Tech
From Nextgov.com: HHS adopts new rules to coordinate health care technology
Uniform IT standards remove another barrier in creating a national network of electronic health records .
Oversight
Obama's FOIA directive brings praise, bit of skepticism
Memo calls for openness and transparency from federal agencies.
Tech
From Nextgov.com: Online specialists praise, question White House Web site
WhiteHouse.gov has solid content, but online researchers wonder how the Obama administration will manage the flood of public feedback it has invited.
Tech
From Nextgov.com: Defense, VA plan to have interoperable health records by September
The two departments will exchange doctors’ clinical notes in a test environment this June.
Tech
Obama administration launches new White House Web site
Site is launched minutes after new president is inaugurated.
Tech
From Nextgov.com: Reps rip VA over glitch in medical record system
Department IT chiefs say despite error, mistakes at health care facilities are down 86 percent .
Tech
From Nextgov.com: Congress gives electronic health records big boost
House stimulus package includes $20 billion for medical records , while health professionals tout benefits and savings at Senate hearing.
Tech
From Nextgov.com: White House ordered to search employee computers for missing e-mails
Directive, which includes memory sticks, CDs and DVDs, is part of an effort to find messages from a period of more than two years.
Tech
From Nextgov.com: FBI studies biometrics to plan its future research
Report recommends how to improve the technologies the bureau and other agencies use to identify individuals .
Tech
From Nextgov.com: After more than a year, Canon is back on GSA Schedule
After dropping its GSA contract in face of questions about its pricing, the company is back with cheaper products .
Tech
From Nextgov.com: Governments accounted for 1 out of 5 data breaches
Reports show that in 2008 most incidents occurred while data was in transit.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Army announces winners of $497 million biometrics contract
Recipients will collect and store information on enemy combatants, terrorists and other potentially dangerous foreign nationals, in addition to exploring new avenues for the use of biometrics.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: DHS to collect biometric data from green card holders
New rule that expands US VISIT program requires fingerprints and digital photos from noncitizens who are permanent residents .
Tech
From Nextgov.com: SEC mandates open standard for financial records
Requiring public companies to file documents in XBRL could improve oversight of financial markets and change the way stocks are analyzed, investment professionals say.
Tech
From Nextgov.com: GSA announces selections for Alliant Small Business
Seventy-two companies will have a chance to offer IT services ; larger Alliant award still expected in March.
Oversight
Future of Obama's Web communications debated
The Presidential Records Act could cause a shift in the president-elect's online strategy.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Advice for Obama's chief technology officer
Former tech czar Lorentz offers his insights .
Tech
From Nextgov.com: Transition official rejects ties to controversial Hindu group
Sonal Shah says she was unaware of organization’s ties to violence in India.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Defense launches personal health record application test
Soldiers and their families use Google and Microsoft health-records software to manage their medical files online.
Oversight