Social services outsourcing could be halted in a SNAP!
Source: INPUT B2G Exchange Blog
While the larger battle over the Farm Bill is related to subsidies for farmers, government IT vendors will be most interested in the bill's impact on outsourcing of social services functions--primarily eligibility determination for the Food Stamps program.
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DHS announces $844 million in grant awards, a 29 percent increase from 2007
Source: INPUT B2G Exchange Blog
The Department of Homeland Security announced more than $844 million in grant awards to a variety of agencies and jurisdictions. The grants were part of DHS' Infrastructure Protection Activities (IPA) grant program.
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Google Health Launches as California Encourages Citizens to Gather Medical Records
Source: INPUT B2G Exchange Blog
This week California's Department of Insurance issued a report urging Californians to use personal health records (PHRs). The report states that PHRs allow people to better manage their health care and handle their health insurance claims but that actual usage is low because of lack of consumer awareness. Well most people know Google, and Google is getting to know a little bit more about you through the beta launch of their PHR tool called Google Health.
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| “Like the ordinary man posing as the great and powerful Wizard of Oz, you may be unimpressed when you peep behind Google Health's curtain. Ever since Google announced their interest in health I presumed their service would be dynamic and innovative 'because of the wonderful things [Google] does.'” -Sherry Ashby, Principal Analyst, Health Care and Social Services |
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Virginia Joins South Carolina, Tennessee and Others with Business Formation Portal
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The Commonwealth of Virginia launched its Business One Stop portal last week, coinciding with its Business Appreciation Week (May 11-17).
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| “Business One Stop portals are slowly gaining momentum across the nation, and will likely be viewed in the coming years as the marquis vehicle for business formation.” -Scott Unzicker, Analyst, General Government Services |
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The Nation’s Emergency Alert System: Are we ready for a digital system?
Source: INPUT B2G Exchange Blog
This week the Federal Communications Commission hosted the Emergency Alert System Summit in order to open dialogue between the private sector and the government community to assess the state of our current EAS and the future of the system.
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| “The state of the current Emergency Alert System has many problems and moving to a new digital system may no more harm than good. Funding for the new system is an area of great concern to states as well as vendors. And the question remains, will a new digital system bring much needed improvements or just more problems?” -Evan Halperin, Research Associate, Homeland Security & Justice/Public Safety |
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