People

Records re-engineering

Another agency is working with the states to develop a model for modern vital records systems

Digital Government

Parking tickets go wireless

Cities can have up-to-date info on the status of parking tickets

People

Taming the document beast

Evaluating three approaches to help better manage office and Web documents

People

Defense looks for biometric guidelines

Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said biometrics will be a key component of information assurance and access control.

People

More efforts needed to thwart cyberthreats

More research needed to determine how best to protect department, official says

Digital Government

Tippingpoint gets security nod

The company's intrusion prevention systems are the first to earn Common Criteria certification.

People

The circuit

Cajun Cutoff; Watchful Eye, Part I; Watchful Eye, Part II

Acquisition

Small biz gets creative

No matter what innovative technologies or market approaches small companies may invent, partnerships with integrators remain critical

People

Defense CIO to leave job soon

Analysis finds most DHS employees are watchers and investigators

Digital Government

GAO sees fire management flaws

Congressional auditors say fire management agencies must improve their use of geospatial technology.

People

DHS employs 1 in 12 Fed workers

Analysis finds most DHS employees are watchers and investigators

People

Measuring Americans' trust in government and technology

Federal Computer Week and the Pew Internet & American Life Project have conducted research on the federal government and the Internet

People

Surprising percentage of public fears cyberattacks

Most Americans want corporations to share cyber information with feds

People

Group urges investment in more technology to warn public

Most alert systems do not provide specific information or have common messages that everybody would understand

People

Who we believe

A poll shows that Americans trust government to give them useful information about a terrorist attack, but they question IT's role in delivering the message.

Digital Government

IBM Rational gets DOD enterprise licenses

The Army signed a blanket purchase agreement with immixTechnology under the Defense Department's Enterprise Software Initiative.

Digital Government

Three firms join Future Combat team

Northrop Grumman, United Defense and McDonnell Douglas Helicopter are the last three firms to join the Future Combat System development group.

Digital Government

Navy investigates NMCI's Welchia outbreak

Navy officials want to know how a worm got into the Navy Marine Corps Intranet.

Digital Government

Opsware now tracks changes

Version 4.0 of Opsware System shows administrators how much each workstation or server costs to run.

Digital Government

Bids sought for asset sale program

The GSA has started the search for a way to let agencies easily and efficiently dispose of property.