People

FBI cleans up its e-recordkeeping

Certification program underscores new focus on records.

Digital Government

Feds seek new judge in Indian trust case

The Justice Department wants a new judge in a 9-year-old lawsuit charging that the Interior Department failed to protect data from hackers.

People

Thomas legislative database to get a facelift

Library of Congress officials say they expect to complete a prototype for a new database search engine for Thomas by the end of the year.

Modernization

Energy acquires Linux supercomputer for basic research

More than 2,000 Energy Department scientists, academics and other institutional researchers will use the computer for basic science research.

People

Software keeps EPA workers informed about chemical risks

MSDS Vault is an online database of regularly-updated chemical information.

Modernization

Mars orbiter takes broadband to space

NASA's latest mission will add a piece to its planned space Internet.

People

State to buy PDAs for telework overseas

A pilot program last year showed that State personnel want international access to the Internet and their calendar and contacts.

Digital Government

NASA to test Martian telecom

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter will aid development of an "interplanetary Internet” for future Mars-bound spacecraft.

People

US-VISIT seeks e-passport readers

The readers, required by the Border Security Act of 2002, are part of the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program.

People

Architect of information retrieval

Eliot Christian seeks to preserve cataloging traditions in online world.

People

Cybersecurity incomplete governmentwide, FAA CIO says

Cybersecurity must be the current and future focus of any federal information technology planning, said FAA CIO Dan Mehan.

Modernization

Lost in translation

House seeks Spanish translation services for Web site content.

Modernization

Senate jumps into 21st century with voice over IP

Senate officials want to convert the entire Senate phone system to voice over IP.

People

GAO: Census' workforce not ready for 2010

The 2010 decennial census could be problematic if bureau officials don't address mission-critical workforce needs, the GAO warned.

Digital Government

Facing an innovation deficit

Proponents of U.S. competitiveness beat the drum for more spending on IT research

People

Remembering Peter Weiss

Former OMB official had a deep commitment to public service

People

Preserving maps for the future

USGS faces a challenge in protecting cartographic data

People

Interior threatens whistle-blower

Fight continues over Interior's oversight of Indian trust funds in lawsuit accusing department of doing a poor job of protecting data from hackers.

People

Information sharing has a dark side

Although information sharing could prevent another terrorist attack, it could also create a single point of failure, a DHS CIO warned.

Digital Government

Senate committee approves merged health IT bill

Senate committee members last week approved a bipartisan health information technology bill.