People

UK struggles with e-gov ignorance

British officials are trying to figure out how to get people to use e-government services.

Digital Government

U.S. trails Australia in health records

Australia's detailed national strategy for electronic health records includes close work with states and territories.

Modernization

Nortel wins U.K. military deal

The Canadian network equipment maker will provide multiservice switching and voice-over-IP solutions for the Defence Fixed Telecommunications System.

People

Experts at your fingertips

State Department used tech to find help for tsunami victims

People

HP unveils product in Europe for secure identification management

Hewlett-Packard has unveiled announced a new end-to-end system allowing governments to provide secure identity documents for their citizens.

People

U.S. simulates a cyberattack

U.S. and industry officials participated in a simulated exercise to help them prepare for a massive cyberattack on computers networks.

Digital Government

NHS changes schedule for Accenture

The company and the UK Department of Health have worked out a new deployment schedule related to Accenture's work for the National Health Service.

Digital Government

Britain toughens patient privacy

The UK Health Department has new privacy guidelines that allow patients to limit access to their electronic health records.

Digital Government

IBM e-gov goes to Middle East

Big Blue's Bahrain center will support e-gov efforts of the 14 national governments in the region.

People

Track SEVIS payments online

Students can go to the Web to check the status of their Student and Exchange Visitor Information System fee payment.

People

NHS needs health IT personnel

There's a global shortage of qualified professionals who understand both health care and IT, says the director general of the United Kingdom's health IT project.

Digital Government

Alberta health images to go all digital

Alberta's provincial health agency plans to develop and deploy a $177 million medical digital imagery system by 2008.

Digital Government

HP wins Euro border, visa deal

The European Commission will pay $48.5 million to HP and three European companies to develop systems for border and police information, and visa requests.

People

Operation Tsunami Aid

DOD uses IT in biggest relief effort since Berlin airlift.

People

Radios aid relief workers

A satellite radio system developed to aid relief workers could serve as the basis for a global tsunami warning system.

People

TopOff exercise heads off virtual terrorists

Emergency workers respond to new and imagined threats.

People

Documentation spec makes DOD inroads

Will S1000D be the future of tech manuals?

Digital Government

NHS cuts into Accenture profit

The systems integrator blamed delays related to British health systems for reducing operating margins in the second quarter.

People

Topoff 3 readies for WMD

The latest terrorism response exercise in the Top Officials series will include participants from Canada and the United Kingdom.

Digital Government

Health records just a click away

Alberta, Canada’s electronic health record system could provide lessons for U.S.