As we move forward, we will evaluate possibilities for further collaboration as appropriate, ... Investments within the federal government make up an important segment of the national health IT infrastructure.

The floor plan won't change.

What are the results and how much money have we saved? ... What are we getting for the $65 billion the taxpayers have entrusted us with?

We are considering making the service provider that is not meeting the agency's needs bear the cost. We need clear language in the service-level agreements, so providers and agency customers know what is expected of them.

The leaders are holding people to these results.

This just seemed like the next step to go, glad to be able to do it. Serve my country and serve our fellow people in Louisiana.

We want to look at whether these functions such as financial management are core to the agencies' mission, or should they spend money to get data from a shared service provider. We really want people to look at this, and we will work with them as they move forward.

The vision of this, when the president signed off on this, was that when you are granted an ID card at one agency, then that same ID card would work at another agency -- that you won't need 10 to 15 ID cards to get into different buildings.

It underscores the importance for agencies to reflect in sufficient detail, through their exhibit 300 submissions, their activities and leadership in the area of health IT in relationship to implementation of presidential initiatives and the national strategic framework for health IT.