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Interior's CIO fights fires
In response to agency's woes, W. Hord Tipton makes security issues a top priority.
Modernization
Technology anchors American Indian museum
Interconnected cluster of systems supports interactive learning
People
Attracting midcareer workers to be feds
Feds will struggle to replace senior-level employees as they leave, says a new report.
People
GAO: Energy must tighten purchase controls
Auditors found several instances of noncompliance with regulations governing the cards.
People
FAA ordered to bolster staff
Ruling requires more tech workers to keep airport systems humming
Cybersecurity
TSA starts biometric pilot
The Registered Traveler program aims to enroll 10,000 frequent fliers by capturing fingerprints and iris images.
People
Subcontractor trio named for US-VISIT
Raytheon, SRA International and Titan will work on a pilot program.
People
ODIN on the home stretch
NASA officials are ready to declare desktop outsourcing contract a winner
Digital Government
Labor unions tussle with NASA
The engineers' union estimates that one in five NASA civil servants could be affected by a management change.
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Digital Government
Alaska turns to simulation for air training
State officials say an average of one person dies in an air incident every nine days.
People
Senate CIO starts a new tradition
The Senate's CIO Greg Hanson introduces new technology to an old institution.
People
Turner lambastes US-VISIT
The ranking Democrat on the House Select Committee on Homeland Security says US-VISIT lacks interoperability and relies on antiquated infrastructure.
Digital Government
NASA, FAA simulate air traffic
NASA's Ames Research Center is working with the FAA to test Virtual Airspace Simulation Technology Real-Time capabilities.
Cybersecurity
Los Alamos vulnerable to PC theft, inspector general declares
Some classified desktop computers were not properly inventoried, according to an IG report.
People
Air system upgrades march on
The FAA awarded a contract worth up to $23.2 million to Boeing Co-Phantom Works.
People
US-VISIT readies exit pilots
Having focused on entry, DHS expands system to track visitors as they leave
Modernization
EPA set to roll out e-forms system
EPA employees can use ITM Associates Inc.'s PDF inFusion eForms to create e-forms that replicate the paper forms they are replacing.
People
Training for tomorrow
There's a looming shortage in federal employees trained in information technology.
