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.