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$1 billion flowing for health IT
The Obama administration is dedicating $1 billion for health IT projects, developing the networks to use them and training workers in how to do it. The grants were announced last week by Health and
Recovery Act contracting data posted online
President Obama's promise for an open and of transparent government will get a true test today when his administration uses the Internet to post information on the contracts approved by federal
Q&A: On the job with IT strategist Alan Balutis
Alan Balutis is a Distinguished Fellow and Senior Director, North American Public Sector for Cisco Systems' Business Solutions Group, the firm's global strategy and consulting arm. Previously, he
Obama moves swiftly on IT
President Obama's first 100 days will be up at the end of this month. And no one will question that he's been busy. He's tackled the economy and foreign policy, rescinded a number of Bush executive
Is your agency a winner in the stimulus package?
Now that the $787 billion stimulus package has been signed into law, plenty of government agencies stand to win a huge amount of work and oversight responsibilities in distributing massive amounts of
Building the broadband highway
The fight over broadband money in the stimulus package has just begun. We report in today's issue about some of the debate over how the $7 billion allocated for broadband should be spent. Some
The watchdog over stimulus money
Someone has to be in charge of policing the spending of $787 billion stimulus package, and that person is Earl E. Devaney, the inspector general for the Interior Department. He's been given this
Farm Service needs money to modernize IT
In today's world, where dollars are being thrown by the billions (and, for that matter, the trillions), it's pretty unusual to hear about an award of money in the stimulus package that is only in the
A good time to be in the government market
The government' s IT business is looking good, really good, especially in this economic downturn, Microsoft officials said Wednesday. While the stimulus package includes few direct items specifically
Federal managers are keeping an eye on stimulus money
The $787 billion stimulus package to be signed into law today by President Obama contains billions for federal agencies to help restart the economy. And federal agencies must do more than take the
