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.
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