Author Archive
Oversight
Interior chief names 'recovery czar'
Chris Henderson will oversee more than $3 billion the department plans to invest in communities, parks and public lands.
Defense
Former DHS official touts emergency-response network
The project aims to provide interactive maps and breaking news alerts on wireless text devices, as well as a national database of community stakeholders.
Tech
Lawmakers want tech updates at State Department
Total money available for IT modernization at the agency in fiscal 2008 could be about $304 million.
News
Administration announces border, immigration initiatives
Changes will include expanded use of a system to electronically verify employment eligibility.
Tech
EPA cites area where agencies can take lead on energy efficiency
Government should be a model in measuring, reporting on the efficiency of centers housing computer equipment, report says.
News
SEC's suspension of anti-terrorism Web tool praised
Critics are concerned about incomplete and potentially misleading information on site that provides information on companies’ interests in countries that support terrorism.
Defense
Homeland Security data-sharing systems criticized
Computer-based counter-terrorism system to connect all 50 states is duplicative, lawmaker says.
Tech
Government to test Internet routing in space
Companies will work on Defense Department plan to determine feasibility of conducting military communications through a space-based router.
Defense
Senate rejects GOP changes to anti-terrorism bill
One of the defeated amendments would have caused every provision in the bill to expire in five years.
Tech
Lawmaker unhappy with Homeland Security research agency
Rep. David Wu, D-Ore., says he is concerned about the lack of a plan or risk assessment to help prioritize projects.
Tech
Federal officials say data sharing efforts are improving
Homeland Security has created 38 "fusion centers" to blend law enforcement and intelligence information.
Defense
Truckers must file e-summaries of cargo at borders
Legislation from 2002 gave Customs, Border agency the authority to require the electronic transmission of advance cargo information.
Tech
Push for standard federal worker IDs faces challenges
By late October 2008, all employees and contractors must have IDs that meet a new standard.
Defense
Bush seeks billions of dollars for Army technology
Major areas of investment include unmanned aerial vehicles, manned and unmanned ground vehicles, and battlefield command-and-communications systems.
Defense
Departments get serious about border technologies
State Department summary says the government has looked to enhance its relationship with the private sector.
Defense
White House eyes action on borders, electronic IDs
Administration is interested in the creation of a biometric-based, tamper-proof ID card and supports increased penalties for employing illegal aliens.
Tech
U.S. officials tackle global communications issues
Cyber security a key issue, State Department official says.
Tech
Democratic senators want agency data-mining reports
Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., says more than 50 agencies are using data-mining technology.
Management
Tax season begins with policy changes, e-filing push
Taxpayers who wish to file electronically can do so through authorized tax preparers, over-the-counter software and the Free File program.
Management
Experts discuss how blogs helped pass database bill
Measure signed by President Bush early last week calls for OMB to create a free search engine and database to track federal grants and contracts.
