Elizabeth Hyman Posts

A look at the week of August 29 in public advocacy for the IT channel: This week, government agencies take steps to expand health IT to rural areas.  States and businesses struggle over sales tax as more transactions take place in cyberspace.  A new report finds that IT workers received millions of dollars in recruitment, retention and relocation incentives in 2009. HHS, USDA Align To Reach Rural Areas with Health IT — The Departments of Health and Human Services and Agricultur ...

A look at the week of August 22 in public advocacy for the IT channel: This week, Amazon announced a new cloud service geared toward government agencies.  Peter Orszag, former director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under Obama, believes the HITECH Act is creating significant value in healthcare.  The White House wants to expand the role of agency CIOs to encompass management of the agency’s total IT portfolio. Amazon Launches Gov-Only Cloud — Amazon's new "G ...

A look at the week of August 15 in public advocacy for the IT channel: This week, the National Institute of Standards and Technology released a plan to improve U.S. cybersecurity by focusing on education. A new Treasury report finds fewer small businesses than previously thought. Unemployment in the IT sector remains much lower than the national average and employment is expected to grow rapidly. U.S. Agency Releases Cyber-Education Plan — The U.S. government will work to develop an “unrivaled” ...

A look at the week of August 15 in public advocacy for the IT channel:  This week, the National Institute of Standards and Technology released a plan to improve U.S. cybersecurity by focusing on education.  A new Treasury report finds fewer small businesses than previously thought.  Unemployment in the IT sector remains much lower than the national average and employment is expected to grow rapidly.U.S. Agency Releases Cyber-Education Plan — The U.S. government will work to develop an "unrivaled ...

A look at the week of August 8 in public advocacy for the IT channel:  This week, cuts in the debt deal could hurt federal cybersecurity programs.  Steven VanRoekel, formerly of Microsoft, is the new White House CIO.  Experts offered predictions and advice on mobile security at the CompTIA Tech Summit on cybersecurity. Debt Deal Could Be a Blow for Cybersecurity — The $2.1 trillion debt-cap pact that Congress passed could hurt economic and national security as agencies postpone plans to invest i ...

A look at the week of August 1 in public advocacy for the IT channel: This week, the House established a Congressional Small Business Information Technology Caucus to address issues faced by small tech firms.  The Senate introduced data security legislation.  Cybersecurity bills are stalling in the House despite a growing sense of urgency over recent attacks.  Leaders from high-tech companies are pressing for legislation to keep international students in the U.S. after completing their studies i ...

A look at the week of July 25 in public advocacy for the IT channel: This week, a House subcommittee approved a data security bill.  The Obama Administration is moving forward with plans to close 40 percent of its IT data centers.  A Brookings reports reveals that cloud technology raises concerns about nebulous export control laws.House Panel Approves Data Security Bill — Republicans pushed a data security bill through a House subcommittee despite complaints from Democrats that the measure does ...

In this summer of debt ceiling brinksmanship, CompTIA’s Breakaway Conference comes to Washington, D.C., August 1-4.  While there is certainly quite a bit of drama taking place along the six-mile stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue between the Capitol and the White House, Breakaway is looking to have a calm, constructive focus on policy issues that impact your business.  The co-located CompTIA Tech Summit on August 4th at Breakaway promises to deliver high-level panelists and thoughtfu ...

A look at the week of July 18 in public advocacy for the IT channel: This week, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) proposed creating a Senate committee on cybersecurity to draft comprehensive cybersecurity legislation.  A recent report shows the Internal Revenue Service has been remiss in notifying taxpayers when their information has been compromised.  Analysts believe federal agencies are likely to continue federal CIO Vivek Kundra’s cloud-first policy after he steps down next month.McCain Calls for Comm ...

The Office of the National Coordinator last month announced a new initiative to spur health IT innovations through a series of prizes, challenges and other mechanisms to improve the nation’s health care system. The Investing in Innovations (i2) Initiative will leverage prize authority in the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act, which is designed to spur innovation through prize money and nationwide challenges. This will be the first Obama Administration initiative utilizing funds from the ...