More Support Urged for Health IT Training in Rural Areas
by Elizabeth Hyman on February 22, 2012
Tags: HealthcareIT, HealthIT, Certification, Public Advocacy
The White House announced a Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Labor and the Department of Health and Human Services that could help increase workforce training for Health Information Technology professionals in rural hospitals and clinics. The MOU outlines five specific objectives: Increase the number of trained health IT and health information management[...]
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Top GOPers Block Cybersecurity Bill
by Elizabeth Hyman on February 22, 2012
Tags: cybersecurity, Public Advocacy
A look at the week of February 21 in public advocacy for the IT channel: This week, Republican senators voiced their opposition to cybersecurity legislation introduced by Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT). Meanwhile, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano expressed support for the legislation, which would require critical sectors to report network intrusions[...]
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Obama Budget Includes Tech-Friendly Signals
by Elizabeth Hyman on February 15, 2012
Tags: healthcare it, cybersecurity, Public Advocacy, IT Workforce
A look at the week of February 13 in public advocacy for the IT channel: This week, President Obama released his budget proposal which seeks to increase funding for science and technology education. In order to address industry concerns about cyber over-regulation by the Department of Homeland Security, the Senate bill will allow certain firms to appeal some regulations.[...]
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SBA Updates Size Standards for Computer Services
by Lamar Whitman on February 14, 2012
Tags: small business, Public Advocacy
The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced its final rule concerning size standards for “Computer Systems Design and Related Services,” on February 10th. Generally, businesses classified under this category (NAICS 5415) will be considered a small business provided their annual receipts do not exceed $25.5 million, up from $25 million. The SBA size[...]
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Cybersecurity Legislation Predictably Unpredictable on Capitol Hill
by David Valdez on February 9, 2012
Tags: cybersecurity, Public Advocacy
The 2012 legislative session started off looking very promising for the passage of cybersecurity reform -- then suddenly the landscape shifted. On privacy and intellectual property issues, we saw the Internet companies flex lobbying muscle in an unprecedented way. Finally, even though 2011 saw more major data breach incidents than previous years, data breach reform[...]
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