HHS lays out a plan to have e-health records on the table by next June
Health and Human Services secretary Mike Leavitt and national health IT coordinator David Brailer have spent a lot of time talking about what health IT systems could do for medicine. Recently, they got a glimpse of what it can look like.
GAO again sides with rec-site losing bidder
The Government Accountability Office for the second time has ruled in favor of Spherix Inc. of Beltsville, Md., in the vendor's protest of the Agriculture Department's award of its $97 million recreation information and reservation service contract to ReserveAmerica of Ballston Spa, N.Y.
Treasury's TCE reopens for further bids
The Treasury Department has reopened its controversial network and telecommunications contract to new offers from the original bidders.
NIST sets up repository for health IT info
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, along with standards development groups and others, is working on a Web-based repository of health IT standards information.
House unanimously votes for budget authority for VA CIO
The House has unanimously approved HR 4061, the Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Management Improvement Act, giving the CIO of the Veterans Affairs Department authority over IT budgets, personnel and assets.
FDA requires standardized e-labels from drug makers
The Food and Drug Administration is now requiring pharmaceutical manufacturers to submit prescription drug label information to the agency in a new, electronic format.
HHS finalizes e-prescribing standards for Medicare drug plan
The Health and Human Services Department has announced the approval of a final rule to adopt foundation standards for the electronic prescribing of drugs under the new Medicare Part D plan.
Bush sets strategy for dealing with flu pandemic
President Bush today announced a $7.1 billion national strategy to prepare for a flu pandemic and, if it becomes a threat, how to respond to and contain it.
Senate approves Labor, HHS spending bill
The Senate approved the $145.7 billion spending bill for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies last week.
House, Senate conferees agree on 2006 spending for USDA
Conferees agreed late last week on $17.1 billion in fiscal 2006 spending for the Department of Agriculture outlined in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies spending bill.
Health IT panel urges patient e-authentication standards
The government should develop a nationwide patient authentication standard that protects patient information, and provide financial incentives to providers to foster the adoption of health IT, according to the Commission on Systemic Interoperability.
IRS improves taxpayer protections for Free File services
The IRS and the Free File Alliance have agreed to extend their partnership for free tax services and electronic filing to a growing number of taxpayers and provide new consumer protections.
GAO again rules in favor of reservation contract protester
The Government Accounting Office for the second time has ruled in favor of Spherix Inc. in the vendor's protest of the Agriculture Department's award of its $97 million recreation information and reservation service contract to ReserveAmerica.
Social Security e-claims system still has issues: GAO
The Social Security Administration has met its schedule to implement an electronic disability claim processing system, but the agency still needs to improve it and resolve some operational issues, according to the Government Accountability Office.
Treasury reopens TCE contract to new bids
The Treasury Department has reopened its controversial network and telecommunications contract to new offers from the original bidders. AT&T Corp. won the initial 10-year, $1 billion award in December 2004.
Senate passes multidepartment spending bill
Senators last week passed an appropriations bill that would authorize $52.8 million for the governmentwide management of property assets, including IT services, and grant $5 million for electronic government initiatives.
NIST develops health IT standards repository
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, along with standards development groups and others, is developing a Web-based repository of health IT standards information.
IRS will validate contractors' taxpayer ID numbers for FAR
IRS will automatically validate vendors' taxpayer identification numbers as part of Central Contractor Registration, a change in the Federal Acquisition Regulation proposed by the Civilian Agency Acquisition and the Defense Acquisition Regulations councils.
House bill gives VA's CIO power over IT budget
The chairman and the ranking Democrat of the House Veterans Affairs Committee last week introduced legislation that would give the Veterans Affairs Department's CIO authority over VA's IT budget, personnel and assets.
Getting a grip on internal controls
Internal controls are fundamentals of accounting, but that doesn't make it easy for agencies to implement them under Circular A-123.
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