In his sixth State of the Union address, President Bush last night said health IT advancements will help the country reduce healthcare costs and improve patient care.
Here are a few of the buying trends that are having a big impact on the world of federal IT procurement, according to Howard Nevin, vice president for corporate development and technology at Highland Technology Services Inc.
The Homeland Security Department's flagship program for tracking travelers at ports of entry could get an early funding boost from the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Female entrepreneurs looking to start or grow a business now have a new planning tool?MY BIZ for Women, an online resource from the Small Business Administration that provides business information and assistance just for women.
Ever hear the nautical adage, "Red sky by morning, sailor take warning?" By that measure, it is morning in the procurement arena, and the red sky is deepening. It could portend a series of challenges to the procurement progress that's been made over the last decade.
The Homeland Security Department's forlorn IT security came in for another pasting this month from the department's inspector general and from Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security.
Contractors soon may need to change the cost and pricing data they supply on government contracts as a result of several recent proposed and interim rules that would increase certain procurement thresholds.
When Massachusetts CIO Peter Quinn resigned in December, citing political turmoil that threatened to derail the state's adoption of an open-standards format for software, the behind-the-scenes battle between open-standards advocates and proprietary vendors went public.
Rep. Tom Davis reiterated his longstanding support for the creation of a federal chief information officer position during a question-and-answer session with public-sector CIOs at a Microsoft summit this week.
The Homeland Security Department is making slow progress in its efforts to achieve interoperability in first responder communications, Andrew Maner, the department's chief financial officer, said at an academic conference today.
This is the first time the Pentagon has formalized and standardized the levels and types of training required for IA professionals throughout the department.
A separate proceeding before the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will determine whether BlackBerry devices and the wireless network should be shut down.
The pilot contracts are led by Rand Corp. of Santa Monica, Calif.; Brigham and Women's Hospital of Boston; SureScripts; and Achieve Healthcare Technologies in Eden Prairie, Minn.
