Modernization
Brailer promotes EHR
The national coordinator for health IT views the ability to share clinical data across the health care industry as key to development of a nationwide electronic health records system.
People
NJ manages school capital online
The Garden State will deploy a Web application that education officials can use to manage capital plans for buildings.
Digital Government
Marin IT speaks
A county in California is turning to voice services for managing e-mail, calendar and contact programs.
People
Justice funds XML pilots
Six states will each get $50,000 grants for projects that use the Global Justice Extensible Markup Language Data Model.
People
GAO sees homeland security challenges
Interagency coordination will be important to many homeland security initiatives, GAO says.
People
GSA office faces job cuts
Officials propose cutting 90 full-time equivalents from the Office of Governmentwide Policy.
People
Phoenix, D.C. win IT honors
The Public Technology Institute cited six cities for their IT projects.
Modernization
Rural health IT feels FCC change
Changes in the FCC definition of rural could affect the rural health care universal service support mechanism.
People
DHS plan highlights high-risk areas
State and local areas at greater risk for a terrorist attack could get more funding in President Bush's fiscal 2006 spending plan.
Digital Government
State and local IT picture improves
Market research firm IDC sees better times ahead for companies that sell information technology products and services to state and local government.
Cybersecurity
Bush backs boost for cybersecurity
The President plans to spend more on cybersecurity and add to the stable of cross-agency lines of business.
People
Cross agency providers chosen
Some eligible agencies mentioned in the Bush administration's fiscal 2006 budget request.
People
E-citations going statewide in Alabama
Application will simplify ticketing, strengthen law enforcement.
People
Feds seek $5M for e-gov fund
OMB officials also want to spend $40 million on e-government using agency fees collected by GSA.
People
Budget proposal would merge FSS, FTS
The administration's 2006 budget request would merge the two GSA units that deal with information technology supply into one organization.
Digital Government
Enterprise architecture moves to the fast lane
OMB officials say 2005 could be a year of progress and participation.
Digital Government
L.A. investigates open source to cut costs
City officials in Los Angeles are considering switching to an open-source platform for their computer systems to potentially save millions of dollars that could be redirected to other services.
Modernization
Report warns against muni broadband
A group funded by a company that works for communications firms says municipal broadband isn't a good idea.
People