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$11B proposed for homeland tech
According to Input, the money would be spent in the transportation, border and port security sectors.
People
Senate blasts DHS funding plan
Members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee worry their states will lose DHS dollars.
People
Senate IT plan complete
It will be posted on the Senate intranet by March 10, the Senate CIO says.
People
Army shares bomb data
The 18th Airborne Corps can use notebook PCs in the field to get information about improvised explosive devices.
People
Big changes unlikely for biz cases
Exhibit 300 forms for this year will be largely unchanged, an official says.
People
Group studies infrastructure security
A consortium of 24 cybersecurity organizations is researching ways to protect systems that control critical infrastructures.
People
Army graduates tech workers
A dozen people recently graduated from the Army Knowledge Leaders Program.
People
GSA assessing charge card contractors’ security policies
GSA will review the security policies of the SmartPay contractors after Bank of America revealed it lost the records of 1.2 million federal employees.
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OMB to study consolidation of IT security functions
OMB will investigate whether some federal IT security functions could be provided centrally by agencies or commercial vendors.
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House panel to probe FBI case file system
The head of the House subcommittee with oversight of the FBI’s budget has launched an investigation into the bureau’s troubled Virtual Case Files program.
Digital Government
Global Secure buys health IT firm
Virtual Alert was purchased for $20 million in cash and stock.
Modernization
IT security gets physical
A steady beat of advances in information technology and miniaturization is sparking dramatic changes in how government handles physical security requirements.
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DOJ readies regional exchange
The pilot of the Regional Data Exchange will start in six months, the Justice CIO says.
Modernization
Justice extends WordPerfect
The Justice Department signed a two-year contract with Corel for 50,000 licenses.
Modernization
Alliant draft RFPs scheduled for release
The GSA will release the draft request for proposals by March 31 for its new Alliant and Alliant small business governmentwide acquisition contracts.<@SM>
Digital Government
Motola: A step beyond modeling
Experts are focusing on how to take architectures to the next level
People
Security on demand
New technology tools come to the high-stakes world of special-event security
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