People

DHS seeks a few good scientists and engineers

The Homeland Security Department is offering post-doctoral study at its own facilities and Energy Department laboratories.

People

Driver's license ID provision gets the boot

The recently passed transportation bill did not include a provision requiring states to use prviate data brokers to identify licensed commercial drivers.

People

Blogger power

Mad as hell, Doug Roberts blogs about his employer, Los Alamos lab

People

MIR3 and Intrado form partnership

Both companies provide emergency notification systems, and as a team, will pursue government opportunities.

People

Former Peace Corps CIO named CIO for Minnesota

The appointment comes a month after the governor launched the state’s new Office of Enterprise Technology.

Modernization

Web-based system proposed to track radioactive material

Nuclear Regulatory Commission seeking better way to track nuclear waste that could be used for weapons of mass destruction.

Digital Government

Tampa law agencies form network

CopLink technology will enable investigators to search data stored in multiple jurisdictions.

Digital Government

Parcel data is hot real estate

A Center for Technology in Government study finds strong demand for more -- and more accurate -- land information.

Modernization

DHS awards $2.7 million for radiation-detection tech

Rapiscan Systems wins contract to test device to accurately identify objects emitting radiation.

People

Homeland Security Department to provide geospatial data to cities

Geospatial data will enable authorities to track suspicious activity, locate points of interest and gather other information.

People

Federal groups to help states with intelligence strategies

Joint effort will produce guidelines for looping public safety, transportation sectors into homeland security intelligence fusion centers.

People

Law enforcement needs resources to fight electronic crime

Officials are stumped by high-tech crimes and need to determine how widespread they are and find better ways to fight them.

Digital Government

Perot Systems to acquire Tennessee engineering company

Acquisition gives Perot expanded offerings for Energy, NASA and DOD.

People

Justice seeks faster fingerprint tech

Feds put muscle and money behind the development of better fingerprint and palm print technologies.

Cybersecurity

GAO to Census: Focus on management

Government Accountability Office auditors suggest how the Census Bureau can get in shape for the 2010 decennial census.

Digital Government

Kentucky picks EDS for Medicaid modernization

Integrator will provide system development and maintenance, other services, for state's systems.

People

Global trade standards on the way

Electronic systems will help identify high-risk containers

Modernization

U.N. committee addresses Internet governance

The committee established to study Internet governance has concluded that no single government should have a dominant role.

People

Experts say public is afraid of RFID

Education could help allay public fears of radio frequency identification technology and publicize its benefits, they say.

People

Louisiana looks to law enforcement data sharing system

The Louisiana State Police has awarded a contract to Apogen Services to develop software that would be a step toward a statewide information collection and analytical system.