HHS Portal

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is in the process of launching a portal to be used by its employees and those who work under the HHS structure, such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Federal Health Architecture (FHA) employees. The HHS Portal will centralize access to many different systems in order to promote collaboration around areas of common concern. These collaboration tools include community and group projects, calendars, discussions, and task lists. It is foreseen that up to 85,000 HHS employees will be given access to the HHS Portal.

HHS Web Content Management System

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) hired Glynn to implement a Web Content Management System (WCMS) for updating and maintaining their websites. The WCMS handles updating content, coordinating hyperlinks, organizing pages and their sections, and creating press releases to name some of HHS' requirements. The WCMS is managed by Glynn Technologies in coordination with HHS departments. Since a number of the WCMS functions are performed by HHS staff, training manuals and training sessions were provided by Glynn to help the HHS staff integrate this new knowledge and responsibilities.

Afterschool.gov Newsletter

The General Services Administration (GSA) hired Glynn Technologies to create an online newsletter for their Executive Oversight Committee. The newsletter would periodically update the committee on happenings and changes within the website. Glynn created a dynamic newsletter that can be easily updated at a moments notice without the use of html. In addition, recipients of the newsletter can be added or deleted in only a few moments. GSA has been a longtime client of Glynn Technologies. They have worked together to build AmericasTeens.gov and Childcare.gov.

Childcare.gov

Glynn Technologies began development of the childcare.gov website in 2000 under a task force consisting of 12 Federal Agencies. This website required Glynn to custom build an interactive dynamic web application which allowed the General Services Administration the ability to add, edit, and delete content. Glynn Technologies conducted focus groups with target end users of the childcare.gov website. The design was developed in conjunction with the most popular design selected from the sessions. As the contract progressed into option years, Glynn maintained the site on a weekly basis for the duration of the 4.5 year contract.

Y2K Database

Glynn Interactive, Inc. was hired by the General Services Administration (GSA) to create a database which would organize Federal and State Information on Year 2000 Compliancy issues. Within the database, each federal or state user can log into the network and report on the status of their Year 2000 upgrades. The database then records and creates a report on the progress of the Year 2000 upgrades. The upgrades are recorded on the state and federal levels for all of the departments and bureaus. It was imperative that the database be user friendly for both the administrative end and for the end user. Glynn Interactive was able to create this user-friendly interface and to provide GSA with a product that they have found highly useful.

DynaWeb Products

Glynn Technologies has a full Content Management Software Tools Package designed to assist non-web savvy individuals on the design and development of dynamic websites. These tools range from a website development tool that allows customers to templatize and control data entry via an Approval Manager component and a "Super Administrator" feature to control user access by page, section, or multiple sections. Managing projects, developing an "e-business Forms" Solution, to developing an "e-newsletter" application for bulk emailing is as easy as any common data processing application, are the other tools available in this suite. All software tools are fully customizable and run on both Windows and Unix operating systems.

State Connect Enterprise Software

State Connnect is the resource center for the general public, State, and the Medicaid State Agencies personnel to identify, educate, connect and interact with Federal and State resources in regards to public assistance and services. It would provide Informational kiosks for the general public as well as a data management system for State, Local and Federal governments. State Connect would connect states to current databases, giving government personnel the ability to retrieve information about citizens and determine applicability of each applicant for services requested/anticipated.

HHS Portal

Designing systems to meet short-term expectations, while ensuring that they provide best-value and flexibility over a project's out-years is the core principle behind Glynn's architecture services. To deliver on this principle, we look at systems holistically - and sequentially - to understand organizational goals without losing sight of the discrete victories that allow us to set and meet milestones.

The outcome of every system implementation is measured on stability under the stress of real-time use. Glynn’s teams consist of architects and senior program managers who look to customer expectations and our philosophy of being on the job when the system is complete to ensure that we delivery what was promised.

FHA

Glynn Technologies was contracted by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide Web Maintenance and Operations Support. Glynn is responsible for the continued administration, support and maintenance of the HHS portal. As the HHS portal projects were historically managed by different HHS contractors and governed by several organizations, there was a necessary transition period in which Glynn defined the roles and tasks required to best promote and operate the HHS Portal. A comprehensive plan was devised by Glynn to outline an efficient and effective management structure that streamlined the portal development processes.