Modernization
Nadler: Know your rights
Companies must take certain steps to protect their proprietary products.
Modernization
Audio recordings are an endangered species
Preservationists say policy-makers should be more alarmed about the losses
Modernization
GAO: Common Criteria is not common enough
Auditors say the process takes too long and its effectiveness is not well-understood.
Digital Government
Framework could aid global information exchange
UDEF is attracing the interest of the National Cancer Institute and IT groups.
Cybersecurity
NIST releases revised card standards
The document, Special Publication 800-73-1, interprets the standards to ensure interoperability and performance.
People
5 states get grants to improve info sharing
NGA awarded each $50,000 to work on systems that share criminal justice information.
Cybersecurity
Security system checks take too long, experts say
Current certification and accreditation processes for federal information systems don’t reflect the modern network environment, a panel said today.
Digital Government
Survey: Industry supports federal health IT initiatives
Health opinion leaders say Congress should make health IT a top priority, while hospital and insurance executives favor federal action to standardize claims and payment transactions.
People
GAO report catalogs VA/DOD health data sharing projects
More than a dozen projects are under way, but GAO says the departments can do more.
People
VA, DOD share clinical data on a large scale
The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments have finally figured out how to make interoperability a success.
Digital Government
Health IT standards work continues
A new work group plans to recommend a standard for allergy data.
Digital Government
EHR product certification passes test
The Certification Commission for Healthcare IT is on track to issue its first certifications of health IT software for use in physicians’ offices in late June.
People
DOD, VA exchange patient data
Medical records follow soldiers from active-duty to veterans hospitals.
Digital Government
Intel joins health IT standards effort
An executive said the company should have something to show for its efforts by the end of the year.
Digital Government
Health IT standards project gets manager
The American National Standards Institute appointed LeRoy Jones manage the hodgepodge of health IT standards.
Digital Government
Standard for portable health records is published
Continuity of care standard will make it easier for health providers to know patients' status.
Digital Government
Health IT bill goes to House
The Senate passed the Wired for Health Care Quality Act in November 2005.
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