Digital Government

E-prescribing PDAs save millions for Mississippi Medicaid

The program provides 225 doctors with handheld devices, reaping $1.2 million per month in medication savings.

People

Navy tries a new tack with EA

Rather than establish a Navywide enterprise architecture, the service aims to create relationships among existing and divergent service architectures.

People

Letter: Time to escape our 1940s mentality about telework

The future is now. My organization is struggling with space issues. Telework is the new capital of productivity for IT organizations. And yet we are trapped in the 1940s' mentality of build a bigger building for a bigger workforce.

Ideas

The Hidden GPS III Speed Bump

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People

Walking the talk on telework

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People

GSA sets new goal for telework: 50 percent by 2010

Adminstrator Lurita Doan said that the agency is developing plans to let half of its eligible employees telework by 2010.

Modernization

Transportation wants to share more services with FAA

Server virtualization, for example, could enable DOT and FAA to use each other as backup for continuity of operations instead of having individual COOP sites.

People

VA to award contract for HSPD-12 deployment

The Veterans Affairs Department and other agencies focused on 2007 and 2008 October deadlines.

Digital Government

Timeline will show what's coming in health IT rules and standards

NCHICA and WEDI collaborate on online aid for planners and systems developers.

Digital Government

Project to produce EHR testing tools

CCHIT and Mitre will collaborate on an effort to automate the evaluation of products against the commission's criteria for certification.

Ideas

The Fully Loaded MRAP II

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People

Coast Guard to test TWIC waters

The agency is looking to buy 300 card readers to test aboard at ports and aboard ships before broader deployment.

People

GSA recruits integrity council to review Sun case

The GSA administrator says it is not unusual for contractors to resist handing over documents to investigators, a situation that threatens to undermine the authority of the agency and the IG office.

People

OMB mandates use of import, export data system

Agencies have until 2009 to begin using the International Trade Data System to collect or license cargo.

People

Marine Corps' Mattis nominated to lead JFCOM

Mattis currently serves as commander, I Marine Expeditionary Force and commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command.

People

USDA picks Accenture to modernize financial systems

During the first month of the program, the contractor will develop a draft Financial Management Modernization Project Plan.

Ideas

France Reports Cyberattacks From China

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Digital Government

Young feds bring intell changes

A workforce bought up to use collaboration tools is making the CIA Web 2.0-savvy.

Modernization

Security is telework's weakest link

Lawmakers and federal officials focus on raising teleworkers' security awareness.

People

Love/hate relationship with NMCI

The Navy and Marine Corps have learned many lessons from the massive ' and controversial ' outsourcing project.