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GAO: Many agencies’ financial management systems inadequate
Most federal agencies continue to lack the financial data needed to manage daily operations efficiently and effectively and to provide an acceptable level of accountability, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.
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Senate bill seeks survivable communications
Several senators introduced a bipartisan bill yesterday that would provide several billion dollars to develop survivable, interoperable communications.
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EPA IT projects need better oversight, cost controls, IG concludes
Environmental Protection Agency IT project managers did not provide sufficient oversight of several programs, resulting in increased costs and scheduling delays, the agency’s inspector general has concluded.
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Jay Anania | State finds common ground in IT
When Jay Anania talks about the needs of U.S. embassies and consulates around the globe, he can draw on a lot of personal experience.
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Navy restricts use of handheld devices
The new policy aims to better manage cell phones, PDAs and calling cards.
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CMS releases initial electronic health record version
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released an evaluation version of the VistA-Office electronic health record to assess its effectiveness in private physicians’ offices.
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Study calls for Vermont to embrace IT
The Vermont Institute on Government Effectiveness released a study detailing how the state could save up to $30 million a year by improving its IT infrastructure.
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FAA PC deal includes disposal costs
The blanket purchase agreement, worth up to $100 million over five years, was written to reflect total cost of ownership.
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Tools to solve the puzzle
Repositories, however, won't yield those anticipated benefits unless they are customized for an agency's specific needs.
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XML group updating federal design guidebook
The General Services Administration, the Homeland Security Department and the Federal CIO Council are collectively revamping a widely used federal guide for creating Extensible Markup Language-based schemas. Wednesday will be the last chance for agencies to influence at least the first draft of this document.
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Commission sets tone for standards work
The new public/private American Health Information Community will not start its standards work from scratch.
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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.
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Citadel offers cybersecurity warranty
Company introduces Hercules SecurePlus, an insurance policy against financial losses caused by cyberattacks.
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SGI debuts acceleration technology
The technology can accelerate speed of applications running on SGI's Itanium 2 servers.
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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.
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Focus turns to disaster response
The slow, disorganized response by emergency responders to Hurricane Katrina has prompted IT officials to think more creatively about how to deploy technology.
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FCC proposes telecom help in areas hit by Katrina
Chairman Kevin Martin proposed about $211 million to help low-income residents, health care providers, schools, libraries and telecom companies.
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A PDA in hand ...
Local, state and federal emergency responders in the Gulf Coast are using their own self-contained portable radio units with batteries, satellite phones or communications trailers with an array of devices.
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