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Aliya Sternstein
Senior Correspondent
Aliya Sternstein reports on cybersecurity and homeland security systems for Nextgov. She has covered technology for nine years at such publications as National Journal's TechnologyDaily, Federal Computer Week and Forbes. Before joining Government Executive, she covered agriculture and derivatives trading for Congressional Quarterly. She has been a guest commentator on C-SPAN, WTOP and Federal News Radio. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.
Administration urged to engage public on e-health records
June 23, 2009
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As the Obama administration seeks to determine who uses electronic health records and for what purposes, some health information technology specialists say it is critical that the public provide feedback on the issue. They note it could dictate how billions of economic stimulus dollars are spent. The 2009 American Recovery ...
Latest OMB stimulus reporting rules don't require public raw data
June 23, 2009
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When the Office of Management and Budget released guidance on Monday for how fund recipients should report stimulus spending, absent was a requirement to make raw data public. The White House likely has reduced transparency with this omission, some open government activists say. OMB's policy refined specifications it issued on ...
In health care policy debate, some bypass White House's official site
June 22, 2009
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The debate on health care reform is heating up through informal online channels such as blogs, social networking sites and e-mail campaigns, rendering official White House Web sites created to foster the policy discussions nearly inconsequential, some nongovernmental health specialists say. A concept of a public health insurance plan under ...
From Nextgov.com: In health care policy debate, some bypass White House's official Web site
June 22, 2009 The debate on health care reform is heating up through informal online channels such as blogs, social networking sites and e-mail campaigns, rendering official White House Web sites created to foster the policy discussions nearly inconsequential, some nongovernmental health specialists say. Read the full story on Nextgov.com.
Would-be Recovery.gov designers face moving target
June 19, 2009
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Web-design firms bidding on a contract to revamp the official stimulus-tracking site Recovery.gov face the challenge of building a prototype that must comply with unpredictable content requirements, according to procurement specialists and information access academics. "There is a big question about how the front end of Recovery.gov actually connects to ...
From Nextgov.com: Would-be Recovery.gov designers face moving target
June 19, 2009 Web-design firms bidding on a contract to revamp the official stimulus-tracking site Recovery.gov face the challenge of building a prototype that must comply with unpredictable content requirements, according to procurement specialists and information access academics. Read the full story on Nextgov.com.
Air Force Slow to Process
June 18, 2009
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The Air Force failed to keep track of requests for government records under the Freedom of Information Act, three years after a federal court found a pattern of not processing FOIA requests, according to an agency audit released to the National Security Archive. The archive, a nongovernmental institute that makes ...
Foundation takes Recovery.gov makeover into its own hands
June 17, 2009
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A government transparency group frustrated with what it calls a "crazy" and opaque procurement process for redesigning Recovery.gov has decided to bid on the project itself. The government posted a pre-solicitation notice for the makeover of Recovery.gov on June 11, but has yet to post a formal request for proposals ...
Financial Reform Transparency
June 16, 2009
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The White House on Wednesday released a plan for protecting consumers from deceptive financial practices that calls for greater disclosure, or, "transparency," as President Obama likes to say. The plan aims to increase transparency by requiring that all disclosures and other communications with consumers are clear and conspicuous in identifying ...
Activists call on U.S. to provide unfettered Internet access to Iranian citizens
June 16, 2009
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As violence flares in Tehran over the apparent reelection of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Obama administration should help Iranian citizens obtain unfettered Internet access through distributed networks, some civil liberties activists advised. Iranians outraged over allegations of vote rigging reportedly have been text messaging each other to organize impromptu rallies ...
