People

Secret Service director tapped for top Customs post

Ralph Basham will be nominated by President Bush to become the next Customs and Border Protection commissioner.

Cybersecurity

Pennsylvania adopts e-notarization

Pennsylvania’s Electronic Notary Seal program could serve as a model for offering real-time authentication of notaries.

People

Former Massachusetts CIO returns

Louis Gutierrez, a former Massachusetts chief information officer, has been reappointed to that position.

Digital Government

Polycom unveils mobile videoconferencing system

Target audiences for the Mobile Responder includes the military, public safety officials, educators and health care providers.

People

New York's XML Web site gets good grades

Officials from five New York state agencies presented encouraging benefits from a test bed project.

Cybersecurity

Hackers steal credit card info from R.I. Web site

They accessed data for as many as 53,000 transactions.

People

DHS seeks location-tracking technology

Department officials are evaluating white papers on technology that could help locate emergency responders in high-rise buildings.

Modernization

Secure Border Initiative on fast track

DHS plans to issue a solicitation for a multibillion-dollar security initiative that will rely heavily on technology.

People

NASCIO: States, cities need more cybersecurity help

The group says state and local CIOs need more guidance from the federal government.

Digital Government

West Virginia miners to get electronic tracking devices

West Virginia lawmakers passed legislation requiring miners to wear electronic tracking devices and carry wireless communications equipment underground.

Modernization

Battelle issues modest R&D forecast

Federal government spending on research will increase by 1.8 percent, to $96.6 billion, according to the Battelle Memorial Institute's annual forecast.

Digital Government

San Diego awards IT/telecom outsourcing contract

Northrop Grumman gets seven-year contract worth more than $650 million to manage county's information technology and telecommunications services.

People

University to help create database of mine maps

The Pennsylvania Bureau of Deep Mine Safety is teaming with Indiana University of Pennsylvania in hopes of ensuring miners' safety.

Digital Government

Input: State outsourcing to grow by 75 percent

The firm says antiquated IT systems and an aging workforce are to blame.

People

DHS to hold industry day on border security

Online registration is available now for the Jan. 26 Secure Border Initiative Industry Day.

Digital Government

North Carolina judge denies EDS challenge to ACS award

EDS failed to show substantial evidence that its rival can't meet state technical standards, court rules.

Digital Government

Calif., N.C. to host Census dress rehearsal

The bureau will conduct tests of its methods and systems to prepare for the 2010 count.

Digital Government

RFID production to explode in 5 years

More than 33 billion radio frequncy identification tags will be produced worldwide by 2010, according to an In-Stat report.

Digital Government

Missouri forms health IT task force

The state creates a health information technology task force that will recommend ways for government and private organizations to better share data.

People

Autodesk's COO to take over as CEO

Carl Bass takes the reins from Carol Bartz, effective May 1.