PSI attends to overseas military health care system
Planned Systems International Inc. will render information technology services to the Defense Department under a three-year task order with a total value of $8.3 million.
Agencies to spend $15B on health IT by 2014
Federal, state and local governments are projected to spend $15 billion in 2014 for the IT systems that support their public health and health insurance programs.
Top government IT projects honored
Government Computer News names its top projects and executives for its annual GCN Gala.
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.
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.
SSA testing Microsoft HealthVault
SSA has made an agreement with Microsoft HealthVault to link to patient medical data to improve the determinations of disability.
Structure your business to build trust
For HMS Technologies, hard work and a structure that built trust with its partners have fueled its growth.
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.
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.
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.
Kundra to agencies: Get ready for data deluge
Web 2.0 technology will lead to an explosion of new and varied data sent to government, federal CIO Kundra says.
Chopra calls RFP process ineffective for health IT
CTO Aneesh Chopra is seeking to improve innovation in government health IT by seeking new procurement channels to increase input from vendors, according to a research firm.
Health information goes viral
When it comes to getting out health information, speed is critical. New social-networking tools helped the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spread the word about the swine flu.
PSI boosts health care IT for DOD Tricare program
Planned Systems International leads a team that will provide health care technical assistance to the Defense Department under a $5.45 million task order.
Aneesh Chopra moves a step closer to CTO position
Aneesh Chopra is one step closer to becoming the first federal chief technology officer after winning unanimous support from the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.
Health IT alliance to spread stimulus gospel
Allscripts, Microsoft and Cisco are now members of an alliance meeting with doctors on the health IT economic stimulus law provisions.
CSC counts cyber, health, logistics among hot targets
Computer Sciences Corp. celebrates its 50th birthday by identifying the seven markets that it thinks can grow its business.
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