Digital Government

Arizona educators ponder face recognition

A Maricopa County school tests face-scanning systems meant to catch sex offenders and missing children on school property.

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Keeping systems properly stitched

Four patch management solutions offer a mix of features for enterprises of all sizes

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Eye on... rules and regs

White House, Congress hope to make more headway on sticky policy issues

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Support swells for livestock ID system

U.S. to speed project in wake of mad cow find in Washington state

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A fresh outlook

Editorial: Welcome to the redesigned Federal Computer Week.

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Microsoft's patch management tools

The enterprise versions of patch management products are not designed for very small offices, and there are no personal editions of such tools.

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States to make digital maps for mines

The Labor Department's Mine Safety and Health Administration awarded almost $4 million in grants to 13 states to help pay for systems to digitize maps of abandoned mines.

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Storing e-stuff

We all have an important stake in the Electronic Records Archive program.

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Clinton proposes health IT bill

The Democratic senator calls for better data sharing, real-time access to patient information and lower costs.

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SAIC reorganizes

Science Applications International officials are reducing their number of business units and working groups.

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Booz Allen appoints VP

David Schneider will lead Booz Allen's offering related to homeland security for government clients.

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GAO: Immigration needs fee tracking

Officials don't have a good way to monitor immigration applications, making it hard to determine where there is a shortage of funds, auditors said.

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Education grants increase

Federal grants for state and local education reached almost $35 billion in fiscal 2004, including more than $700 million specifically for technology programs.

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Interior tabs BearingPoint for finance systems

BearingPoint will get $124.9 million under a blanket purchase agreement.

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SRA to buy Orion

Orion specializes in counterintelligence, counterterrorism and law enforcement services and technologies.

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IRS moves on 45-point IT plan

The Internal Revenue Service has started a plan to improve management of IT projects, including business systems modernization.

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NCI buys spy business

NCI Information Systems bought Scientific and Engineering Solutions.

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States to make digital maps for mines

The Labor Department awarded almost $4 million in grants to 13 states.

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USDA seeks cash for cow tracking

Mad cow disease notwithstanding, Agriculture officials are still looking for money to fund a national livestock ID program.

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Spirit sends info from Mars

NASA expects more than a week of preparation before the rover starts rolling.