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From Nextgov.com: HHS head calls for voluntary e-health privacy guidelines (12/15/08) Leavitt says government mandates for guarding private medical information in personal electronic records could stymie the adoption of e-health record systems nationwide. From Nextgov.com: Agency to assess value of electronic health networks (12/02/08) Researchers will canvass Colorado providers to find out if they've found an online information exchange useful . Agencies end fiscal 2008 with higher management marks (11/03/08) Scores improve in making services more efficient and measuring program performance. IG community honors auditors and investigators (10/22/08) Agriculture, Defense departments among top award winners. HHS limits anthrax vaccine legal liability (10/20/08) Government and industry officials involved in the manufacture and distribution of vaccine would be protected from lawsuits. FDA to open international offices (10/16/08) Agency will have a presence in China, India, Europe and Latin America before the end of 2008.
FEMA still overseeing search and rescue in Texas, Louisiana (09/15/08) Multiple agencies have conducted more than 2,500 missions to help Gulf Coast residents hit by Hurricane Ike. Agencies get ready for massive Gulf Coast storm (08/28/08) Hurricane Gustav could make landfall days after the third anniversary of Katrina, which caught the government off-guard. Top IT cops say lack of authority, resources undermine security (08/11/08) Chief information security officers would like to serve and protect computers, but without the authority, budget and time, federal systems remain open to attack. Lawmaker cries foul over government-sponsored travel to global conference (08/06/08) Agencies are spending nearly $500,000 to send federal employees to an annual international conference on HIV/AIDS, report says. Procurement leaders go back to basics as administration winds down (07/24/08) The presidential transition is looming, but chief acquisition officers still have plenty left to accomplish. Report: Progress mixed on tracking IT equipment (07/22/08) Agencies are taking a proactive approach to IT asset management, but lack proper funding. From Nextgov.com: HHS to pay doctors to use prescription systems (07/21/08) Financial incentives aimed at adding to the 10 percent of clinicians who now use an e-prescribing system. CDC's human capital plan overlooks contractors, GAO says (07/03/08) Agency told to include a growing outside workforce in strategy for globalized mission. House passes GAO pay bill, minus investigative provisions (06/10/08) Measure would restore pay increases to hundreds of agency employees who have said they were wrongly denied raises in 2006 and 2007. House chairman blasts VA move to set up panel on soldier suicides (05/23/08) Rep. Bob Filner, D-Calif., instead calls for "immediate action" to provide mental health evaluations for discharged service members.
Management score card showing more top grades (05/12/08) Half of agencies' ratings are green on latest traffic light-style assessment. House measure gives GAO powers, awards back wages (05/02/08) Bill also includes adjustments inserted by lawmakers unhappy with recent changes to the agency's pay system. Agencies plan to increase spending on telework technologies, study says (04/25/08) With bigger budgets, advocacy group advises IT managers to track return on investments. HHS agrees to include union members in bonuses (04/01/08) National Treasury Employees Union still negotiating other contract issues with department.
