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STARRS guides emergency teams
8 Midwestern communities collaborate to build common emergency medical response system.
Modernization
Democrats used good data to win midterms
Party scrapped worn-out computers and old voter files for newer technology.
Digital Government
Workforce planning without the guesswork
Learning management systems help states and counties analyze their workforce data.
People
Web portal could help manage ecosystems
HumanDimensions.gov will help natural resource managers better understand the relationship between people and the environment.
People
Interagency Web site to manage natural resources
NOAA officials are leading the effort to develop a Web portal that will provide information about how people’s behavior and actions affect environments.
People
Commerce document-tracking system goes live
The new Web-based system will enable the department to internally draft, track and manage regulatory documents more efficiently.
Digital Government
Va. to track sex offender e-mail addresses, IM names
Under the proposal, social networking Web sites would be able to block or ban sex offenders' contact information.
Digital Government
FBI needs to step back before moving forward, IG says
Although the FBI is working to establish a fingerprint system with DHS, it needs to regroup following a failed effort to modernize a system that manages evidence, DOJ's IG said.
People
E-democracy advocate named Ashoka Fellow
Steven Clift says the fellowship will enable him to dedicate himself full-time to E-democracy.org, which provides an online venue for discussing local and national issues.
Cybersecurity
States told to expect Real ID draft regs by end of the year
The Homeland Security Department will issue draft regulations by the end of the year to specify how states should implement mandatory federal standards for driver’s licenses.
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Real ID comes with privacy pitfalls
Privacy advocates are concerned that the Real ID Act does not contain any provisions mentioning data protection.
People
Real ID draft regs due by year's end
State officials say they are already working to comply with the federal mandate but are concerned about the May 2008 deadline.
People
Pointer system could speed Real ID info sharing
Given the May 2008 deadline, the best option is to adapt existing technology to help state DMVs share data, an advisory group decided.
Cybersecurity
State to issue notice on passport cards
The intent is to create wallet-sized, secure People Access Security Services cards that would include radio frequency vicinity-read technology, a State official said.
Cybersecurity
Social Security Administration ahead of HSPD-12 deadline
The agency is the first to issue new secure ID cards to employees and contractors.
People
EU building info systems to help secure borders
The existing system is outdated and cannot meet the demands placed on it.
People
4 technology groups worth joining
Associations can offer feds professional and technical development
People
Law enforcement agencies explore semantics
Technology could help in collection and analysis of data.
People
DHS wants to expand US-VISIT
The proposed expansion would include lawful permanent residents, some immigrants, people seeking asylum and some Canadians.
