Digital Government
Editorial: Succession planning
Among members of Congress, few lawmakers — Republican or Democrat — understand or care about IT issues.
Cybersecurity
NSA awards L-3 Communications secure mobile phone contract
L-3 and General Dynamics are developing an NSA-grade handheld communications device to be used when communications involve classified information.
Digital Government
New IP a go, but no new money
Agencies have until mid-2008 to update their network backbones for IP Version 6 compatibility. But if they were expecting new money to help with the transition, they will be disappointed.
People
OMB considers transition costs for centers providing bad service
Federal customers dissatisfied with third-party financial management services may gain the power to ask service providers to pay them to transfer allegiance to a competitor.
Cybersecurity
Shenefiel: Protecting privacy
As agencies address the stipulations of the federal government's continuity of operations (COOP) directive, they must take special precautions to maintain data privacy and regulatory compliance throughout disruptions.
People
GPO's newest job: A digital czar
GPO announced that it promoted Thomas "T.C." Evans, deputy superintendent of documents, to the new position of assistant chief of staff for strategic initiatives.
Modernization
NSF creates information protection center
Iowa State University will house the new Center for Information Protection, which will conduct research leading to commercial products within 12 months.
Digital Government
New information sharing model to debut soon
The government task force will deliver an updated enterprise architecture data reference model to the CIO Council in mid-October.
Modernization
SGI debuts acceleration technology
The technology can accelerate speed of applications running on SGI's Itanium 2 servers.
Digital Government
LightPointe opens government office
Company specializes in outdoor high-speed wireless networking.
People
Hula Hoop, Rubik's Cube ... enterprise architecture?
Scores of systems that should share data cannot do so, and the government has missed opportunities for improving processes.
Modernization
Citadel offers cybersecurity warranty
Company introduces Hercules SecurePlus, an insurance policy against financial losses caused by cyberattacks.
Modernization
CMS to update Medicare hospital claims processing system
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to modernize the claims system that contractors use to process and perform payment for hospitals that provide inpatient and outpatient services to Medicare patients.
People
VA IT budget under scrutiny
The VA's IT organization affects all aspects of the department's IT spending, including My HealtheVet.
People
Kelman: The blame game
The president's sudden warning about the dangers of the blame game thus gives one the feeling that he can dish it out but he can't take it.
People
Military Health System appoints CIO
Retired Army colonel spent 26 years in Army Medical Service Corps.
Modernization
Commission sets tone for standards work
The new public/private American Health Information Community will not start its standards work from scratch.
Modernization