The Defense Information Systems Agency recently had some senior leadership changes. Army Lt. Gen. Carroll F. Pollett, the director of the DISA, announced three senior leadership moves. Paige Atkins, who serves as the director of Defense Spectrum Organization, will become the director of the Strategic Planning and Information Directorate. She will take this new post [...]
When it comes to building a nationwide health IT network, there is no “one size fits all” solution, said Dr. David Blumenthal, national coordinator for health IT. The Nationwide Health Information Network is not a network in a literal sense but more of a set of standards, services and policies enabling the Internet to be [...]
One billion dollars of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds were awarded to NIH on May 14. This funding will go toward building or improving biomedical research facilities across the country. “These Recovery Act dollars will provide state-of-the-art facilities for hundreds of researchers to conduct cutting-edge science with the latest technologies. At the same time, [...]
With the increasing work as part of multinational coalitions, U.S forces are part of a cultural shift toward more information sharing and closer collaboration with allied troops, said military leaders gathered Friday for a conference on joint warfighting. Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis, commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command, which co-hosted the 2010 Joint [...]
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will continue to fund more airport security measures. On Friday, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced that 28 more advanced imaging technology systems will be added to U.S. airports. “Through the Recovery Act, we are able to continue our accelerated deployment of enhanced technology as part of [...]
Christopher T. Kelsall supports the Department of the Navy CIO IT Workforce Team. We had the opportunity to learn about his role specifically, some implications of the new social media policy, and some of his current priorities and challenges. ExecutiveGov: Could you explain your role in supporting the Department of Navy CIO IT workforce team? Can [...]
The U.S. Air Force is looking to align its work with “a new National Security Strategy, the Department of Defense Quadrennial Defense Review, and strategic reviews of the Nation’s space, nuclear and ballistic missile defense postures,” according to testimony presented to the Senate Committee on Appropriations. During a hearing earlier this week, Michael B. Donley, [...]
The FBI has named Joseph M. Demarest, Jr. assistant director of its International Operations Division, with duties that include leading the agency’s international and overseas law enforcement and liaison efforts. “In his new role, Joe will be responsible for more than 600 FBI employees here at FBI headquarters and across the globe in our legal [...]
President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into a law on March 23. The law plans to expand health care coverage to 31 million currently uninsured Americans. According to the Open Congress Web site, the estimated cost of the law is $848 billion over 10 years. However, it should be fully [...]
Department of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates’ call last week for more efficiency and less waste is starting at the top, with Pentagon officials being told they will set an example for the rest of the department, the secretary’s top policy adviser said yesterday. “We have been put on notice; we are going to start [...]