People

Dutch checks speed up at JFK

A pilot program at JFK airport uses biometrics for faster processing of travelers from the Netherlands.

People

US-VISIT to test radio tech

US-VISIT wants to use radio frequency technology similar to those used for toll booth passes to allow vehicles to cross borders quickly.

People

Director: ERA on track

Officials for the National Archives and Records Administration still expect to choose an ERA team in August.

People

GPO calls for FDsys integrator

The Government Printing Office is looking for integrators to implement a system for electronically managing official government content.

People

NASA site draws Titan viewers

A probe's visit to a Saturn moon drew more Web traffic to NASA's site than any other event has except Mars-related events.

Modernization

Hawaii charts with SmartDraw

The state's Department of Accounting and General Services chose SmartDraw business graphics software for mapping internal workflow processes.

People

Tech drives Amber alerts

Officials noted the technology progress driving the Amber Alert network for missing children.

People

GPO expands e-passport pool

Four more teams will provide computer chips for testing electronic passports, according to the Government Printing Office.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity czar call renewed

Congressional representatives are trying again to create a cybersecurity position within the Homeland Security Department's Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Directorate.

Acquisition

The year ahead in business

Companies eye contracting policies, Congress and conversation in 2005

Modernization

Put that home page in the circular file

Feds waste too much energy preserving agency sites.

Digital Government

NOAA bolsters tsunami warning system

Officials repair deep-ocean buoys in Pacific, but no sensors set in Atlantic

Digital Government

Vermont lawmakers get Wi-Fi

A mesh network will provide wireless Internet access in the Vermont State House.

Cybersecurity

NASCIO faces authentication

Officials weigh privacy risks as they choose levels of E-Authentication, says the chairman of NASCIO's Privacy Committee.

Digital Government

Getting permit data remotely

Accela Wireless will provide a system so Buncombe County, N.C., building inspectors can retrieve permit-related data via tablet PCs or handhelds.

People

Former congressman joins House committee staff

Ed Schrock will work as a House Government Reform Committee staffer.

Acquisition

Input: Few reversals for IT

About 8 percent to 10 percent of money spent by state governments through reverse auctions went to information technology purchases in fiscal 2004, market researcher Input said last week.

Modernization

GPS committee to form

But despite reports, there are no plans to disable the Global Positioning System during national emergencies, officials said.

People

US-VISIT inquiries low

Out of 14.6 million passengers enrolled in US-VISIT, about 50 have inquired about their records in redress requests, an official says.

Acquisition

FAA acquisition policy needs improve, GAO says

The Government Accountability Office said the Federal Aviation Administration must strengthen policies and oversight for its acquisition management system.