Acquisition

DHS awards $30M consulting deal

The first work requires examining the processes and data flows of DHS to show how the department has made information available.

Acquisition

Experts see room for information sharing advances

Progress has been made on info sharing but many issues remain, experts tell a House subcommittee.

Acquisition

SRA to build genomic database

The company won a contract for a system that will collect and analyze data for biodefense studies.

People

Commerce names privacy officer

Daniel Caprio, Jr. is already deputy assistant secretary for technology policy.

People

Weather service gets new CIO

Paul Chan's first love is meteorology.

Modernization

FCC, Nextel come to terms

Nextel would move from the 800 MHz radio spectrum to the 1.9 GHz frequency range.

People

Senators sponsor homeland security grant bill

The measure would establish a program to fund joint ventures that demonstrate counterterrorism or homeland security capabilities.

Modernization

HSIN starts five months early

The Homeland Security Information Network is operational, DHS officials say.

Modernization

FCC moves Nextel spectrum

The controversial deal shifts Nextel out of the 800 MHz spectrum, which is used by public safety communications systems.

People

DHS seeks terror forecasting

Homeland Security Department officials want proposals from academia to study behavioral and social aspects of terrorism.

Digital Government

Trio leads fingerprint accuracy

The best computerized systems that match fingerprints automatically are accurate more than 99 percent of the time, according to a NIST study.

Modernization

Reach out and communicate

DHS tests communications network pilot.

Digital Government

Connecting the dots

Law enforcement will be able share unclassified information with operators of critical infrastructure.

Modernization

DHS IG details wireless weaknesses

The Homeland Security Department's wireless networks are vulnerable to hackers, says the DHS inspector general.

People

Got a winner?

Harvard University and the Council for Excellence in Government are accepting applications for next year's Innovations in American Government Awards.

People

Site started for Workforce3

The Labor Department recently launched the Web site to help individuals, employers and others discuss and learn about national workforce issues.

People

Noncompliant claims to wait longer

Organizations that transmit electronic Medicare claims that don't adhere to national health transaction standards will have to wait two extra weeks to get paid.

People

Online class teaches NIMS

The course on the National Emergency Incident Management System is for first responders.

People

Northrop to install HR system for homeland security

The initial task order is estimated at $2 million with a maximum possible value of $175 million during three years.

Modernization

Interoperability: good locally, bad on a bigger scale

A survey indicates that interoperable communications have improved within cities, but remain problematic with state and federal agencies.