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.