Modernization
Bureau of Labor Statistics awards $52M infrastructure support services contract
G&B Solutions will provide technical support, system and network administration and engineering, and network analysis.
Digital Government
Senate health IT bill draws fire as it progresses
HHS objects to portions of the Wired for Health Care Quality Act concerning advisory committees and grants.
Digital Government
Intercepts
Lots of questions but few answers; Buy high, sell low; Battle of the bands update.
Digital Government
Technology briefs
Adobe pushes PDF spec for ISO adoption; DISA picks Vion for on-demand storage at 18 data centers; Labor picks Plateau Systems for talent management solutions; 55 EHR software products certified for use in doctors’ offices.
Digital Government
Privacy compliance has declined
A new survey shows fewer hospitals and health systems are complying with HIPAA.
Digital Government
VA IT budget under scrutiny
The VA's IT organization affects all aspects of the department's IT spending, including My HealtheVet.
People
VA: IT, security progress to accelerate in 2008
But GAO said the department is lagging in its reorganization and management processes.
People
Privacy, IT officers come together to create policy
Notifying agencies and individuals about data breaches has forged new relationships.
People
Army center to get knowledge management help
The Army Defense Ammunition Center has hired SI International to evaluate training courses and develop Web-based processes.
People
OPM wants new evaluation of security clearance process
Director Linda Springer, citing progress on the security clearance backlog, has called for an updated report from the Government Accountability Office.
People
GSA tones down request for federal spending database
The agency modified the RFP to ask only for analyzed data, not technical services.
People
DISA on the lookout for unknown technologies
The agency issued a request for information to find out what industry has available that DOD doesn't know about.
Modernization
DOE, industry commit to greener data centers
The department and the Green Grid, a consortium of IT companies, signed an MOU to implement energy management programs and adopt clean energy technologies.
People