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CMS offers an incentive for doctors to use health IT
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is dangling before some physicians a deal they might not want to refuse.
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Q&A with Maureen McCarthy
FCW interviews the director of the Office of Research and Development in the Homeland Security Department's Science and Technology Director.
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DHS scholarship program fosters new tech skills
Program encourages science and technology expertise.
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DHS looks at procurement risk
Officials plan to try a new approach to evaluating companies and their products before awarding a contract for a departmental intranet portal.
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Radios aid relief workers
A satellite radio system developed to aid relief workers could serve as the basis for a global tsunami warning system.
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IRS increasing CADE capabilities, cutting refund time
The Internal Revenue Service will enhance its new taxpayer database to handle select exceptions in the simplest tax returns.
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A few minutes with ... David Walker
Tough decisions must be tackled now to save the country from a not-so-distant crisis, says the comptroller general of the United States.
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Congress to OMB: More oversight needed
Evans argues the task should not be a paperwork exercise.
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Slowing the brain drain
The Rising CIO Stars Forum entails finding an auditorium, inviting a few experienced IT executives and then advertising to attract an audience.
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Spend more on training, OMB exec says
Transforming government will require increased funding for workforce training, Clay Johnson says.
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Airport security enters new phase
Airports in Boston, Denver, New York City, Orlando and Salt Lake City will test new security devices.
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Profiles in leadership in government IT
The winners of this year’s GCN IT Leadership Awards are a highly diversified bunch.
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Eagle has landed at Wright-Patterson
The new supercomputer, one of the most powerful in the military, will be used for modeling, simulation, testing, evaluation and weapons system design.
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Energizing the CIO
The Homeland Security Department’s chief information officer should report directly to DHS’ secretary and deputy secretary, government officials told lawmakers last week.
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