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The future of healthcare today at HIMSS
April 29, 2012 By Frank Blair Leave a Comment
The Edaptive team spent the majority of last week in Las Vegas, NV. We swear it was a business trip, not a vacation (although we did visit the Hoover Dam). Why was the team in Sin City? Well, it had little to do with “sin” and much more to do with the Healthcare Information and Management … [Read More...]
Legacy systems — a costly security liability
March 24, 2012 By Chris Smith Leave a Comment
In my previous post, I discussed a recent Government Computer News article about public sector Web applications. According to the article, the Web applications being developed for government agencies and entities are less secure than those being developed in private enterprises. In my post, I … [Read More...]
Being proactive about security – how to eliminate less secure government Web applications
March 15, 2012 By Chris Smith Leave a Comment
Government Computer News recently published an article about the security of government Web applications based on Veracode’s semiannual State of Software Security Report. What the report found was that, overall, government Web-based applications were more susceptible to attack than their … [Read More...]
The town hall meeting moves online
March 8, 2012 By Pam Offutt Leave a Comment
On the Gov Online blog, we’ve discussed a wide range of government initiatives that have been put in place to move everyday, governmental tasks online in an effort to make government entities more mobile, agile, effective and efficient. From Web applications to cloud solutions, the federal … [Read More...]
Big Data — a savior and a curse for the intelligence community
February 1, 2012 By Paul Xayavong Leave a Comment
In the wake of 9/11 Americans would hear stories about how the terrorists responsible for that heinous attack had raised red flags prior to the events that saw planes crash into the World Trade Center, Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania. Politicians, media pundits and others would discuss how the … [Read More...]
Fairfax County increases efficiency by putting land use data online
January 29, 2012 By Michael Keck Leave a Comment
For state and local governments, the storing and dissemination of records, information and data is an enormous but essential daily undertaking. From birth certificates to driver’s licenses and other important records, citizens, government employees and private enterprises need to be able to access … [Read More...]
Wave of healthcare innovation to be followed by tsunami of big data
January 24, 2012 By Paul Xayavong 5 Comments
For many Americans, the thought of growing old and being unable to take care of themselves is a real and persistent fear. They worry about being a burden to children or loved ones. Being forced to leave homes bought and paid for with years of hard work and practically painted in memories. Having … [Read More...]
Businesses to see benefits from consolidated government Web presence
January 17, 2012 By Frank Blair Leave a Comment
From international trade issues to tax codes, businesses of all sizes and across every market and industry are impacted by the decisions, regulations and legislation enacted by the federal government. Unfortunately for many enterprises, finding information about the government rules and programs … [Read More...]
Is schedule 70 wasting taxpayer dollars?
January 11, 2012 By Frank Blair 1 Comment
If you’ve had the opportunity to work in the federal government or have to deal with navigating the complicated federal acquisition system, you probably know about Schedule 70. Schedule 70 is a General Services Administration (GSA) acquisition vehicle that streamlines the purchase of information … [Read More...]
Thinning out the overgrown forest of dot-gov
January 5, 2012 By Michael Keck Leave a Comment
If you’re a fan of folk music played by an ensemble of forest rangers, well, we have some bad news for you. The Fiddlin’ Foresters, by far the nation’s most famous and beloved group of folk singing forest rangers, has been forced to shut down their dot-gov Web presence. The same can be said … [Read More...]
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