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GAO sees electronic fingerprinting gains
Law enforcement agencies have increased the volume and timeliness of submissions to an FBI database, Congressional auditors found.
Modernization
Laws, other hurdles hinder telehealth
The Commerce Department says teleheath faces barriers to further adoption.
Acquisition
Optimus mine: NASA aims to improve accident analysis
NASA gave a grant to Optimus for a data mining system to identify subtle human factors of aerospace accidents.
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OPM leads feds in e-payments
The Office of Personnel Management made 99.7 percent of its payments to vendors electronically in December.
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Parties differ on homeland security
Democrats say there are gaps in homeland security. Republicans say improvements have been made.
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Montana puts vehicle data online
Information from the Motor Vehicle Division is often requested by banks, credit unions, car dealers and other organizations.
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DHS to weigh science goals
Fiscal 2005 will be a year of balancing priorities for the DHS Science and Technology Directorate, Undersecretary Charles McQueary said.
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Military certifies biometric profile
The Defense Department also launched a biometrics Web site.
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State: Tech upgrades will speed visas
GAO says visas for foreign science scholars take too long, but the State Department says it's improving its systems to accelerate the process.
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Analysis skill needed, experts say
State and local agencies are unable to analyze information related to homeland security, said panelists at an AFCEA conference.
Acquisition
Four win Immigration BPA
CSC, IBM, EDS and Lockheed are on the blanket purchase agreement for the Immigration bureau's IT modernization program.
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Platts pushes 5-year assessments
Rep. Todd Platts introduced a bill to 'codify the requirement for a coordinated, evidence-based review of programs.'
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Army, Homeland Security plan for unmanned aerial vehicles
The Army expects to spend $2.3 billion on UAVs by 2011. DHS wants to spend $10 million to test UAVs next year.
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NCI hires ex-Army IT expert
The Army official who helped launched the first Joint Tactical Radio System procurement will be a senior vice president at NCI Information Systems.
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Arizona, New Mexico collaborate on homeland security
Their governors signed a five-year pact to share information.
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Davis: Expect strict oversight of US-VISIT
The chairman of the House Government Reform Committee pledged to keep a close eye on the visitor tracking system.
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Homeland Security network starts
The Homeland Security Information Network is an important step for cooperation among federal, state and local agencies, officials said.
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Many still can't take electronic FOIA
Almost half of all major federal departments can't accept Freedom of Information requests electronically.
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Federal track record
How will the government's IT infrastructure be viewed four years from now?
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