Cybersecurity

Minn. governor offers data privacy proposals

The proposed changes would protect personal data in public records.

People

Mississippi creating fund for court case management system

The state's legislature is fine-tuning a bill to collect fees for case filings that would then pay for new technology.

Digital Government

Autodesk creates government division

It will focus on the federal government first before adding the state and local levels.

People

Storm-affected La. residents can turn to Web portal

LouisianaRebuilds.info offers information for rebuilding and finding housing.

Digital Government

Georgia to create Web site for small-business owners

Information that comes from several state agencies will soon be available through a single Web site.

Modernization

System eases traffic's toll on Stockholm

The congestion or value pricing system charges fees for driving into the city at certain times of the day.

Modernization

Coach2100 offers new twist on information sharing

Collaboration tool could aid homeland security efforts

People

Motorola combines several business units

The new structure unites the company’s Networks division and the Government and Enterprise Mobility Solutions division.

Digital Government

European Commission to digitize 6 million docs

Books, documents and cultural materials will be available online through the European Digital Library.

People

GovPartner expands e-gov offerings to mid-Atlantic

The company has developed technology that allows local governments to offer online citizen request management.

Cybersecurity

IG: Improve system for tracking radioactive material

The proposed Web-based system may not be robust enough to account for all risks such materials pose, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s inspector general said.

People

State extends Viisage subsidiary's passport contract

The department awarded Trans Digital Technologies $56 million to continue developing secure passports.

People

Red Cross develops playbook for future disasters

It would help the organization mobilize faster during events, an official says.

Acquisition

NOAA awards climate contract to STG

Under the $25 million blanket purchase agreement, the company will continue IT operations and maintenance of the National Climatic Data Center.

People

Bush budget squeezes first responders

2007 spending plan would hurt state and local programs

Acquisition

IBM has Georgia assets on its mind

The state awarded the company a contract to implement and integrate a centralized asset managment system.

Modernization

GAO: Data needed on American Indian Internet use

GAO reports there has been no data since 2000 on how many American Indians have phones and no information about how many subscribe to the Internet.

Digital Government

BearingPoint opens new software development facility in Mississippi

The firm calls it "offshoring onshore," allowing U.S. employees to handle tasks that companies frequently send overseas.

People

Vegas police go with IP-based wireless net

M/A-COM will deploy a private 700/800 MHz network over the next two years.

Cybersecurity

CDW-G assesses state, local IT spending

It looks at what is involved in developing robust IT security.