Bush Budget Big On IT Security, E-Government, Electronic HealthAt this point, we still don't know much more about the federal cyber security plans, but with this week's release of President Bush's proposed federal budget for fiscal 2009, many other details came into focus. Information Week has the highlights: "President Bush's $3.1 trillion federal budget proposed for fiscal 2009 includes $71.1 billion for government IT initiatives. Meanwhile, Washington Technology reports that some e-government cost-saving initiatives are already paying off: "The Office of Management and Budget also for the first time is providing Congress with cost savings of more than $508 million from the 25 e-government and nine Lines of Business initiatives for 2007." HealthCare IT News is covering the budget plans for electronic health records: "President Bush announced his fiscal year 2009 spending proposal today, calling for $66 million for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, a $6 million increase over last year's request. The president's budget report said the increase in spending for ONC would be used to support the administration's policy to advance electronic health records by 2014 for all Americans." Not all IT proposals are eyeing increases, though. T.H.E. Journal, focused on primary and secondary-level education technologists, reports: "The Enhancing Education Through Technology program (EETT) was listed among the programs recommended for zero funding. EETT is part of Title II D of the No Child Left Behind Act, designed to support the deployment and integration of educational technology into classroom instruction." All numbers are subject to change as the process unfolds, of course. Posted by Joe Caponi at 02:00 PM, February 5, 2008 This is a public forum. United Business Media and its affiliates are not responsible for and do not control what is posted herein. United Business Media makes no warranties or guarantees concerning any advice dispensed by its staff members or readers. Community standards in this comment area do not permit hate language, excessive profanity, or other patently offensive language. Please be aware that all information posted to this comment area becomes the property of United Business Media LLC and may be edited and republished in print or electronic format as outlined in United Business Media's Terms of Service. Important Note: This comment area is NOT intended for commercial messages or solicitations of business. |
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