Actions the IRS took to shore up its Business Systems Modernization fell short because the tax agency did not create metrics to measure improvements, according to a new inspector general report.
The Government Accountability Office today recommended that the Housing and Urban Affairs Department once again re-open the competiton for the $750 million HITS contract?a contract HUD has twice awarded to EDS Corp.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued two requests for proposals related to modernization of its Medicare infrastructure and services.
Veterans Affairs has put out a draft request for proposals to modernize the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture, known as VistA.
SI International Inc. won a $6.8 million task order from the Agriculture Department to provide IT support for the Veterinary Services Processes Streamlining System, which monitors the movement of animals.
The General Services Administration has issued a request for information on behalf of the Food and Drug Administration about hardware and software for developing systems to process electronically drug label information.
"Increased adoption of information technology will speed the transformation of health care services in this nation," said Secretary Tommy Thompson of the grants awarded by Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to issue a request for proposals in early November to update and maintain its medical claims processing system for Medicare Part B.
A new commission to set a strategy and timeline for implementing health care IT standards is taking shape as President Bush and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist named the initial members of the Commission on Systemic Interoperability group. The group, by November of next year, must recommend standards that will serve as the foundation for establishing a system of universal health records.
Computer Sciences Corp. anticipates that a new financial system it is building for the Internal Revenue Service will be ready for its scheduled October release, despite a warning from the IRS Oversight Board of possible delays.
<font color="CC0000"> (UPDATED) </font color>The Housing and Urban Development Department Friday awarded a contract to EDS Corp. to provide HUD with its information technology infrastructure.
