VA to update health care architecture
Veterans Affairs has put out a draft RFP to modernize the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture.
VA to let vets personalize health records online
The department will launch the first features of a personal health record on its My HeatheVet Web site on Veterans Day.
Agriculture tests correspondence management software
The Agriculture Department has begun testing an enterprise correspondence management application to organize executive letters, memos and reports.
VA unveils secure veterans' ID card
The Veterans Affairs Department is launching a new identification card for veterans using VA services that will safeguard confidential information.
CMS awards Medicare support enhancements contracts
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has awarded contracts totaling more than $100 million to develop program enhancements for Medicare systems.
Agriculture awards animal transport tracking system
The Agriculture Department awarded a task order to provide IT support a system to enhance food safety and protect against terrorism.
HHS starts A-76 competition
Health and Human Services will review whether to outsource IT and help desk support for human resources systems that is now handled by 75 federal employees.
NIH taps Northrop Grumman for bioinformatics integration support
The National Institutes of Health awarded a contract to develop a database and Web portal to centralize and integrate immunology data.
Grants.gov marks first anniversary
Grants.gov, the single Web site unifying federal grants, completed its first year as one of the more successful of 25 Quicksilver e-government projects.
VA goes departmentwide with security tool
The Veterans Affairs Department has hired the Harris Corp. of Melbourne, Fla., to provide network security departmentwide.
Agriculture plowing through security C&A
The Agriculture Department has awarded two contracts for security certification and accreditation for two of its agencies.
FDA plans system for standardized drug labeling
The Food and Drug Administration has an RFI on the street to find out about hardware and software for developing systems to process drug label information electronically.
Government kicks off effort to modernize Medicare data centers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is seeking advice on modernizing its data centers to handle an expected onslaught of Medicare claims within the next 10 years.
Transportation must improve systems security reviews, IG says
The Transportation Department needs to do a better job assessing systems for security weaknesses, according to a new report from the DOT inspector general.
Maine's move to online services picks up speed'and users
Many states have put services for citizens and businesses online. What sets the efforts of Maine apart is how extensively users have adopted them.
IRS says modernization projects are on a roll
IRS CIO Todd Grams told the IRS Oversight Board the Business Systems Modernization projects are showing steady progress.
NIH commits $80 million to biomedical computing centers
The National Institutes of Health has launched four centers to support a universal computing infrastructure for biomedical research.
FAA tests radar for spotting birds flocking around airports
The small portable radar, with a three-mile range, can track flocks of birds and report hazard conditions for arriving and departing aircraft.
Former IRS official leads new CSC federal practice
Joseph Kehoe, a former commissioner for the tax agency's Small Business and Self-Employed Division, takes over as chief of CSC's new federal consulting practice.
HHS panel promotes e-prescribing standards
The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics has recommended that the Health and Human Services Department recognize the e-prescribing transmission standard widely used by the pharmaceutical industry.<br>
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