Cybersecurity
Deepwater watch: Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate gets new leader
The Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate has a new rear admiral in charge — Ronald Rábago.
Cybersecurity
DHS funds IT-related projects
Some of the $1.8 billion in DHS grants will go to state and local governments' technology projects.
Acquisition
Could online comments become part of procurement?
The online dialogue to improve Recovery.gov offered similar benefits to an RFI process but delivered more value than traditional RFIs, a new report says.
Cybersecurity
DHS spending bill would fund SBInet, E-Verify
The DHS spending bill approved by the House Appropriations Committee would fund several technology programs.
People
Health IT 'meaningful use' framework proposed
The federal Health IT Policy Committee today began considering a detailed framework for defining "meaningful use" of health IT through 2015.
Modernization
White House says transparency, collaboration are IT goals
The Obama administration tells agency heads to work toward transparency and collaboration in their IT projects in fiscal 2011.
Modernization
Recovery.gov needs vendor help
The oversight board for economic stimulus spending is looking for a vendor to create Version 2.0 of the Recovery.gov Web site.
Cybersecurity
DHS resists security clearance improvements
The inspector general recommended several ways for DHS officials to improve the security clearance process, but agency leaders have objected.
Digital Government
Health care records should be user-friendly, patients say
Advocates for patient-centered health care are trying to get those principles incorporated into the upcoming regulations for spending $19 billion in incentives for health information technology. But some wonder if crafting health IT goals to give more power to patients is too big a pill to swallow.
People
Kennedy moves toward health reform
House and Senate Democratic leaders are putting health care reform legislation on a fast track, with information technology provisions on board the train.
Digital Government
Health IT panel to consider 'meaningful use' definition
The Health IT Policy Committee is expected to consider a definition for 'meaningful use' of records on June 16.
Cybersecurity
DHS infrastructure unit hiring 621 more workers
DHS' Philip Reitinger tells a House subcommittee that 'right-sizing' the workforce is his top priority.
People
Virginia CIO ousted in contract dispute
The CIO of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency has been removed from his post in an apparent dispute with the newly installed Virginia Secretary of Technology.
Modernization
GAO: Avoid fragmented broadband policies
The FCC should work with other federal agencies to avoid a fragmented approach on national broadband policies, a new report states.
People
Firm says Chopra wants innovation in health IT
CTO Aneesh Chopra is seeking to improve innovation in government health IT by seeking new procurement channels to increase input from vendors, according to a research firm.
Cybersecurity
TSA names Garrison-Alexander as CIO
The Transportation Security Administration has has named former senior National Security Agency signal intelligence executive Emma Garrison-Alexander as its CIO.
Acquisition
Kennedy debuts health care reform bill
Sen. Edward Kennedy's long-awaited health care reform legislation includes some IT provisions, including establishing standards for electronic enrollment in federal and state health systems.
Digital Government
Group: Health IT essential to health reform
Health IT may falter if it is not included in overall health reform, according to health industry organizations.
Cybersecurity
IG: Dulles IT security needs more work
The Homeland Security Department has made progress on IT security at Dulles International Airport, but gaps remain, says a new report.
Cybersecurity