Information Technology (IT)
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FedPod: IT Update With VA CTO Peter Levin
Department of Veterans Affairs Chief Technology Officer Peter Levin gives a VA IT update and discusses OSEHRA, Blue Button and open source software. Read More »
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Feds To Open Data Access In A Big Way
One aspect of the feds' new Open Data Policy presents both an opportunity and a challenge. It specifically calls for improved interoperability as a way to advance open data implementation. "Right now, standards setting for interoperability seems to be nobody's job -- and the federal government has the opportunity to take the lead here," said Hudson Hollister of the Data Transparency Coalition. Read More »
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FedScoop Guide: FITARA
With sequestration and looming budget cuts, it’s hard to know what the future of federal government IT will look like. To make it a little easier, FedScoop created a quick guide on a piece of legislation that’s getting a lot of attention right now: the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act. Read More »
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Finding The Value In HIE, IT Integration Will Push Adoption: Q&A
“What’s in it for me?” isn’t an unreasonable question when it comes to healthcare information technology. Providers are being asked to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on new IT systems, and finding the business case for these massive investments is crucial to spurring adoption and improving healthcare at its core. Read More »
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For HIX Success, First Fix Government IT And Set Expectations
Health insurance exchanges should strive for several goals to prove their mettle and recover their public perception, according to the founding director of the Massachusetts Health Connector, an exchange that was once a national model and is now struggling to function. Read More »
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ForgeRock Announces New Products That Put Connected Identity At The Centre Of Everything Online
New Additions to ForgeRock Identity Platform Provide Features and Tools to Better Secure Customer Identities and Deliver Personalised Services and Products..
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ForgeRock Spring 2013 Open Identity Stack Enables Easy And Secure App And Access Management
One of the hardest nuts to crack has been for the industry to develop a capability for IT professionals that makes identity authentication easy while at the same time making it more secure... Read More »
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Forrester: $2.1 Trillion will go into IT Spending in 2013; Apps and the U.S. Lead the Charge
Forrester Research has now released its annual look at the state of IT spend globally, and the analysts project that there will be $2.06 trillion invested across software, hardware, and IT services by enterprises and governments in 2013. [...] Read More »
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French Gendarmerie: "Open Source Desktop Lowers TCO By 40%"
Using an open source desktop lowers the total cost of ownership by 40%, in savings on proprietary software licences and by reducing costs on IT management. Using Ubuntu Linux massively reduces the number of local technical interventions, says Major Stéphane Dumond... Read More »
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From The Start, Signs Of Trouble At Health Portal
In March, Henry Chao, the chief digital architect for the Obama administration’s new online insurance marketplace, told industry executives that he was deeply worried about the Web site’s debut. “Let’s just make sure it’s not a third-world experience,” he told them. Read More »
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Future of Info-Exchange Standards Debated
The federal Health IT Standards Committee received an abundance of comments along with a report from a work group reviewing a set of 12 specifications for information sharing to be used in the proposed nationwide health information network, or NwHIN. Dr. Read More »
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GAO Faults Oversight Of IT Investments
Many of the government’s information technology investments lack proper oversight and transparency and end up over budget or behind schedule, according to David Powner of the Government Accountability Office. Read More »
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Gartner Executive Programs Survey of More Than 2,300 CIOs Reveals Many Are Unprepared For Digitalization: The Third Era Of Enterprise IT
Digitalization, the third era of enterprise IT, is beginning, but most CIOs do not feel prepared for this next era, according to a global survey of CIOs by Gartner, Inc.'s Executive Programs. The survey showed that many CIOs feel overwhelmed by the prospect of building digital leadership while renovating the core of IT infrastructure and capability for the digital future. [...] Read More »
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GEICO Selects ForgeRock To Support Online Customer Portal Initiative
One of the fastest-growing major auto insurers in the US leverages ForgeRock’s Open Identity Stack to create a secure, modern online experience Read More »
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German City Hopes To Wean Citizens Off Windows XP With Free Linux CDs
Thousands of free Linux CDs are to be distributed to citizens of a German city in spring of next year. Read More »
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