Cybersecurity
N.Y. issues ID management guideline
Document will help state and local agencies manage access to their online resources.
Cybersecurity
Illinois reaches PKI milestone
Illinois issued its 100,000th digital certificate earlier this month, a total fueled by the state’s enterprise-scale public-key infrastructure.
Modernization
5 reasons thin clients deserve a fresh look
Cost savings, security and technology advances make approach more viable.
Modernization
Web extra: When thin isn’t in
Some IT shops still have trouble justifying a thin-client investment.
Modernization
911 vendor joins partnership
911 Enable will participate in the National Emergency Number Association's Next Generation Partner Program.
Digital Government
Microsoft plans public-sector ERP software
The company will work with Tyler Technologies to develop the solutions, which will address fund accounting, encumbrance accounting and grant management.
Cybersecurity
IG cites CBP for laptop security issues
The agency has failed to establish a standard laptop configuration that meets minimum security requirements and has lagged in devising effective patching procedures, a report states.
People
IG concerned about GPO transformation
Technology is a major element in the agency's top management challenges for 2007, according to the inspector general's more recent semiannual report to Congress.
Digital Government
Indiana, IBM ink $1B pact
IBM will modernize the state's social services eligibility system.
Modernization
USDA agency mulls AS/400 consolidation
The Farm Service Agency's 2,000 AS/400 systems run applications that have been around since 1984.
Cybersecurity
Security grabs attention, but not always dollars
More than 90 percent of executives surveyed in a new Accenture/IDC study said securing data is a priority for the new year.
Digital Government
GIS firm to map Wichita flood areas
The flooding-prone Kansas city will use Merrick’s imagery to create new flood boundaries.
Modernization
Los Alamos taps Panasas storage for supercomputer
The Roadrunner platform, when completed, aims to run at a sustained performance level of 1 petaflop.
Acquisition
Contractors upbeat about VETS prospects
Businesses owned by service-disabled veterans hope the GWAC will open doors to more work.
Acquisition
GSA taps 40-plus firms for VETS deal
The five-year contract, set aside for serviced-disabled, veteran-owned business, has a $5 billion ceiling.
People
Connecticut town adopts e-mail service
Stratford turns to running software as a service to provide e-mail to town offices.
Digital Government
University of Pittsburgh to manage lab space
ISpace monitors the square footage needed for research work.
Digital Government
Illinois taps Gateway laptops
Under a $2.2 million deal, the company will provide laptop PCs and support services to school districts in Illinois.
Modernization
Court group deploys SPSS software
The National Center for State Courts has bought predictive analytics software to examine data on court sentencing, judicial and staff workload, and court performance.
Acquisition
Texas extends ACS contract
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has awarded Affiliated Computer Services a two-year, $230 million contract extension for Medicaid claims processing.
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