Digital Government
HHS' Leavitt continues to push health IT standards
HHS secretary continues push for the development of heallth IT standards, saying the federal government can pave the way through its power of its purse.
People
SAIC wins preparedness work
DHS will pay the company up to $20 million to enhance infrastructure preparedness at the state and local levels.
Digital Government
South Carolina DOT cuts back paper
The almost paperless system will reduce redundancy and space needed to store records, say officials for South Carolina's transportation department.
People
Port security clearance lags for non-feds
GAO says the Coast Guard doesn't process security clearances quickly enough because it doesn't understand its role in educating stakeholders.
Modernization
Montana VISITS with Siebel
Siebel Public Sector will provide a news system for the state's Promotion Division.
People
Virginia Beach CIO to step down
The position has evolved to a job that requires more general management responsibilities.
Modernization
Networx RFPs under review
Vendors and industry analysts hail billing and reporting improvements.
Acquisition
OMB to review interagency purchasing deals
Meanwhile, fate of many popular cross-agency contracts is in limbo.
Digital Government
Health care IT agenda inches forward
HHS secretary makes a pitch for public/private partnership.
People
FAST becomes D.C. search overlord
Washington, D.C., will deploy a Norwegian company's search engine across the city government's entire information technology infrastructure.
People
Congress seeks border fixes
The Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act would require development and implementation of information-sharing initiatives and other actions to improve border security.
People
Skinner slams DHS network
DHS officials did not consult users and skipped key security measures as it developed the Homeland Secure Data Network, the inspector general says.
People
Fairfax expands e-pay services
The Virginia county government will be using Govolution for more than 30 applications.
People
Governors still oppose Real ID
It will be expensive and technologically problematic, the National Governors Association says.
Digital Government
Garden State plants e-health seeds
New Jersey officials are planning a statewide electronic health record system.
People
Mass. fuses intelligence
A new center will analyze info from disparate sources statewide to find patterns of crime and terrorism.
Acquisition
Migrant-tracking plans revealed
The Education Department focuses on electronic records for children of migrant workers.
People