People
Innovative NIH online purchasing system honored
National Institutes of Health's Purchasing Online Tracking System generates $1 million in savings a year by eliminating double data entry and reducing staffing and resource costs.
Acquisition
NIH wins approval for third CIOSP contract
OMB officials have approved the governmentwide contract after recognizing agencies' new duties because of the major overhaul of the health-care system.
Digital Government
Agencies to measure effects of science spending
The White House and two agencies will start collecting data on federal spending's effects on science.
Digital Government
HHS distributes $1 billion to research labs
The Health and Human Services Department will give $1 billion in economic stimulus law funding to academic and public health laboratories.
Digital Government
Agencies sponsor $12M IT innovation contest
Organizations can compete on six teams for the best innovations in smart grid, IT infrastructure and green technology.
Cybersecurity
Access granted: NIH opens doors to medical resources
In March, the National Institutes of Health became the first government agency to accept two types of industry-standard online identity credentials that people can get for free.
Digital Government
The emergence of the e-patient
The National Library of Medicine held a conference to highlight how patients are using health IT to help manage their own care.
Acquisition
NIH prepares to fight for contract authority
NIH plans to meet with OFPP about its GWAC authority, but NIH's acquisition director expresses confidence that it will keep its governmentwide contract.
Acquisition
Is GSA gunning for other GWACs?
Blogger Steve Kelman argues that the federal government is better off having GSA compete with other agencies for acquisition business.
Cybersecurity
Obama wants nearly $80B for IT projects
The administration has proposed only a small increase for IT spending in fiscal 2011.
Modernization
NIH Pillbox prototype is easy to digest
The National Institutes of Health's online prototype pill verification system, Pillbox, owes its success to user-centered development, its project manager said.
Digital Government
Prison computer recycling put staff, inmates at risk, NIOSH finds
Prisoners were exposed to toxins, but poor record-keeping makes it hard to know how extensively, according to a report from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.
People
National Cancer Institute seeks tools for electronic data management
The National Cancer Institute expects to issue a request for proposals next month to identify a contractor that can expand use of electronic data.
Digital Government
NIH preparing small business GWAC for IT services
The National Institutes of Health has released a draft RFP for a small business set-aside acquisition vehicle that will cover a broad array of IT services.
Digital Government
Medical mapping tool ready for test drive
The National Library of Medicine has released a draft mapping tool to link a standardized medical vocabulary of clinical terms to applications for billing and claims.
Modernization
Cancer institute seeks expert to develop data standards
The National Cancer Institute plans to standardize data elements in its research grid for better information sharing.
Digital Government
NIH funds a Facebook for scientists
The National Institutes of Health funded a $12.2 million "Facebook for Scientists" project to set up a network for researchers.
Acquisition
NIH revamps acquisition center's image
The agency's IT acquisition center has shed its assisted-acquisition services and will instead focus on GWACs.
Acquisition
New NIH manager gives Acquisition Center a facelift
The center cut its assisted acquisition services and aimed those resources at customer service, manager says.
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