People
MUMPS to be retained for VA VistA system -- for now
Ending months of discussion, the top IT official at the Veterans Affairs Department came down in favor of retaining the MUMPS computer language for VA's electronic health record system.
People
Agency innovation contests hampered by questions about legality, fairness
The Obama administration has been promoting agencies using prizes and contests to spur innovation, but those competitions are raising concerns about fairness and intellectual property rights, according to a new report.
Modernization
White House attention nudges e-archive toward completion by September 2011
The National Archives and Records Administration is putting its electronic archive project on track for completion in a year after the program landed on a White House list of high-risk projects.
Digital Government
Industry anticipates MUMPS decision on VA's VistA modernization
Industry members have strong opinions on whether the Veterans Affairs Department should retain VistA's existing computer language is it becomes modernized
Modernization
HHS offers widget for identifying health insurance choices
The Health and Human Services Department has an online widget to help people identify the health insurance plans are sold in their states.
Digital Government
Bedbugs invade file cabinets at SSA offices
The Social Security Administration offices in Queens, N.Y., are under siege from bedbugs.
Modernization
Agencies told to avoid links to political sites
Federal agencies with a presence on Facebook and Twitter must be careful not to link to any political Web sites, according to new guidance.
Digital Government
State, local health IT spending projected to be $10B by 2015
Spending on state and local health information technology systems is expected to rise by 19 percent during the next five years, according to market research firm Input Inc.
Digital Government
DHS manager slammed by IG for aiding relative
A Science and Technology Directorate manager violated ethics policies by plotting to deliver agency-funded software to a relative, according to an audit by the DHS inspector general.
People
White House targets 26 high-risk IT programs for fixes
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra said the goal of a high-priority IT project list is not to kill the projects, but to turn them around as quickly as possible.
Modernization
3 federal sites have top customer satisfaction
A recent survey highlighted the best and worst scores for customer satisfaction among federal departmental and portal Web sites.
Digital Government
National Guard Bureau tells what not to write on Facebook
The National Guard Bureau is giving advice to guard members on what to write -- and not write -- on social media sites.
Modernization
NASA makes 3G iPhone available to employees
NASA has added 3G iPhones to its Outsourcing Desktop Initiative list that makes the devices available to employees.
People
California starts statewide telehealth network
The California Telehealth Network will link 800 facilities statewide.
Digital Government
VA sees problems in open-source development for VistA
The Veterans Affairs Department is evaluating whether to put VistA on an open-source development path.
People
White House preparing agency IT project hit list
The White House plans to publish a list of high-risk IT projects in need of rescue as part of the Obama administration's effort to rein in $20 billion of annual IT infrastructure spending.
Modernization
Congressman charges White House with publishing 'propaganda' on Recovery.gov
Republican Rep. Darrell Issa is accusing the Obama administration of misusing federal Web sites to advance the president's political agenda.
Modernization
Dozens of federal agencies check in at Foursquare
The Foursquare geographic social media site is chock-full tips for visitors to federal buildings.
Digital Government
Bolden comments on employees, contractors at NASA IT Summit
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden spoke at the first-ever NASA IT Summit at the Gaylord National Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.
Modernization
GSA Web site to host agency competitions
The General Services Administration has created a new Web-based platform for federal agencies to hold challenges and share ideas about innovation.
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