Sens. Portman, Murray, King Introduce Digital Equity Act Jun 15, 2021 | 3:38 pm Sens. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Angus King, I-Maine, introduced a bipartisan bill that aims to close the digital divide and promote “digital equity” utilizing $250 million in annual grants, according to a press release. […]
Senate Bill Aims $100M Annual Grants to State, Local Governments for IT Fixes May 20, 2021 | 4:00 pm New legislation introduced in the Senate today would authorize $100 million of Federal spending per year, for a period of seven years, to help state and local governments take quick action on fixing pressing IT problems. […]
VA Nominee Names IT Modernization, EHR Among Top Priorities Jun 27, 2018 | 6:00 pm Robert Wilkie, President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), affirmed that IT modernization and the Electronic Health Records (EHR) Program are among his top priorities during today’s Senate Veterans Affairs Committee nomination hearing. […]
Sen. Murray: Agreement Near on Predictive Analytics Pilot Jun 27, 2018 | 4:37 pm Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said yesterday at a meeting of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee she believes committee members are closing in on agreement on a bill that would pilot a predictive analytics program to improve screening tools for the child welfare system. […]