The Health and Human Services Department has awarded PR firm Ketchum Inc. a $26 million contract to create a publicity campaign to educate Americans about the privacy and security of their personal information in or managed by health IT systems, according to Government Health IT. Led by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health [...]

With biometric information taking an increasingly prominent role in national security, the Department of Defense has created the new Biometrics Identity Management Agency, which will lead DoD activities to integrate and synchronize biometrics technologies and capabilities and to manage the DoD’s biometrics database to support the National Security Strategy. According to a 2008 DoD directive, [...]

The Federal Communications Commission will be holding the next Open Internet Workshop on April 28, 2010 in Seattle, Washington. The workshop, “Approaches to Preserving the Open Internet,” will be streamed live for all interested parties on FCC Live on www.openinternet.gov. The goal of the workshop is to “address how the Internet’s openness can best be [...]

In the debate surrounding PCI, it’s worth noting that of 22 contractors audited by GAO, 18 of them already had written policies to prevent personal conflicts of interest within their workforce.  Many contractors model their safeguards on “the financial disclosure process used for DOD employees covered by federal conflict of interest safeguards. For example, the [...]

The Defense Centers of Excellence has a mission of rehabilitating and treating psychological health and traumatic brain injuries “to ensure the Department of Defense meets the needs of the nation’s military communities, warriors and families.” March has been a productive month for DCoE. First of all, March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. Also, DCoE did [...]

After her keynote address at FOSE 2010, Martha Johnson, administrator of the General Services Administration, spoke with reporters on green IT and telework, among other topics. When asked about what kind of internal programs or structures she has to ensure GSA buys green, Johnson said she believes there is no way to green the supply [...]

Campylobacteriosis is an illness related to drinking raw milk. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is currently warning consumers about this illness due to an outbreak in Michigan. There have been at least 12 reported illnesses so far. This illness is linked to unpasteurized milk and leads to diarrhea, fever, vomiting, headache and abdominal pain. [...]

After facing months of obstruction to administration nominees, President Barack Obama last week announced his intent to appoint 15 nominees to fill key positions, including vacancies on the economic teams and on boards that have been left vacant for months. “Most of the men and women whose appointments I am announcing today were approved by [...]

The first START treaty (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) between the U.S. and the USSR was signed on July 31, 1991. This treaty expired this past December and both sides agreed to observe the treaty until a new one was made. A new treaty that expands and renews the old one has been proposed. Today Navy [...]

Featuring 50 of world’s top technology firms, high-profile speakers and panels geared toward a national audience of CXOs, private equity investors and executive entrepreneurs, the first annual Green IT Economic Summit will be held April 22, 2010 at the Ritz Carlton in Tysons Corner, Va. Green IT Economic Summit 2010 showcases the benefits of breakthroughs [...]