States to receive funds for flu response

The president's request for $1.5 billion to deal with the swine flu outbreak includes money to help states respond to the disease, an HHS official said.

General Dynamics unit gets Medicare contract

General Dynamics IT's VIPS unit wins contract from Medicare and Medicaid services center.

Consultancy helps health care agencies with info needs

Customer Value Partners Inc. wants improve the quality of information health care agencies give to the public.

CGI hires former HHS doc as health care strategist

John Loonsk was part of HHS' Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT.

HHS to boost grants for child-support enforcement

The Health and Human Services Department plans to provide $1 billion worth of additional grants to states over a two-year period to support programs that enforce federal child-support mandates.

Obama names national health IT coordinator

Physician David Blumenthal will lead HHS efforts to direct spending of $19.5 billion in economic stimulus funds for health IT to advance implementation of the nationwide health information infrastructure.

Budget gives boost to IT, health care

The Health and Human Services Department would get money to increase techology, research and program integrity under the HHS $76.8 billion request.

Stewart Simonson will lead SRA's government affairs unit

Simonson will be responsible for maintaining effective relationships with the federal government.

Group calls for digital infrastructure stimulus

A $30 billion investment in information technology in a government-led economic stimulus package would create about 949,000 U.S. jobs, according to a new study.

STG International to assist Head Start programs

STG International Inc. has won several contracts totaling $32 million from the Health and Human Services Department to support Head Start programs around the nation.

Vangent to build HHS health care software

Vangent will provide new patient-information software to the Health and Human Services Department under a new contract.