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Protect passport chips
Passports with damaged electronic chips may be invalidated by the State Department, according to new regulations.
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DHS CIO wants 10 percent more
According to the proposed fiscal 2006 budget, the CIO's office would get an increase of $28 million from the current year.
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Colombia, U.S. create finance database
The United States sent 215 computers to Colombian officials for a joint database of trade and financial information.
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Hughes to depart DHS
The acting undersecretary for the Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Director said he will retire in March.
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IAIP boss: Cut could impede efforts
But threat-determination function doesn't need that much work after a baseline is laid down, Patrick Hughes says.
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GAO urges planning consistency at TSA
The Transportation Security Administration needs better planning and risk management assessment, GAO says.
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Connecticut finds tech chief
Diane Wallace, formerly of Aetna, will be Connecticut's chief information officer.
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Refine port grants, IG says
The structure of the port security grant program hinders DHS' ability to provide money where it's most needed, according to an inspector general.
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FDA to launch drug safety Web site
The Food and Drug Administration plans to launch a Web page to share drug safety information with health care professionals and patients.
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ITAA: CIOs focus on PMA
Federal CIOs are digging deep into their agencies' pockets for IT consolidation projects, according to the latest annual CIO survey from the Information Technology Association of America.
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DOJ asks for IT boost
The Bush administration wants a 20 percent increase in the Justice Department's tech budget.
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VA wants money for records
Under the VA's proposed fiscal 2006 budget, one of the biggest increases would go toward modernizing the electronic medical record system for veterans.
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NJ manages school capital online
The Garden State will deploy a Web application that education officials can use to manage capital plans for buildings.
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Senate confirms NARA boss
Allen Weinstein replaces John Carlin as leader of the National Archives and Records Administration.
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Global warning system gets USGS support
Through its Public Warning Network Challenge, the Internet Society is calling for collaborators for an all-hazards public warning system—an effort that the Geological Survey endorses. <@SM>
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GAO sees homeland security challenges
Interagency coordination will be important to many homeland security initiatives, GAO says.
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Justice funds XML pilots
Six states will each get $50,000 grants for projects that use the Global Justice Extensible Markup Language Data Model.
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SEC approves XBRL rule
Securities regulators will use voluntary filings to test the Extensible Business Reporting Language standard.
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