People
Federal and state portals improving
Interactive electronic services and privacy and security statements are becoming more prevalent on U.S. federal and state government Web sites.
People
Watchdogs outline secrets of Sentinel success
FBI has improved management of IT, but data management system remains at risk, critics tell House panel.
Modernization
Scott Young | The next steps for a national health IT infrastructure
GCN staff writer Mary Mosquera moderated an online forum about federal efforts to jump-start development of a national health IT infrastructure. The guest was Scott Young, M.D., director for health information technology at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, a division of the Health and Human Services Department.<br><@SM><a href="http://appserv.gcn.com/forum/qna_forum/36946-2.html"><u>Young transcript</u></a>.<@SM>
People
Washington state develops mapping system
Internet-based system will provide first responders with information about critical infrastructures.
Digital Government
Survey: EHR a tough sell
Small and midsize practices are especially skeptical about the value of electronic health record systems.
People
Dell to upgrade DOD ordnance disposal network
Company to add new server farms, security systems and gateway nodes.
Modernization
Sprint employees blog on hurricane relief efforts
Sprint Nextel staff work from 'Sprint City,' a six-acre home for hurricane relief workers at the Baton Rouge, La., fairgrounds.
People
GPO forms new digital director position
The agency charged with distributing government publications has created a new executive-level position to lead its transition into the Digital Age.
Digital Government
Managed Objects expands European reach
Atos Origin, an integrator based in Paris, will serve as Managed Objects’ reseller in France.
People
VA IT shop under scrutiny
The chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee plans to introduce legislation to tighten controls over VA's IT spending.
People
GAO: Info sharing would bolster visa security
Improving information sharing would enhance the security of the visa issuance process, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
Modernization
OMB: No new money for IPv6
Federal agencies have all the money they need to make a mandatory transition to the next generation of IP, a top OMB official said.
Acquisition
Education IT spending to spike -- eventually
Input report says state and local IT education spending will grow to $10 billion, but that growth is to come further down the road.
Modernization
Some agencies use performance measures to make decisions: GAO
A Government Accountability Office report identifies agencies that have demonstrated that using performance measures and practices can improve effectiveness.
Acquisition
OMB issues streamlined emergency procurement guidelines
The guidelines are designed to speed purchases for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
People
HHS names health IT standards group
The Health and Human Services Department has announced the members of a public-private group that will decide on standards and uses for health IT to enable physicians to exchange medical information.<@SM>
Modernization
MCI completes Totality acquisition
MCI has completed its acquisition of Totality, a privately held firm that provides remote managed services.
People
Keane gets AWIPS subcontract
Integrator will offer testing and migration services under $54 million agreement with Raytheon.
Cybersecurity
Fed board discusses Privacy Act makeover
Board members noted that 30 years have produced new technologies and threats that were not foreseen when the law was enacted.
People