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What is Government Transparency Worth?

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Roger Wood |

A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report published in February, 2011 found numerous examples of overlap and potentially unnecessary duplication in government programs or activities. They concluded that potentially billions oft tax dollars could be saved annually by “reducing or eliminating…

Unnecessary Procedures Add Costs and Complexity to Clinical Trial Protocols

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

A study by Medidata Solutions suggests that up to 20% of clinical trial budgets go to pay for procedures that are not directly related to trial endpoints. These additional procedures, which add up to about US$1 million per trial, add…

Is It Time To Consolidate?

Posted on July 5, 2012 by InfoEd Global |

For those of you that have consolidated all of your maintenance and support to one start date I again want to extend a sincere thank you. For those of you that have multiple start dates and would like to consolidate…

Is the Data Act dead in the Senate?

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Roger Wood |

An item in Fedblog at the Government Executive website notes that Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), who heads the Government Oversight and Reform panel which fostered the DATA Act to passage in the House of Representatives on April 26, 2012, noted…

General Purpose Communication

Posted on July 1, 2012 by admin |

At times, InfoEd administrators may want to share information with all or a large number of users. Rather than using the specific-user targeting features of Batch Communications or Workflow assignments, those administrators may want to use one of InfoEd’s general-purpose…

Use of Classification Codes for Multiple Audiences

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Jeffrey Waldin |

Institutions face various challenges as they attempt to categorize the nature of their research projects and the tangible products that result. One challenge is need to satisfy multiple audiences, providing analytical data for the institution, as well as appropriate information…

Regulatory Updates from FDA and OHRP

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

FDA is currently seeking public comments regarding its Guidance on Informed Consent for In Vitro Diagnostic Device Studies Using Leftover Human Specimens that are Not Individually Identifiable. The guidance was published in 2006 and is due to expire in 2013. Comments…

A New Grand Bargain to Ensure Preeminence of US Research Universities

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Roger Wood |

In a new report published by the National Research Council, increased funding to research universities was identified as critically important to maintaining their global preeminence, and a “grand bargain” was suggested that would involve academia, government, and industry in increasing…

Embracing New Technologies at Work

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Roger Wood |

MeriTalk, an online community focused on US government IT issues, looked at the nexus of technology adoption in personal life vs. work life and published their findings in Consumer Crossover: Me, Myself and IT. This study looks at adoption of…

Startup Act Referred to Multiple House Committees

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Jeffrey Waldin |

HR 5983 was referred to multiple committees in the House of Representatives last week. The stated purpose of the bill is to stimulate economic recovery through the formation and growth of new businesses. AUTM has indicated general support for the bill,…