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HHS BYOD Strategy Gives Discretion to CIO’s

The Health and Human Services Department‘s Chief Technology Officers Council announced that employees with personal smartphones and tablets should pay for their devices’ configuration and services for secure access to agency information.  NextGov reports that the HHS Mobile Technology Strategy also states that employees must receive secure express approval for personal devices from division technology [...]

October 10, 20121 CommentRead More

NIST Kicks Off Cyber Center With Health IT Focus; Donna Dodson Comments

July 2, 2012 1 Comment

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has hosted the first workshop in ushering in a new cybersecurity center near the agency’ Gaithersburg, Md. headquarters. Donna Dodson, head of NIST’s computer division and acting director of the center, wrote in a blog post that the June 26 workshop included representatives from the Department of Health and Human [...]

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Government to Tap Brakes on IT Spending

October 21, 2009 No Comment

According to a new report by TechAmerica, federal IT budgets will only grow 3.4% in the next 5 years. This is a significant drop from the 8.3% growth rate from 2005 to 2010. The estimates for the decrease in growth rate are influenced by the percentage of the federal deficit through 2020. The Department of [...]

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