People
OMB will sharpen reviews of agency health IT spending
The Office of Management and Budget wants to coordinate health IT spending in a way similar to other management efforts, such as electronic rulemaking, grants management and software licenses.
Modernization
Westcon makes small business matches
Westcon Group's Comstor division launches a Web-based service to match government buyers and prime contractors with small, disadvantaged businesses.
People
Tom Wiesner | Labor's E-Gov Guide
Labor deputy CIO Tom Wiesner has worked in IT for more than 30 years in various federal agencies, including the National Security Agency, the Treasury Department and the Homeland Security Department’s Transportation Security Administration during its first year of existence.
People
Commission paves way for transition to federal oversight of voting
The U.S. Election Assistance Commission has adopted an initial plan for certifying voting machines used in federal elections that relies heavily on state-level expertise.
Modernization
HUD streamlining loan review process
The Housing and Urban Development Department will automate a component of its home loan business process in a pilot starting in October.
People
GTSI appoints CIO
Robert Mitchell named to head GTSI's IT operations; SRA makes top appointments.
Digital Government
Federal ERP Market To Reach $7.7B
Input reports that spending is projected to grow 33 percent between the current fiscal year and 2010.
People
OPM selects five human resources service centers
Five federal agencies can start competing next fiscal year to provide human resources back office functions to other agencies, OPM announced.
People
Anteon nabs Navy contracts
Anteon captured two Navy contracts this week potentially worth more than $50 million.
Cybersecurity
NSF awards Cyber Trust grants worth $36 million
The Cyber Trust program coordinator described untrustworthy voting machines and vulnerable power grids as urgent national problems.
People
Feds IT spending spikes
Input finds that third quarter spending spikes 190 percent, thanks largely to the Navy.
Modernization
Product allows encryption of archived content
Nexsan Technologies' new disk appliance supports two of the hottest trends in enterprise storage: encryption for stored data and fixed content archiving.
Digital Government
Long-term care lags in health IT
Developers of Health IT records are overlooking long-term care institutions as they implement records in the health care industry, experts say.
Modernization
Justice tackles standards for computer-aided dispatch systems
Two law enforcement government bodies have assembled a committee to address the problem of making computer-aided dispatch systems interoperable.
People
City adds wireless mesh for public safety
Providence, R.I., will offer its public safety agencies 100 times more capacity for mobile data communications.
Digital Government
Indiana health net will aid nursing homes
Information available through regional health networks will help managers determine whether they can care for a prospective resident.
People
Federal architects ready glossary of terms
The federal Chief Architects Forum has posted working draft definitions of 175 enterprise architecture terms on its public wiki site.
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