Digital Government
Sharing Isn't So Easy
Standards that facilitate the sharing of electronic medical records between health care providers still aren't perfect, according to members of the federal advisory Health IT Standards Committee.
Digital Government
$114 billion still available for federal contractors before Sept. 30
Agencies are likely to spend the remaining money on lower-cost items like computers and IT equipment, observer says.
Digital Government
Watchdog: FAA lacks metrics for rollout of air traffic upgrade
Better reporting could prevent information technology problems and keep costs in check, GAO finds.
Digital Government
Inflexible budgets and changing threats hinder information sharing
Intelligence community must adjust priorities and expose data more widely, observers say.
Digital Government
Pen And Paper No More
Good technology currently being used in physicians' offices may be outdated in the coming months, and not just because of the speed at which IT develops.
Digital Government
Docs Love Their Smart Phones
Medical professionals are jumping on the smart phone bandwagon, making "there's an app for that" even more relevant in day-to-day patient care.
Digital Government
VA launches $12 billion IT procurement
Contract will provide additional opportunities for veteran-owned firms to compete for VA business, department head says.
Cybersecurity
Case Of The Disappearing Cyber Contests
A Senate committee had nixed $45 million in funding for cybersecurity contests over the next three years, a move that could jeopardize growth in the federal IT security workforce, according to <a href=http://blogs.govinfosecurity.com/posts.php?postID=632>GovInfoSecurity</a>.
Ideas
No, Not Social At All
I attended a House Oversight subcommitee hearing yesterday afternoon. As usual, I brought along my laptop, as taking notes and checking email are more easily accomplished using a full keyboard rather than pen and paper and my tiny iPhone screen.
Digital Government
Social media raises federal record-keeping, privacy concerns
Web 2.0 tools are important for agency missions but require additional guidance, officials say.
Digital Government
Soundbytes: Golf, Management and Pandora's Box
A weekly roundup of comments from Nextgov.com. All comments are presented in their original, unedited form.
Modernization
Security, acquisition remain barriers for cloud computing
Centralized certification and expanded online purchasing would encourage agencies to embrace mobile platforms, analyst says.
Digital Government
More Tech, Less Balance?
BlackBerrys, mobile apps and social media may be putting their mark on the federal workplace, but is being constantly connected always a good thing?
Cybersecurity
Cyber Class for the Working World
If you're way into cybersecurity and are looking for a career change, a new online degree program aims to prepare you for the technical and policy aspects of fighting cyber threats.
Digital Government
Officials defend meaningful use standards as a work in progress
Republican lawmakers argue incentive payments for doctors and hospitals to adopt e-health records might be too generous if standards are not strict enough.
Digital Government
Ah, the HIPAA Irony
In an interesting twist, the regulation that was designed to protect patients' sensitive information has forced the identification of medical practices that experience privacy breaches.
Cybersecurity
Cyber Ops Resources Revealed?
<em>This post was written by Jill R. Aitoro</em>. Try to find out how much federal government spends on cybersecurity per year and you likely won't get a straight answer. The typical explanation is this: Cybersecurity spending is spread across a variety of federal agencies and funding pulled from a number of different categories of appropriations.
Digital Government
Contractors asked to voluntarily submit emissions data
GSA will give preference to vendors that provide greenhouse gas information, official says.
Ideas
LOL, Man
Do you find yourself speaking in abbreves? Using emoticons in text messages? Or even in work-related emails? Everyday English is incorporating more and more Internet-speak, which is changing the way we communicate, accoring to <a href=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128356609>NPR</a>.
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