The federal government has awarded Anne Arundel County nearly $5 million to finance a program that will give 700 laid-off workers free cybersecurity job training that could help prepare them for cybersecurity careers in both government and industry. Hometown Annapolis reports how the grant will pay for a three-year program called the Pathways to Cybersecurity [...]
Homeless female veterans and veterans with families have good news coming their way: The Department of Labor is granting $5 million to help them find employment. The money will go toward programs in 26 states and the District of Columbia that have job placement services, job training and counseling and supportive services, such as literacy [...]
While the healthcare reform comes with many changes, one of its key advancements that will innovate the way healthcare operates is the implementation of electronic health records. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, signed by President Barack Obama in 2009, is ready to hand out $36 billion in incentive payments to [...]
The Obama administration released yesterday Healthcare.gov, a website designed to show comprehensive list of all available public and private health-insurance plans across the nation. The new tool is part of the Affordable Care Act and, according to the site, is designed to “help you take control of your health care – by putting the power [...]
Those who could not make it to the Gov 2.0 Expo in May will get another chance this fall to gather in the nation’s capital and learn more about the emergence of technological innovation within the government. “This year, Gov 2.0 Summit 2010 brings together critical leaders and decision makers refining the concept of government-as-platform [...]
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski yesterday announced the appointment of Dr. Douglas C. Sicker as chief technologist of the commission. Sicker will work in the Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis and counsel the agency on technological issues. “I am delighted that Dr. Sicker is returning to provide the FCC with his broad [...]