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Feds Offer $235 Million For Health IT Leadership

December 2, 2009
A new grant program will help leading communities advance and track their use of health IT to improve quality of care and become role models to other communities.

Full Nelson: Video: San Francisco Goes Open, Transparent

November 23, 2009
An interview with the city's mayor and IT principals about DataSF.org and its groundbreaking applications

FCC Speeds Cell Tower Reviews

November 19, 2009
The "shot clock" rule will set a limit on how long local governments can review applications for new cellular towers.

Interop: New York Tests Xbox-Based Alert System

November 19, 2009
State officials eye video game networks as a means to send emergency warnings to younger residents.

Texas' Data Center Consolidation Project Under Scrutiny

November 16, 2009
A commissioned report finds a range of problems with a seven-year, $863 million outsourcing contract with IBM.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Data Breach Investigated

November 16, 2009
Connecticut's attorney general is looking for tougher protection for healthcare providers after records, which could be useful to identity thieves, were lost.

Data-Driven Crime Fighting

November 13, 2009
Law enforcement agencies adopt new tools in an effort to be more proactive in getting resources where they're most needed.

eReferral System Boosts Medical Center Bookings

November 5, 2009
A portal-based referral system from Carefx and a clinical information exchange from GE Healthcare increase appointments and reduce patient no-shows.

Intel Hit With Antitrust Suit In NY

November 4, 2009
The New York attorney general claims the chipmaker used bribery and coercion to prevent computer makers from using rival products.

Microsoft Drops Prices Of Cloud Apps

November 3, 2009
Exchange Online's monthly price drops from $10 to $5, and storage increases to 25 Gbytes, matching Google Gmail.

IBM Targets Smart Cities, Government Services

October 30, 2009
A new government framework is aimed at tax and revenue management, safety, social services, transportation, and urban infrastructures.

NSA To Build $1.5 Billion Cybersecurity Data Center

October 29, 2009
The massive complex, comprising up to 1.5 million square feet of building space, will provide intelligence and warnings related to cybersecurity threats across government.

$100 Million Healthcare Cost Database Announced

October 28, 2009
Built with settlement money from health insurance companies, it will help drive down medical costs, says New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.

MedPlus Tapped For Health Information Exchange

October 27, 2009
New Mexico will work with technology partner MedPlus to build an electronic infrastructure connecting the state's healthcare providers.

President Obama Details Smart Grid Funding

October 27, 2009
The government plans to spend $3.4 billion in federal stimulus funds to upgrade the nation's power grid. R&D efforts are already underway at some leading tech vendors.

Indiana Cancels $1.3 Billion IBM Contract

October 19, 2009
The state cut IBM loose, saying the company failed to deliver on a multi-year welfare modernization effort.

Lost USB Device Forces Virginia Into Damage Control, Again

October 15, 2009
A flash drive with more than 100,000 personal records has been misplaced by a researcher, while a new report finds widespread problems with the state's IT outsourcing deal.

October 8, 2009
Despite thousands of data sources for geographic information systems, there's no universal standard or widespread, non-proprietary way to federate that data. It doesn't have to be this way.

FCC Chair Cites 'Spectrum Crisis'

October 8, 2009

Meg Whitman Announces Gubernatorial Run

September 23, 2009
The former eBay CEO, a California Republican, vows to create private sector jobs and cut state payrolls.

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