Homeland Security

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DHS Seeks e-Records Vendor

John Pulley | NextGov.com | April 18, 2011

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security plans to award a contract in September for an electronic health record system to manage health care for detained foreign nationals, including undocumented immigrants, Government Health IT reports. Read More »

Homeland Security & VistA 'Open' EHR Opportunity

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to purchase a commercial electronic health record (EHR) system to support medical care and public health services for detainees of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The system will be deployed at 22 locations across the country. Read More »

Officials Encourage Agencies to Look Far and Wide for Innovation

Caitlin Fairchild | NextGov.com | October 12, 2011

There are hidden pockets of innovation nationwide and the federal government must tap into them, federal Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra told an audience of agency managers at a Washington conference Tuesday. Read More »

President Obama Takes Action On Vets’ Mental Health

Lawrence Downes | New York Times | August 31, 2012

Today President Obama signed an executive order to improve mental-health care for service members and veterans, who are killing themselves at alarming and baffling rates. The order affects the Departments of Veterans Affairs, Defense, Health and Human Services, Education and Homeland Security... Read More »