People
Army wants any time, anywhere RFID tag
GovWorks is responsible for buying tags equipped with satellite and cellular capabilities.
People
Arthur K. Cebrowski, 1942-2005
Navy vice admiral was known as father of network-centric warfare
Digital Government
USDA bill provides $33.4M for animal ID
The bill, passed last week, also put tight restrictions on the department's acquisition of new information technology systems.
Digital Government
Diaspora dispatches
Stories of how individual health care workers, hospital IT staff and policy planners responded to Katrina reveal the glaring weaknesses -- and the buried potential -- of the nation's health IT infrastructure.
Digital Government
Mending the safety net
CIOs say public hospital tech gap threatens national health network
Digital Government
Indiana dishes out EHR services
The first electronic health record system, installed in Indiana in 1972, still serves as a model for other health systems.
Acquisition
HHS picks four for health net prototypes
Accenture, CSC, IBM and Northrop Grumman will develop test architectures for the proposed National Health Information Network.
People
CHCS II's global launch set
A DOD official will give details about the Composite Health Care System II's deployment at a press briefing Nov. 21.
Digital Government
Unisys wins $65M HHS outsourcing contract
Under the three-year contract, the company will provide computer support for eight Department of Health and Human Services agencies.
People
DISA's Croom era
Moving away from putting its stamp on projects, agency focuses on collaboration.
Digital Government
Flu plan burdens public health agencies
State and local officials seek more funds to collect vaccine data
Cybersecurity
Hacker indicted for infecting DISA, Navy computers
The U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles issued an indictment last week against "a well-known member of the botmaster underground."
Digital Government
Pandemic flu plan calls for massive data collection
A provision that would require state and local health departments to gather data on the distribution and use of antiviral medications could be a tall order.
Digital Government
Bush calls for $7.1B to prepare for bird flu
He unveiled a national plan and asked all 50 states to develop localized plans, but critics say states do not have enough funding.
Digital Government
In bird flu watch, CDC searches for warning signs
Automated system will monitor data feeds from emergency rooms
Digital Government
Bush to unveil U.S. pandemic plan tomorrow
The president's speech will come less than a week after the Senate approved the HHS appropriations bill, including an amendment tagging $8 billion for combating avian flu.
People