DHS seeks contractor for biosurveillance program
The Homeland Security Department is advertising for a contractor that can provide a regular data feed on bioterrorism events and emerging disease outbreaks such as swine flu.
Verisign to support HHS health network
The Health and Human Services Department announced it is preparing to award a sole-source contract to Verisign for managed public-key infrastructure services and digital certificates on the Nationwide Health Information Network.
Vangent hires former Medicare administrator as senior VP
Vangent hires the former administrator of Centers for Medicare and Medicated Services to its health care business.
General Dynamics unit reaps USDA food safety contract
General Dynamics Corp. will provide information technology services to the Agriculture Department under a five-year contract valued at $47 million.
CACI to support DOD disaster management efforts
CACI International will continue to provide management support and other services to the Defense Department’s Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance under a five-year, $47 million contract.
SRA works with new Texas institute to curb cancer
SRA International is providing management and information technology services to the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas under a five-year, $16.2 million contract.
Four capture $800M HHS IT contract
HHS awarded a major IT services contract valued at up to $800 million over seven years.
SSA testing Microsoft HealthVault
SSA has made an agreement with Microsoft HealthVault to link to patient medical data to improve the determinations of disability.
Health IT group to offer security certification to vendors
The Health Information Trust Alliance will certify security products against its Common Security Framework as the government moves to establish an infrastructure, national standards and privacy requirements for the handling of electronic health care records.
IBM's Altman faces changed government market
IBM Corp.'s Anne Altman looks for opportunities to help public-sector customers weather the financial meltdown.
State CIOs want bigger role in health IT opportunity
State CIOs can play a critical role in deployment of health IT, according to a new report.
Feds OK $1.2B for health IT initiatives
Federal health officials are distributing $1.2 billion in economic stimulus law funding to state agencies and nonprofits to advance adoption of health information technology.
New IBM unit will extend public-sector solutions
IBM Corp. is expanding its public-sector offerings to focus on analytic solutions to federal, state and local government organizations, as well as health care and education.
PSI team provides testing support to VA
Planned Systems International Inc. will provide testing support to the Veterans Affairs Department under a five-year award that could be worth almost $70 million if all options are exercised.
RFPs in the works for health exchange networks
The SSA is on track to award $24 million in contracts to help health care providers link to the Nationwide Health Information Network.
A health care warrior armed with IT
Kristine Beck of Vangent keeps her focus on the health care needs of the military.
CDC hammers out new source selection rules
The Centers for Disease Control is inviting prospective vendors to participate in an advisory process before publishing a solicitation for a major information technology contract, anticipated in September.
DOD names three Tricare contract winners
Three national health care providers have been named to provide managed health care support for the Defense Department’s Tricare program. They are: TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp., of Phoenix; Aetna Government Health Plans, of Hartford, Conn.; and United Health Military and Veterans Services, of Minnetonka, Minn.
Federal contractors need the right stuff for success
Federal contractors must have strong attributes and depth to succeed amid slowing discretionary federal spending.
Northrop promotes health exec
Northrop Grumman promotes George Peach Taylor Jr. as first chief medical officer.
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