Government Technology

Tod Newcombe

Features Editor

Twitter: @govtechnews

Recent Articles

PROVINCIAL PARTNERS: Rugged Success in Canadas Maritime
December 12, 2000 - Tight budgets kept Canadas four Atlantic provinces out of the electronic government loop until a unique opportunity came their way.

RACING TOWARD AN INFORMATION AGE OVERHAUL
December 12, 2000 - IF STATES THOUGHT Y2K WAS BEHIND THEM AND THE ROAD TO ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT WAS WIDE OPEN, THEYD BETTER LOOK AGAIN.

HIPAA Implementation Won't Be Easy
November 30, 2000 - ARE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS READY FOR ANOTHER TEST OF THEIR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SKILLS AND STAMINA? We'll soon find out. By August 2002, the entire health-care industry must comply with the federal government's new regulations as specified under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). That means every government health service, from municipal hospitals and county health clinics to state Medicaid programs, must have an entirely new set of standards in place for electronically managing medical information and records or face penalties.

HIPAA Implementation Won't Be Easy
November 30, 2000 - ARE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS READY FOR ANOTHER TEST OF THEIR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SKILLS AND STAMINA? We'll soon find out. By August 2002, the entire health-care industry must comply with the federal government's new regulations as specified under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). That means every government health service, from municipal hospitals and county health clinics to state Medicaid programs, must have an entirely new set of standards in place for electronically managing medical information and records or face penalties.

HIPAA Implementation Won't Be Easy
November 30, 2000 - ARE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS READY FOR ANOTHER TEST OF THEIR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SKILLS AND STAMINA? We'll soon find out. By August 2002, the entire health-care industry must comply with the federal government's new regulations as specified under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). That means every government health service, from municipal hospitals and county health clinics to state Medicaid programs, must have an entirely new set of standards in place for electronically managing medical information and records or face penalties.

E-Sign On the Dotted Line
November 08, 2000 - Electronic signatures are now legally binding nationwide, but dont expect to see big e-commerce changes anytime soon.

The Ascendancy of the Project Manager
November 06, 2000 - ONE GOVERNMENT IT DEPARTMENT AFTER ANOTHER IS ADDING THE TITLE OF PROJECT MANAGER TO ITS LIST OF AVAILABLE POSITIONS. THATS GOOD NEWS FOR AGENCIES THAT NEED THE MANAGEMENT SKILLS, BUT BAD NEWS FOR OLD-TIME PROGRAMMERS.

UCITA: Click "I Agree" to Waive Rights
October 30, 2000 - A new law would redefine ownership in the Information Age.

Landslide Victory
October 30, 2000 - Both Al Gore and George W. Bush are strongly in favor of technology, electronic government and the Internet. But what happens when one of them becomes president?

ALPHABET SOUP FOR THE ENTERPRISE
September 27, 2000 - ASPs and COTS solutions put high-powered e-government within reach of state and local government budgets, as long as they are willing to change.

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