House committee takes ax to VA's IT budget increases
Appropriators cut $383 million from the Veterans Affairs Department's fiscal 2006 IT budget request.
House committee trims DOD IT budget
The House Armed Services Committee today approved a cut of $253 million from the Defense Department's $30 billion fiscal 2006 IT budget request.
Transportation plan targets rail safety
The Transportation Department has unveiled a national plan to improve railroad safety by deploying new technologies.
HHS posts health IT contract plans
The Health and Human Services Department has released presolicitation notices for the development of a nationwide health information network architecture and a process for interoperability of electronic health records.
PTO listens to appeals from cyberhearing room
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has launched an electronic capability for hearing patent and trademark appeals from remote locations.
House committee likely to cut HealtheVet funds
A House Appropriations panel has stripped funding for VA's new hospital computing system because the agency provided no details about how it would spend the money.
HHS provides $1.3b in state bioterror funds
The Health and Human Services Department has made available $1.3 billion to states and large metropolitan areas to strengthen their ability to respond to emergencies.
HHS, Congress begin push for health care IT
The Health and Human Services Department and House and Senate lawmakers last week kicked off campaigns to press for adoption of health care IT.
IRS announces Lambert's appointment as CFO
The IRS has appointed Janice Lambert as chief financial officer, making her responsible for the agency's $10 billion annual operating budget.
New office will try to keep IRS project specs in line
Before the IRS' new taxpayer database finally saw the light of day last year, it had to be cured of an extreme case of scope creep.
USDA issues draft plan for animal IDs
The Agriculture Department has released a draft plan for tracking animal movements to speed its response to potential outbreaks such as mad-cow disease.
Treasury IG gets on IRS' business cases
IRS officials should not rely on the data in some of their recent business cases to manage and fund IT projects, inspector general auditors have found.
Congress seeks to jump-start health IT
A bipartisan group of House members today initiated a one-two punch to advance adoption of health IT. A high-profile Senate bill will follow the House legislation.
Kennedy, Murphy to introduce health IT bill
Reps. Tim Murphy (R-Pa.) and Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) plan to introduce legislation accelerating the adoption of IT to improve the safety, efficiency and coordination of health care.
Agriculture unveils draft for animal ID system
The Agriculture Department released a draft plan for tracking animal movements, as part of an effort to speed its response to potential disease outbreaks.
Massive collaboration needed for health care IT interoperability
HHS wants states to determine privacy and security problems that could impede interoperability as they digitize health care information.
IRS needs to improve business cases, IG says
IRS officials should not rely on the data in some of their recentbusiness cases to manage and fund IT projects, inspector generalauditors have found.
Labor, State and Energy reach majority green status
The Labor and State departments led all agencies on the latest President's Management Agenda scores released today, each earning four green status scores and five green progress scores. Energy followed on their heels.
HUD chooses first chief information security officer
The Housing and Urban Development Department has named Pat Howard as its first chief information security officer.
Indian Health Service to share e-health system with NASA
The Indian Health Service will share its electronic health record and patient management system with NASA.
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