People
E-gov fuels USPTO spending rise
Input study forecasts that USPTO's IT spending to reach $450 million in fiscal 2008
People
OPM speeds hiring of cyber specialists
Direct-hire announcement is intended to ease agencies' hiring of cybersecurity specialists
People
Security management in spotlight
Officials are beginning to look at how to ensure consistency in information security leadership
People
Exercise tests joint warfare tech
This year's Joint Warrior Interoperability Demonstration involves a virtual peacekeeping effort
People
Updated Defense Travel System takes flight
DOD users get access to a Web-friendly and speedy version of a departmentwide travel system that's been in development for five years.
Digital Government
City tries new path to fiber network
San Francisco to test system that strings fiber-optic cable through sewers rather than ripping up streets
People
Wyden presses TIA probe
Legislator says he is not satisfied that DARPA has accounted for all of TIA's privacy and civil liberties issues
Digital Government
Broadband breakthrough in Southwest
Access provider uses Wi-Fi/satellite combination to create remote broadband oases
Acquisition
Report: NIMA not complying with FAR
NIMA procurement officials did not comply policies in recently awarded professional and technical service contracts
Digital Government
Space-age technology to assist farmers
NASA's satellite monitoring, mapping tools let USDA provide detailed information
People
Airports opt for iris, facial ID technology
A quick scan of airports offers ready evidence that applications based on iris scanning and facial recognition are thriving
Digital Government
Letters to the editor
Pay for Performance: No Bonus; Project Planning: Citing Chapter and Verse; Resume Should Include Honesty
Digital Government
Sensing the future of security
Once exotic, biometric technology may be heading for a desktop near you
Digital Government
Time is ripe for biometrics
Editor's note: In this report, we take a closer look at the strengths and weaknesses of leading biometric technologies and the primary government applications in which they will be used
Digital Government