Cybersecurity
NASCIO: Employees are biggest IT threat
A new report suggests training and access audits to help curb insider threats.
Modernization
Va. utilities agency to create geodatabase
Avineon also has to develop data models for each utility and a data maintenance application for the Department of Public Utilities in Richmond.
Modernization
E-procurement pays its own way
Strategic sourcing and e-procurement transform purchasing in DeKalb County, Ga.
Modernization
Conn., Va. residents to get emergency alerts by phone
The states have contracted with Reverse 911 to purchase its notification system.
People
Rubens Medina: Leading with a vision
Looking to create a digital library of international law, Medina found the need to teach and preach, recommending the creation of legal reference services that transcend political change.
People
State group taps JobCentral
The National Association of State Workforce Agencies tapped the commercial system to replace a federal job bank that is being phased out this summer.
Digital Government
BlackBerries to help Chicago manage youth services
Chicago’s Department of Children and Youth Services will be getting free services and devices through a donation from Sprint and eAccess Solutions.
Modernization
Colorado combines GIS, weather data
The state is implementing WeatherBug’s GIS Data Services in its Emergency Operations Center to enable emergency management workers to view weather data overlaid on geographic information.
People
Get smart about desktop management
Neglect the basics and you’ll risk having days of high-profile grief and frustration.
People
CyberShift software will help N.C. city manage employees
High Point, N.C., will use time-and-attendance software.
People
Mass. transit authority issues smart cards for e-ticketing
Using smart cards from Gemalto, passengers on buses and subways in the Boston area can swipe them in front of a reader that deducts fares.
People
A long haul for freight security
Cargo security plans for trucking, maritime and aviation sectors seek a balance between homeland security and efficient commerce.
People
Indiana DHS to use software to better track emergency response
Envisage Technologies’ Acadis Readiness Suite will let the department keep tabs on training statewide for fire, hazmat, medical, search and rescue, and other first responders.
People
Ciber, Universal Guardian Holdings team for port security
Ciber aims to market its maritime security solution through a new alliance with the company.
Digital Government
City uses energy auction to save money
The city of Worcester, Mass., expects to save more than $870,000.
Digital Government
Philadelphia housing agency taps Oracle
The Philadelphia Housing Authority has deployed Oracle’s PeopleSoft applications to better manage incoming calls and service requests.
People
Bush requests 8 percent budget hike for DHS
The president's request of $46.4 billion for DHS for fiscal 2008 includes $1 billion set aside for SBInet and a $16.5 million boost for TWIC.
People
Carnegie Mellon certifies EA grads
A handful of government sector practitioners were among the first group to graduate from an enterprise architecture program at Carnegie Mellon University.
Acquisition
Input: State, local outsourcing to grow
Economic pressure will compel state and local governments to pursue more outsourcing contracts in the coming years, a new study suggests.
People
Pennsylvania deploys new food voucher reporting system
The vendor reporting system automates the process through which the state pays vendors for the food vouchers they accept.
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