Digital Government
Agencies push ahead on security efforts
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released updated security settings for agencies.
People
Senate panel blocks DISA director nominee
Rear Adm. Elizabeth Hight will continue in her current position as DISA's vice director.
People
AHLTA takes hits in latest Web hall
In an open Web forum, defense health providers voiced frustration with the quality and features of DOD’s electronic medical record system.
Digital Government
Reader comment roundup: Hide your IT project?; Performance pay affects lives
Find out what the buzz is among our readers. Check out this week's roundup of readers' comments.
Modernization
Verizon nabs Postal Service Networx contract
Deal worth $16.4 million is another sign business is picking up on huge telecom agreement
Digital Government
Avue announces new identity theft protection for federal subscribers
Partnership with LifeLock will provide free protection for feds, discounts for families of employees.
Digital Government
Liberty Alliance issues guidelines for identity assurance, privacy controls
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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