Modernization
Congress seeks improved disaster communications
The FCC chairman tells a Senate committee that interoperability, better protocols and a comprehensive national alert system would help in future crises.
Digital Government
E-mail puts employees in jeopardy
Board reviews dismissal sought by special counsel under Hatch Act
Digital Government
Prevent, respond, investigate
Agencies will need a supply of tools to swiftly respond to security incidents
Modernization
HHS proposes HIPAA standards for e-health claims attachments
The Health and Human Services Department is proposing the adoption of standards for certain attachments to electronic health care claims under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
People
Editorial: Procedures be damned
Most people would be hard-pressed to justify how one Federal Emergency Management Agency official responded to questions about the slow delivery of medicine to emergency shelters along the Gulf Coast.
People
Census awards $500 million for 2010 project
The Census Bureau has awarded a six-year, $500 million contract to Lockheed Martin to capture and standardize 2010 census data.
Digital Government
Network appliance to get highest-ever security rating
A Tenix Datagate device will become the first in the world to receive the National Information Assurance Partnership's highest security certification.
Modernization
GSA awards Preferred analysis contract to KPMG
The General Services Administration awarded KPMG an analysis contract to gauge how the agency’s Preferred program is working.
Digital Government
Welles: Feds try to stay nimble
Like it or not, a slow emergency response is what most people will remember
Digital Government
Questions seeking answers
USA Services e-gov initiative seeks streamlined answers to citizens' questions
People
Senator: Bring back radio alert system
Sen. Ted Stevens has suggested that the country should return to broadcasting Cold War-era radio emergency alerts as part of a new national alert system.
Digital Government
Shenefiel: Readying your network
You need ruggedness, portability and rapid deployment
Digital Government