Monday: October 26, 2009
- The White House website code is now open source.
Having the public write code may seem like a security risk, but it's just the opposite, experts inside and outside the government argued. Because programmers collaborate to find errors or opportunities to exploit Web code, the final product is therefore more secure.
Thursday: August 20, 2009
- Grants handed out to tune of $1.2 billion for digital health record development.
$598 million to set up some 70 health information technology centers to help healthcare institutions acquire electronic health record systems and $564 million to develop a nationwide system of health information networks
Thursday: July 2, 2009
- Digitizing health records may ultimately save billions of dollars.
Analysts say an estimated $700 billion a year is wasted on unnecessary tests and mistakes that a computerized system could help avoid. Still, hospitals had been reluctant to change due to the up front costs. But industry professionals say the stimulus plan incentives are motivational factors.
Wednesday: June 24, 2009
- US Military 'cyber command' will be up and running by 2010.
New division will be used to bolster our digital defenses. Oh, and also to wage digital warfare.