Digital Government

TSA teaches privacy

The Transportation Security Administration embarked on a series of educational programs to keep employees informed on privacy issues.

Digital Government

Priva teams with SAIC

Priva hopes to get more federal customers for its authentication technology.

Digital Government

Animal ID cost pegged at $545M

Expense and confidentiality of information collected remain sticking points for discussions about a national system.

Digital Government

Input starts grant info service

The Reston, Va.-based company today said it will offer information on grants for state and local government, and higher education.

Digital Government

A crash course in security incident reporting

The federal picture of information security is sharply divided.

Digital Government

Feds aim to make biometrics useful

NIST is working with other agencies that will develop a test to evaluate commercial biometric fingerprint systems.

Digital Government

Dot-Com Survivors

Tales of trials, change from small tech firms that found refuge in fed market

Digital Government

MetaCarta maps a new path

Company executives had to spend several months transforming the firm from a commercially-focused entity to one targeting government users.

Digital Government

Survival tips

Here's how to move from the commercial market to the government one.

Digital Government

the Pipeline

Goin' mobile; Allies unite; Defywire mobilizes on the home front; A mainframe state of mind

Digital Government

MCI gets new lease on life

Emerging from bankruptcy, firm upgrades network to boost services

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Eye on biometrics

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Federal Triangle

E-gov reporting, 21st-century cartographers wanted, A list of lists, EDS' NMCI headache, Baby makes three

Digital Government

Smart card handbook updated

The General Services Administration and the Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board issued a revised smart card handbook.

Digital Government

Senate limits federal offshoring

An amendment that limits the use of federal funds to pay for work done in foreign countries passed the Senate Thursday by a vote of 70-26.

Digital Government

Fed Reserve upgrades for check images

The Federal Reserve used BMC modeling software to assess the loads of servers being used to transmit digital checks.

Digital Government

Dems criticize small-business cuts

House Democrats criticize Bush's proposal to cut funding for the Small Business Innovation Research grant program.

Digital Government

Justice could get privacy boss

The House Judiciary Committee approved a DOJ reauthorization bill that includes the creation of a senior privacy officer.

Digital Government

PKI vendors wanted

The General Services Administration says it is ready to get suppliers for smart cards based on public-key infrastructure standards that include a new authentication specification.

Digital Government

OMB: Security improvements needed

Twenty-four federal departments and agencies missed security requirements in 2003, according to the Office of Management and Budget.