HHS awards $100M for pediatric e-health records
(Federal Computer Week, Feb 25, 2010)
By Alice Lipowicz
Pediatric electronic health records are getting a boost from the Health and Human Services Department. HHS is handing out $100 million in grants to states through 10 awards for innovations in children’s health data.
Podcast - Episode 47: Health ID initiatives
(SecureIDNews, Feb 24, 2010)
Health care is not only a hot political topic but also one of great interest in the identification industry. How patients and caregivers will be identified is a discussion taking place all over the country. Regarding ID Editor Zack Martin talks with Randy Vanderhoof executive director of the Smart Card Alliance, about the organization’s health care initiatives in 2010.
Questions raised about biometrics usability if data is hacked
(ThirdFactor, Feb 26, 2010)
Various security and technology experts have voiced their opinions and worries regarding the potential flaws in adopting biometric systems for use with physical and logical access control systems or other uses where an individual’s authentication would be required, according to an S C Magazine article.
Migrants trick E-Verify
(Arizona Republic, Feb 26, 2010)
By Daniel González
Two years after Arizona began requiring all employers to use a federal online program to ensure a legal workforce, a new study indicates that illegal workers are slipping through the system more than half of the time by using stolen identities.
Cogent Systems Announces Contract with the United Kingdom National Policing Improvement Agency
(Cogent Systems - Press Release, Feb 25, 2010)
Cogent Systems (Nasdaq: COGT) today announced that it has been selected as the sole winner for all six components of the U.K. National MobileID service (formerly known as Mobile Identification at Scene or MIDAS).
Homeland Security Committee Schedule Week of March 1-5
(House Committee on Homeland Security - Press Release, Feb 25, 2010)
Please follow the link to view the House Committee on Homeland Security's schedule for the week of March 1-5.
Notice of HIT Policy Committee Meeting - March 17, 2010
(Federal Register, Feb 26, 2010)
Date and Time: The meeting will be held on March 17, 2010, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m./Eastern Time.
Location: The Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW., Washington, DC. The hotel telephone number is 202-234-0700.
Please follow link for details.
Notice of HIT Standards Committee Meeting - March 24, 2010
(Federal Register, Feb 26, 2010)
Date and Time: The meeting will be held on March 24, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m./Eastern Time.
Location: The Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW., Washington, DC. The hotel telephone number is 202-234-0700.
Please follow link for details.
