People
New health IT coordinator will act fast on stimulus
Congress wants a health IT operations plan by May 15 before it releases stimulus funding, a senior official from the coordinator’s office said.
People
VA management changes pay off
The Veterans Affairs department gave its CIO more power and centralized authority to improve its track record with IT projects.
Modernization
New performance self-assessment tool launched
The developers say the application calculates a federal employee’s strengths, weaknesses and potential for a pay raise in an annual evaluation.
Cybersecurity
CIOs urge more telework programs
Officials also say managers need different skills to supervise employees who work at remote locations.
Modernization
OMB: Agencies must pay to upgrade Grants.gov
Grant-making agencies must cover the costs to strengthen the governmentwide grants portal to accommodate the crush of stimulus funds applications.
Cybersecurity
VA, DOD to create lifetime e-record
President Barack Obama said VA and DOD are moving toward a single, lifetime electronic health record for active-duty service members and veterans.
People
Obama creates health reform office
White House health reform office would provide leadership to form policies and priorities for federal efforts to improve access and quality of health care.
People
House chairmen want to stop performance pay
Senior Democrats urge OMB to review how to improve federal performance management following the freeze of DOD’s pay-for-performance system.
Modernization
HHS makes software available for health IT network
The department said it wants to encourage health organizations to connect to the nationwide health information network by using the open-source software.
Cybersecurity
IRS slow on security settings, IG says
The tax agency also was late to establish a project management team for FDCC, which did not follow best practices, auditors have said.
People
GAO appoints HIT committee members
The Government Accountability Office has named 13 members to the Health Information Technology Policy Committee, an advisory body established by the economic stimulus law.
People
Baker to focus on results as VA's CIO
The former Commerce Department chief information officer also was a technology adviser on Obama's transition team.
People
Senate confirms Berry as OPM chief
The former head of the National Zoo said he wants to make the federal government a model employer.
Digital Government
Stimulus money heightens urgency for health IT guidance
HHS and the health IT coordinator must ramp up standards work to meet stimulus deadlines.
People
GAO names Health IT panel members
The HHS secretary and congressional leadership would name seven more members to a panel that will advise on policy for a nationwide health IT infrastructure.
People
Senate confirms Mills to head SBA
Karen Mills would help put SBA back on track to carry out its lending, technical assistance and entrepreneurship programs, a senator said.
People
Fed officials see uncertain future for NSPS
DOD must ensure fairness for employees who are covered by the pay and performance management system with safeguards and standard business rules, GAO said.
People
Obama names Baker to be VA's CIO
Roger Baker was a technology adviser to Obama's presidential transition team and a Commerce Department CIO during the Clinton administration.
Modernization
Treasury launches FinancialStability.gov
The site helps users understand the financial system's problems and track the administration’s efforts to fix them.
People
Bill would simplify federal hiring process
Sens. Akaka and Voinovich have introduced legislation to streamline federal hiring processes and make the government an employer of choice.
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