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July 2008

July 31, 2008
House approves slew of homeland security measures

Also in the news: NSF antes up for Internet makeover
DHS official defends HSIN Next Gen
FEMA close to adopting standard for emergency alerts
Study: IT research program deserves more resources
Also in the news: TSA HR contract under protest
Also in the news: Census needs $3B to cover 2010 count
GAO: VA’s HealtheVet needs plans

July 30, 2008
DOD maps out plans for improving data

DOD adopts new policy on third-party PKIs
House votes to kill restrictions on DHS grants
IRS called lax on payroll tax cheaters
Committee approves Williams nomination
FCW Insider: Where OMB's Shea is heading
Senate Republicans talk Medicare anti-fraud fixes
GAO: DOD's modernization needs improvement
Also in the news: House bill would allow GAO to sue for records
Also in the news: UC-Berkeley, Stanford punt on federal research

July 29, 2008
FCW Insider: Robert Shea to leave OMB

ACLU: fusion centers need more oversight
Waxman calls for Scott Bloch's resignation
Grassley plans hold on Williams nomination
Agencies doing well with telecom transition
FDA, Military Health System tighten data sharing pact
NASA images, video available online
Also in the news: McCain makes effort on IT
Agencies encrypt less than third of laptops
Also in the news: DOD taps IT experts at Google, UPS, others

July 28, 2008
CIO Council to deal with Web 2.0 security

Auditors criticize DHS' financial management IT
Also in the news: DOD keeps retirees busy
IG: DHS has problems with top secret data

July 25, 2008
Pay for performance helps agencies win new talent

Privacy Act II
Senate panel set to vote on Williams this week
Poised to lead GSA, Williams answers Congress
Law gives new access, protection to VoIP
GAO: State's passport strategy needs work
Democrats ask DHS to halt work on network
GAO: Agencies should better use results data

July 24, 2008
Waxman questions need for Schedules panel

Clarifications sought on data mining
DHS seen needing strategic plan
OMB, FSIO publish financial standards
VA teams with jobs Web site
CIO Council looks to IPv6's future
Also in the news: An Army blogger silenced
Also in the news: A pay cut for Ca. state workers?
Williams to follow Meagher at Interior
Rules on personal conflicts considered

July 23, 2008
HIPAA audits drive business for privacy software firm

Military Health System seeks options for AHLTA
House committee approves major health IT bill
Spending bill targets passport data security
Execs rewarded under pay for performance
GAO: Information sharing lacks definition
New administration won't weaken info sharing
Louisiana gets a new CIO
OMB's high-risk list drops slightly
NARA joins World Digital Library project
GAO: States need more fed help preparing for pandemics

July 22, 2008
Louisiana law sets up health care transparency site

Hawley: Secure Flight set to take off
Bill would create nanotech clearinghouse
Denett: Agencies can compete more contracts
GAO says pre-award audits protect prices
Leaders say TWIC testing should be free
SSA launches online retirement estimator

July 21, 2008
HealthMap taps Internet for public health ‘situational awareness’

Law will boost e-prescribing, HHS secretary says
DHS seeks cybersecurity capability info
IG: Disability claims caught between DOD, VA
Field named deputy OFPP administrator
Group honors GSA's IG, other whistleblowers
HUBZone revelations no surprise, experts say
DISA expands cloud services
Politics and bureaucracy hinder program performance
House defeats paper ballot funding
The FCW Exit Interview: Robert Burton

July 18, 2008
HIPAA privacy and security violations cost Seattle company $100,000

OMB claims progress on HSPD-12
DOD is rechecking some purchases
GSA to add TIC to Networx contracts
Survey: Program managers need more support
Services council objects to conflict rules

July 17, 2008
Nebraska, Idaho HIEs pick health record-sharing system

Officials: HUBZone program is open to fraud
Privacy central to new FISMA guidance

July 16, 2008
Committees want reports on contractors

OMB to release performance evaluations
Power grid overseer steps up cybersecurity
Council criticizes pass-through rule
Bill to fund back-up paper ballots fails
Springer will leave OPM

July 15, 2008
GAO: FBI needs to refine cost controls for Sentinel

Senate committee approves Coast Guard spending bill
Bill would require more privacy officers

July 14, 2008
Vermont trust fund aims at physicians' EHR adoption

Navy opens contract to small firms
Agencies progress on human resources LOB
DISA debuts self-service computing

July 11, 2008
Senate: DHS must sort workforce mix

House passes e-records bill
Networx key to security initiative
Competitive sourcing gets a new name
FDA tests electronic submissions from firms
GSA: Watch late-year spending
Former Interior CIO Tipton to lead (ISC)2

July 10, 2008
Medicare bill rewards providers for e-prescribing

New York state considers accrediting RHIOs
OMB: Agencies must shed more gateways
DHS' blended workforce worries senators
E-records preservation bill passes House

July 9, 2008
Battlefield medics use medical reference databases

Lockheed continues tech advances for Army Battle Command System
Lawmaker: Improve emergency systems
GAO: Treasury should push e-benefits
Interior faulted on small-business contracts

July 8, 2008
E-records reform bill faces resistance

EPA wants controls on sole-source contracts
Advocate pushes IRS to confront identity theft

July 7, 2008
Military medical intelligence center gets a new name

Voters visit Obama, McCain sites to research key issues
Agencies choose vendors for financial systems
Report: States should prioritize e-records

July 3, 2008
Calif. health district deal would eliminate faxes

Outgoing IAC Chairman Puvvada reviews his tenure
Commerce delayed new contracting policies
GAO: Feds need more financial transparency

July 2, 2008
Process for standing up the AHIC successor becomes clearer

DHS financial systems' security questioned
IG criticizes VA use of Gartner's Magic Quadrant
Input: Candidates share some priorities
Skinner: TSA cut corners on sole-source awards
DHS passes $1B spending mark on SBI

July 1, 2008
One nationwide network will support e-prescribing

Lawmakers want more spending data online
DHS gets recommendations for transition
New standards for background investigations
OMB: Agencies met IPv6 deadline

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New bailout plans for archivists
Updated DOD records standard gets governmentwide nod as possible solution to a growing problem.

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Feds take counterterrorism local
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