Social media? Not so fast

If you want to explore the use of a Web 2.0 or a social networking tool, Gregg Bailey recommends that you define a true business case for it.

The emergence of the e-patient

The National Library of Medicine held a conference to highlight how patients are using health IT to help manage their own care.

Federal IT market poised to hit $111.9B by 2015

Input predicts that the federal market for information technology contractors will grow at a faster rate than the overall federal IT budget, hitting $111.9 billion by 2015.

AHRQ awards $44M for health IT support

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality awarded 12 task orders to help support training, Web sites, meetings and knowledge sharing for health IT.

Do we need a "Treaty of the Cloud?"

Brookings speaker raises the question of whether cloud computing needs a treaty to create uniformity across national boundaries?

NIH prepares to fight for contract authority

NIH plans to meet with OFPP about its GWAC authority, but NIH's acquisition director expresses confidence that it will keep its governmentwide contract.

DOD gets authority to limit contract competition

Defense Department officials today adopted a rule that grants DOD authority to limit competition for contracts when buying to support operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Deepwater whistle-blower case moves forward

A federal judge on April 5 allowed part of the Deepwater False Claims act lawsuit to be dismissed but held that the remainder should go forward.

OPM’s latest workplace experiments

OPM’s Results-Only Work Environment is a good example of how to bring management innovation into government, writes blogger Steve Kelman.

DISA, GSA preview $3.5B satellite opportunity

DISA and GSA are moving forward with plans for a $3.5 billion satellite procurement that will guide how the government buys services through 2016.

Stanley wins $126M contract to keep Army equipment at the ready

Stanley Inc. will help the Army manage its equipment inventory under a three-year, $126 million contract.

Former Booz Allen exec to lead Sapient federal business unit

Sapient Government Services, a division of Sapient Corp., has named Teresa Bozzelli to lead its U.S. government business, effective immediately. She replaces Cindi Marsden, who is moving on to pursue other opportunities.

DOD appoints new director for acquisition

Appointment comes in wake of findings by Congressional panel of poor DOD acquisition and procurement practices.

HHS awards $267M for health IT regional centers

The Health and Human Services Department funds centers designed to help doctors and rural hospitals use health IT.

SAIC's support award strengthens EPA information office

Science Applications International Corp. will provide technical services and information technology to the Environmental Protection Agency under a five-year contract that could be worth more than $26 million if all options are exercised.

Is Obama justified in turning up heat on contractors?

Editor Nick Wakeman discusses President Barack Obama’s latest push to make sure contractors disclose Recovery Act work.

14 win a piece of Virginia's new broadband initiative

Virginia awards contract to 14 companies as part of an effort to bring broadband services to the entire state.

Feds, industry to hash out cloud standards at May summit

The Cloud Summit, to be hosted on May 20 by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, will turn attention to creating standards for data interoperability, portability and security.