CMS to update Medicare hospital claims processing system
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to modernize the claims system that contractors use to process and perform payment for hospitals that provide inpatient and outpatient services to Medicare patients.
NIH conducts A-76 review of systems group
The National Institutes of Health has announced a competitive sourcing study to determine whether its systems administration activities should be contracted out instead of remaining inside the government.
SGI debuts acceleration technology
The technology can accelerate speed of applications running on SGI's Itanium 2 servers.
Defense extends Alion management deal for weapons center
The Defense Department's Weapons Systems Information Analysis Center has extended a contract with Alion Science and Technology to manage and operate the center.
NSF creates information protection center
Representatives from the private sector and academic institutions are teaming up to look for short-term solutions to security needs in a new National Science Foundation (NSF)-sponsored center.
FCC proposes telecom help in areas hit by Katrina
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed last week about $211 million to help low-income residents, health care providers and relief agencies, schools and libraries and telecommunications providers in the Hurricane Katrina-affected areas.
NSA awards L-3 Communications secure mobile phone contract
L-3 and General Dynamics are developing an NSA-grade handheld communications device to be used when communications involve classified information.
Packet Rat: The pods get bigger, even as they shrink
After setting up emergency voice over IP networks and other communications gear, the Rat was all too happy to hand off his temporary relief duties in the Gulf Coast region last week and get back home to the network command bunker.
HHS names health IT standards group
The Health and Human Services Department last week named the members of a public-private group that will decide on standards and uses for health IT to enable physicians to exchange medical information.
Commission sets tone for standards work
The new public/private American Health Information Community will not start its standards work from scratch.
NARA: New archive system could change records management
The National Archives and Records Administration believes its Electronic Records Archive system, aside from maintaining and storing government records in formats not yet even available, will revolutionize how NARA and agencies interact with federal records for decades to come.
Tools to solve the puzzle
Repositories, however, won't yield those anticipated benefits unless they are customized for an agency's specific needs.
Focus turns to disaster response
The slow, disorganized response by emergency responders to Hurricane Katrina has prompted IT officials to think more creatively about how to deploy technology.
New IP a go, but no new money
Agencies have until mid-2008 to update their network backbones for IP Version 6 compatibility. But if they were expecting new money to help with the transition, they will be disappointed.
Real-time weather alerts silenced
NWS, WeatherBug and telecommunications company officials have labored to restore communications at stations that transmit weather information.
A PDA in hand ...
Local, state and federal emergency responders in the Gulf Coast are using their own self-contained portable radio units with batteries, satellite phones or communications trailers with an array of devices.
the Pipeline
Ticket to ride. One-stop shopping.
E-gov foundation gives agencies opportunity to do more, Evans says
The way Office of Management and Budget administrator for E-government and IT Karen Evans sees it, agencies now have the foundation to make technology work for them in ways that couldn't have been imagined four years ago.
GSA wants more standardization for procurement
The General Services Administration is the standard bearer for much of the $140 billion civilian agencies spend on products and services each year.
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