Digital Government
Report: Clinical IT for hospitals is growth industry
Spending on health care information technology will grow about 11 percent a year over the next five years.
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EPA’s Nelson: E-gov supporters should lobby Congress
Environmental Protection Agency CIO Kim Nelson is calling on the administration and even industry to take a new approach to convincing lawmakers why they should support e-government.<@SM><@SM><@SM>
Modernization
James Payne joins Bechtel
Telecommunications executive named president of Bechtel Systems and Infrastructure's new federal telecom sector.
Modernization
McAfee automates FISMA compliance
Foundstone Enterprise 4.2 is available to existing customers as an update.
Modernization
CACI adds Rivermine as partner
The integrator will market Rivermine's telecommunications expense management software to federal clients.
Digital Government
Progress being made in radio communications
Standards are aiding efforts to create interoperable communications for first responders, a NIST official says.
Modernization
AT&T names small, midsize Networx partners
More than 40 information technology companies will support AT&T Government Solutions if it wins a spot on the Networx contract.
Digital Government
Dell unveils dual-core servers
The company says the four-processor systems could aid in agencies' consolidation efforts and make the prospect of migrating from other systems more appealing.
Digital Government
Pandemic flu plan calls for massive data collection
A provision that would require state and local health departments to gather data on the distribution and use of antiviral medications could be a tall order.
Digital Government
SRA takes on new protg
CDS2, a woman-owned 8(a) firm, already subcontracts to the integrator on DOD and DHS projects.
Digital Government
CMS finalizes e-prescribing rules
The standard is expected to accelerate the adoption of e-prescribing systems.
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Army awards TEIS contracts
STG is one of the winners to provide engineering, information assurance and systems integration services worldwide.
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McDonald Bradley wins another DIA deal
The company will develop an architecture so the military can better share intelligence.
Digital Government
FCC approves Verizon/MCI deal
The move helps pave the way for Verizon Communications to acquire MCI.
Digital Government
Walker: America needs a strategic plan
Panel members at the Executive Leadership Conference say there is a need for governmentwide enterprise architecture plan.
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OMB program management tracking tool needs more focus: GAO
While the Office of Management and Budget’s method for tracking agencies’ program management has improved project performance, the system is too broadly focused and leaves short-term problems unresolved, according to government auditors.
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The times they are a-changing
The role of government and taxpayer expectations are changing, experts say.
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New technologies to be fielded faster
Hurricane Katrina revealed disconnects among federal, state and local public-safety systems, the Homeland Security Department’s top science official warned.
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