People

Reagan National tests explosive detector

The pilot program will test a scanner designed to find explosive residue on boarding passes or driver's licenses.

Digital Government

Smart card use grows

Federal agencies are moving toward large-scale adoption of smart cards for identification, according to the latest survey from the Government Accountability Office.

People

DigitalNet hires TSA exec

Michael Przepiora, director of solutions delivery for the Transportation Security Administration, will become a vice president at DigitalNet.

Digital Government

NASA prepares BlackBerry backup

With yet another hurricane aimed at Florida, NASA is working on a system that will let staffers communicate directly without the agency's network.

People

TSA puts wait times online

A new portion of the Transportation Security Administration's Web site publishes security checkpoint wait times.

Digital Government

Collection of last resort

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People

USPTO goes digital

After 200 years, patent documentation is searchable online

People

TSA launches Secure Flight

The new system replaces the controversial CAPPS II program for screening air travelers.

Digital Government

Social services hit privacy snag

HUD officials modify standards for data on homeless population

People

Policy group proposes records management portal

The project, dubbed Toolkit, may launch as early as fiscal year 2005.

Acquisition

For ERA, now there are two

NARA selects vendors to begin designing its digital archives

Digital Government

Lockheed, Harris battle for ERA supremacy

The two companies will compete to design a blueprint for the Electronic Records Archives program.

People

No-Fly motions argued

A hearing investigates if a federal court has jurisdiction for a class-action lawsuit involving TSA's No-Fly list.

People

Oracle tracks NASA waste

A NASA center uses an Oracle program with RFID, temperature sensors and databases to manage hazardous materials.

Digital Government

Security amendment approved

A measure that would make cybersecurity an integral part of IT acquisition plans survived as part of legislation passed by Congress.

Modernization

Fed machines lead in speed

The latest Top 500 list of the fastest supercomputers confirmed the recently announced processing marks set by machines built for the Energy Department and NASA.