People
New border security bill focuses on tech
The proposal calls for better surveillance of land and maritime borders through unmanned aerial vehicles, sensors, cameras, satellites and radar coverage.
People
ICE and CBP merger talk gets contentious
Homeland Security Department policy official says a merger of the two bureaus would come at a staggering cost.
Digital Government
ERP system provides value for U.N. organization
Officials from the United Nations Development Programme are adding functionality to a 2-year-old enterprise resource planning system.
People
Inspectors' gadgets save time
Instead of driving to their downtown office, building inspectors in Jacksonville, Fla., use cell phones to check in and out of work.
People
Antimissile technology tested on commercial airliner
BAE Systems tested its missile protection system on a Boeing 767. The Homeland Security Department tapped the company to develop its technology.
People
Pyke to take over as Energy CIO
Commerce Department CIO Tom Pyke replaces Rose Parkes, who announced her retirement.
Digital Government
North Dakota awards contract for secure driver's license
Massachusetts-based Viisage wins a five-year contract from North Dakota to develop a secure driver's license.
People
Accenture to update New Jersey's unemployment benefits system
Under the $39.9 million contract, the company will build a new system that can process claims faster.
People
States move to centralize IT project management
States report successes from centralizing control of information technology projects and adopting common project management practices.
Digital Government
SEC selects two companies for enterprise architecture program
Troux Technologies and Integrated Systems will document the SEC’s current architectural landscape, develop transition plans for a new architecture and then implement and maintain them.
People
U.K. unveils new e-gov strategy
The British government launches new policy to use information technology for public services.
People
British Library, Microsoft to digitize 25 million pages
The plan is to digitize roughly 100,000 out-of-copyright books, which will be available through the new MSN Book Search beta service next year.
Digital Government
Wisconsin automating health care information
A new board will develop a plan to automate all health care information systems by 2010.
People
State and local liaison Josh Filler to leave DHS
Filler has been director of the Homeland Security Department's Office of State and Local Government Coordination since the department formed in 2003.
Cybersecurity
N.Y. county wants more secure wireless hot spots
A Westchester County executive proposed legislation that would require businesses providing public Internet access to install a firewall.
People
Accenture to develop Georgia child welfare system
Three-year contract covers design, development and implementation of system to monitor children under state supervision.
Digital Government
Report: Government has major role in RFID development
New IBM report states that government must play an international role to help establish standards for RFID technology.
Digital Government
Putting open-source software to the test
Massachusetts shifts its software to open standards
People
Disasters in the Internet Age
The Internet -- more than any other tool -- is proving to be a significant means of communication during disasters
Digital Government
EDS challenges North Carolina Medicaid award to ACS
EDS is fighting to continue managing a system it has run for 25 years, arguing that its rival does not meet the state's technical architecture standards.
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