People

Bush signs tech-heavy border bill

Border security bill includes high-tech passports, computer tracking of students and improved database access

People

Study: E-gov falters easily

From rounding up funding to compelling cooperation among agencies, e-government is a tough business

People

INS readies system to track comings, goings

INS has taken the first step toward building an automated entry/exit system to track foreign visitors

People

INS preps student tracking system

On July 1, some U.S. colleges will begin using a computerized system to keep track of foreign students

People

Student tracking begins July 1

Colleges and trade schoolssoon will begin using a nationwide computerized system to track foreign students

Digital Government

USPS centralizing its network

USPS is migrating from a client/server architecture to Web-based one, reducing its servers by 11,500

People

INS opens entry/exit door

Agency takes first step in 'huge' project of building an automated system to keep track of foreign visitors

People

Legislation to create 'smart' licenses

Two Northern Virginia congressmen introduced legislation that would require all states to issue driver's licenses that contain a computer chip with identity information

People

Bill would streamline homeland tech

Rep. Davis introduced legislation to create a technical assistance team to assess the merits of industry proposals

People

Study: E-gov prone to falter

More than 60 percent of e-government initiatives fail or fall short of their objectives, according Gartner study

Digital Government

Bill calls for driver's license chip

Legislation would require all states to issue driver's licenses that contain a computer chip filled with ID information

People

Davis: Streamline homeland tech

Congressman preps plan, legislation to speed the evaluation and procurement of homeland security solutions

People

INS split may delay tech upgrades

The House vote to divide the agency is likely to delay some of INS' planned modernizations

People

Forman says feds hungry for change

But some managers may stand in the way of progress and e-government

Digital Government

Cyber bills find support

A Senate panel April 24 endorsed two pieces of security legislation

People

Earth 911 site fills e-gov niche

Nonprofit sets up portal for environmental data collected by 10,000 local agencies

Digital Government

Gates: Tablet will improve e-gov

Several emerging technologies promise to vastly improve the functionality of e-government, Gates says

Digital Government

Earth 911 site a model for e-gov

Nonprofit's portal for environmental data is cited as a workable model that could be widely used in e-government

Digital Government

Industry hails cyber R&D bill

Panel of scientists and businessmen discuss cybersecurity R&D and NET Guard legislation

Digital Government

Knowledge management's 'worst'

Gartner research finds government to be the worst group at using knowledge management