Digital Government

Data protection

Emerging threats spur technology updates and a new class of security devices

Digital Government

San Diego County launches regional health net

Program could improve care for uninsured patients showing up in emergency rooms.

Digital Government

California, Blue Cross to implement telemedicine

About 90,000 members of the California Public Employees' Retirement System who live in rural areas will be able to receive medical advice via a network.

Digital Government

Volunteer GIS group aids medical mission

Fifty mapping experts will donate time and equipment to gather data that can help improve services to the poor in developing countries.

Digital Government

SOA demand builds slowly

An SOA can support integration and consolidation activities in an enterprise. But so far there's been more sizzle than steak in the talk about SOA.

Digital Government

Survey: EHR a tough sell

Small and midsize practices are especially skeptical about the value of electronic health record systems.

People

U.K. experiments with luggable e-learning containers

Ministry of Defence ships portable e-learning centers wherever training is needed

Digital Government

Open health records software comes of age

A nonprofit group hopes to spur even broader adoption of EHR software developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Digital Government

The education of Capitol Hill

Members of congress are getting a crash course on the economics and politics of health IT.

Digital Government

Mixing, matching and missing

The state of health IT standards resembles nothing more than a basket of mismatched socks

People

6 ways to survive major Internet attacks

Facing the difficult task of securing systems, experts offer their advice

Acquisition

A one-stop shop

GSA considers offering a new convenience service for agencies

Digital Government

Israel uses hands-on approach for trusted travelers

Biometrics-based system offers lessons for security officials

Digital Government

Hong Kong airport tunes

$50 million auto ID project to improve baggage handling and security

People

City adds wireless mesh for public safety

Providence, R.I., will offer its public safety agencies 100 times more capacity for mobile data communications.

Digital Government

MPC looks to boost biz

Recent acquisition by the much smaller Hyper Space Communications gives the previously private MPC immediate access to new financial resources.

Digital Government

San Francisco launches affordable wireless initiative

The citywide network is also aimed at providing connectivity for city employees and the police and fire departments.

Digital Government

Wyoming builds statewide education data system

The proposed system is based on recently developed specifications for sharing school data.