certification Commission for Healthcare IT has approved criteria for certifying inpatient, emergency room and a new category of enterprise EHRs.
People
Missouri to build interface for Real ID
The Homeland Security Department will pay Missouri $17 million to develop the "verification hub" that states will use to verify documents presented in the Real ID application process.
People
House passes homeland security measures
The House has passed a bill that would require the Homeland Security Department to bolster its redress process for travelers who feel they have been misidentified as being on the government's no-fly list.
People
GAO: Senior privacy officials need authority
Some agencies do not give their senior privacy officials responsibility for all key privacy functions, so privacy protections may be applied inconsistently, the Government Accountability Office reports.
People
State Department will get SMART
State Messaging and Archive Retrieval Toolset system will combine diplomatic text cables, e-mail, and memos in a single messaging system for classified and unclassified networks.
People
State’s new CIO defines her role
Susan Swart says she will be successful if she can help agency diplomats fulfill their mission.
People