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Obama names science and technology team (12/22/08) President-elect says he will promote "free and open inquiry" and listen to his advisers, even when they are presenting "inconvenient" findings. House Democrats may prepare omnibus bill for January (11/18/08) Goal is to have the nine remaining fiscal 2009 bills ready for Obama to sign shortly after he is inaugurated. NIH director to step down (09/24/08) Elias Zerhouni has served in the position since 2002. House Judiciary chairman slams Appropriations panel over jurisdiction (09/12/08) Spat concerns an NIH mandate requiring federally supported scientists to submit their research manuscripts for free access on the Internet. 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. Report: Progress mixed on tracking IT equipment (07/22/08) Agencies are taking a proactive approach to IT asset management, but lack proper funding. Senate panel to vote on three spending bills this week (07/14/08) The full committee so far has approved six of the 12 appropriations bills. House supplemental bill praised for including extra research and science funds (06/23/08) A Senate vote on the House version is possible this week, and President Bush has indicated that he will probably sign it. Service to America Medals finalists unveiled (06/18/08) Nominees recognized for their work in science, technology and human rights issues. HHS awards network contract to share medical records (03/25/08) Harris Corp. plans to reuse technology to build an information gateway that ultimately will open to private health care providers. NIH told patients about security breach weeks after incident (03/24/08) Stolen laptop contained personal information of 2,500 patients enrolled in a study. Software allows agencies to model disease, disaster response (03/20/08) New computer model creating "synthetic" United States enables tests of various strategies. Analysts urge fine-tuning of performance measurement systems (03/19/08) Effort to link results to budget decisions questioned. NIH director steers agency through tough times (03/18/08) Elias Zerhouni has used charm and deft political maneuvering to win and keep the support of Washington, industry and outside groups as he tries to rejuvenate the agency. Budget breakdown: How agencies, programs fared (02/05/08) Winners and losers in President Bush's fiscal 2009 budget proposal.
Genome project to require Google-like computing power (01/24/08) Just announced project to map 1,000 individual genome sequences will rely on algorithms and computational models to reduce requirements. Pentagon takes another hit for interagency contracting practices (01/09/08) Defense inspector general reports that contracts arranged though Veterans Affairs failed to follow proper regulations. House sends omnibus to Bush, likely concluding standoff (12/20/07) The clincher was approval of $70 billion to continue the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. GAO validates use of no-cost contract (12/04/07) Maryland contractor offered federal agencies free event planning services in exchange for ability to collect registration, sponsorship fees.
