Cybersecurity
Secure Flight FOIA denial appealed
The Electronic Privacy Information Center wants a speedy release of documents on TSA's Secure Flight program that gathers passenger names.
Modernization
Doctors wanted for e-records
A nationwide system for electronic health records won't work unless small doctor's offices and physician groups adopt the technology, an HHS official says.
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CIO Council posts application info
A solutions exchange on the council's site has descriptions of IT tools and best practices.
People
New passport rules to kick in
Border officials will soon require foreign visitors to have machine-readable passports or nonimmigrant visas.
Digital Government
NEC retakes supercomputer title
A machine built for the United Kingdom's meteorological office broke a processing speed record set by IBM last month.
Acquisition
Census plans $1.3B in contracts
The Census Bureau plans to award two contracts in October 2005 to create systems that will be used for the six-week process of collecting data for the 2010 census.
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EPA opens wallet to get more states on data exchange
The Environmental Protection Agency is offering between $75,000 and $300,000 for state and tribal governments to join the Central Data Exchange.<@SM>
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CACI sees 1Q growth
The government contractor reported a 73 percent increase in operating income from a year ago.
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DOT e-learning ready to go
Officials expect to start rolling out the Web portion of DOT's Learning Management System in two weeks.
Modernization
IE alert issued
The alert from DHS recommends that users apply a software patch that Microsoft has released.
People
Privacy groups scrutinize anti-terror tech
Experts at a forum spoke about homeland security technology and civil liberties.
People
Study: Automated hiring increases applications
A paper from the Merit Systems Protection Board made several suggestions for improving automated hiring systems.
Modernization
NMCI to take on enterprise wireless
The Navy plans to add enterprise-based cellular data and voice services to the Navy Marine Marine Corps Intranet soon.
Modernization
Warner outlines Virginia communications plan
The proposal for interoperability sets out four high-level goals with corresponding initiatives and performance measures
Modernization
GAO counts 34 networks for homeland security
Two of them are being developed, and 32 are already running.
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Air Force shifts to Global Combat Support System
Northrop Grumman won a $49.8 million deal to move the Air Force off an older system for weapons maintenance data.
Modernization
FCC seeks power over VOIP
The Federal Communications Communication wants to regular voice over Internet protocol service.
People
CIO Council to help with architecture changes
A council committee will share responsibility for updating the federal enterprise architecture's reference models.
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