People
Citizen calls for aid will help direct relief efforts
DHS officials seek a systematic approach for state call centers to use when responding to calls for assistance during emergencies.
Modernization
FEMA nears emergency alert standard
Goal is to create a national infrastructure so digital messages can be sent to TVs, radios and desktop computers.
People
Orchestrating safety in disasters
State and local officials on the front lines of emergency management look for assistance from new technology and the feds.
People
Buzz of the Week: Change is in the wind
Can federal agencies take advantage of social-networking tools to create a resourceful emergency alert Web site?
People
Army retools knowledge culture
The service defines new knowledge management principles tailored to net-centric environment.
People
FEMA adopts open standards
Public alert systems to use same standard that local emergency managers embrace.
Acquisition
Nothing pushes like an economic shove
The Defense Department and the intelligence community work together to save money and improve information sharing.
Digital Government
Images of Gustav available on the Web
cientist and homeowners use NASA's images to see the damage left by the hurricane.
People
Workforce tops new OFPP chief's priorities
New acting Office of Federal Procurement Policy Administrator Lesly Field sees recruitment, retention as critical for acquisition.
People
DOD, intell join forces to save
The intelligence community and DOD strike deal to buy software together.
Modernization
GAO raps Census’ handheld plans
GAO wants Census officials to establish criteria to determine whether the handheld computers are capable of performing required tasks.
Digital Government
IG questions appearance of bias in selection of DHS projects
Report finds no wrongdoing, but concludes that the science and technology directorate lacks a clear system for documenting why certain projects are chosen.
Digital Government
Customs and Border Protection lends aerial vehicle for hurricane damage assessment
In its first-time use for a natural disaster, Predator sends real-time videos to agencies of storm's destruction.
Digital Government
Emergency workers keep busy in Gustav's wake
Officials distribute generators and attempt to restore power in the face of widespread outages.
Modernization
What's Brewin: Powering Through
New (and old) radios, open communications and a satellite bridge support relief efforts after Hurricane Gustav.
Digital Government
Scarcity of science students worries military IT officials
The United States is not training enough engineers to meet the Pentagon’s needs, panelists say.
People
TIGTA: The IRS lacks secure Web servers
With unauthorized servers, the Internal Revenue Service risks having someone illicitly access taxpayer and personally identifiable information.
Modernization