Digital Government
DHS distributes $253M for transit security
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the availability of $253 million in grants for mass transit security.
Digital Government
Stimulus funds to pay for EHRs at federal centers
The Obama administration said it will spend $88 million on electronic health record systems at networks of federally supported health centers.
Modernization
VA puts hospital data on Data.gov
The Veterans Affairs Department is posting its annual hospital report card online for the first time, said VA Secretary Eric Shinseki.
People
Sebelius outlines open government projects
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius seeks to make government more open by sponsoring a YouTube video contest and a Web site for CDC employees.
Cybersecurity
TWIC card reader tests need best practices, GAO says
GAO gave TSA a mixed review in its latest evaluation of the transportation worker ID card program.
Modernization
DOE uses cloud computing for science, CIO says
Energy Department CIO Tom Pyke today outlined some benefits from using cloud computing for scientific computations.
People
FDA readies new data systems for drug safety
The Food and Drug Administration will expand its tracking of drug safety once the drugs enter the marketplace, according to a new report.
Digital Government
VA plans pilot projects for Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record initiative
The Veterans Affairs and Defense departments are seeking vendors for a series of pilot projects in anticipation of the Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record program.
Cybersecurity
Delays beset DHS financial systems procurement
The Homeland Security Department's second attempt to integrate its financial systems is more than a year behind the original schedule, according to a new GAO report.
Digital Government
Watchdog issues privacy report card for personal health record systems
While HHS is preparing rules for electronic health records, a separate technology known as personal health records is getting attention from a watchdog group.
Digital Government
IG concludes that VistA outage compromised vets' health care
The inspector general's office has issued a new report criticizing VA for not following through on indications that VistA outages might be affecting patient care.
Digital Government
Better data could mean better care
Electronic health record technologies could facilitate the creation of aggregated reports on health care quality, creating opportunities to improve — but at some risk.
Cybersecurity
DHS has problems with IT internal controls, audit says
Shortcomings in the Coast Guard’s IT systems are putting DHS's financial data at risk, auditors said.
People
GSA saves money with contract reviews, IG says
GSA saved money with pre-award reviews of proposed contracts, the agency's IG says.
Cybersecurity
DHS making strides in acquisition management, IG says
The Homeland Security Department is sharpening its procurement management skills as it rates a "moderate progress" score for 2009 from its inspector general.
Acquisition
Agencies spending stimulus bucks through no-bid contracts, GAO finds
SBA, HUD and NASA awarded 35 percent or more of their stimulus law contracts noncompetitively, according to a new GAO report.
Modernization
Commerce weighs open-source content system for Web sites
The Commerce Department is considering switching its Web sites to the Drupal open-source content management system.
Digital Government
HHS to award $235M in health IT grants to local communities
The Health and Human Services Department will fund 15 communities to demonstrate the use of digital health records.
Cybersecurity
Immigration and Customs looking at performance-based software development
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is considering using performance-based contracts for software development to modernize its IT systems.
People
HHS updates acquisition regs with new rules for transparency, green purchasing
The Health and Human Services Department is doing its first major update to its acquisition regulation since 2006.
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