Digital Government
Defense, VA plan to have interoperable health records by September
The two departments will exchange doctors' clinical notes in a test environment this June.
Digital Government
Reps rip VA over glitch in medical record system
Department IT chiefs say despite error, mistakes at health care facilities are down 86 percent.
Digital Government
Congress gives electronic health records big boost
House stimulus package includes $20 billion for medical records, while health professionals tout benefits and savings at Senate hearing.
Digital Government
VA secretary nominee says he will automate Veterans Affairs
Shinseki tells Senate panel that leadership, not technology, is slowing the move to a shared electronic health record with Defense.
Cybersecurity
IT firm taps former intelligence official for new cybersecurity arm
Recent hiring decisions and new information security centers show the field's growing importance, analyst says.
Digital Government
Report says medical equipment is vulnerable to terrorists
Some machines used in disease prevention contain radioactive material that also goes into creating dirty bombs.
Digital Government
What's Brewin: $355 million for GI bill claims system?
Culture clash between VA and SPAWAR delays system for determining educational benefits.
Digital Government
Series of firms win Defense contracts to provide new RFID technology
Procurement will bring competition to an area long dominated by Lockheed Martin subsidiary.
Digital Government
Defense should stop buying obsolete radios
Science boards say continued acquisition of legacy systems threatens development of advanced radios that all four services can use to download intelligence data and videos.
Digital Government
What's Brewin: Lest We Forget
Stories of troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan this holiday season
Digital Government
New director sworn in at Defense information agency
Spot had been empty since DISA's last director retired in June.
Modernization
Boards urge immediate deployment of advanced satellites
Defense science and intelligence boards warn that continued delay in awarding $16 billion contract keeps badly needed surveillance images and data from warfighters and the Navy.
Digital Government
SSA becomes first to log on to national health network
The decision to use the Nationwide Health Information Network to support processing disability claims is viewed as a boon to the government's push for more use of electronic health records.
Digital Government
What's Brewin: Fast Track for Shinseki VA Confirmation
Chairman plans a presumptive hearing before Inauguration Day so the Senate can quickly vote on appointment.
Digital Government
HHS head calls for voluntary e-health privacy guidelines
Secretary Leavitt says government mandates for guarding the private medical information in personal electronic records could stymie the adoption of e-health record systems nationwide.
Digital Government
Obama pledges to pursue health IT, despite economic woes
President-elect and his pick to head HHS say electronic health records are part of a plan to cut costs as a way to ease financial burdens on companies.
Digital Government
Lockheed and Defense officials find exchange program mutually beneficial
Private sector executive says he found the government employees he worked with during the year-long program astute, knowledgeable and motivated.
Digital Government
Wearable supercomputer could provide training on the go
Company is designing 1-pound unit packed with the power of a desktop PC that supports a range of military applications
Digital Government
Defense launches personal health record application test
Soldiers and their families use Google and Microsoft health-records software to manage their medical files online.
Digital Government