People

Digital radios: A new calling plan

As Project 25 matures, first responder radios become more interoperable, although problems remain

People

Swarming: A new model of collaboration

Rather than have an overarching authority decide what information will be distributed and who will receive it, the Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN) will operate based on a concept known as 'swarming.'

People

Looking into a crystal ball for the future IT workforce

Managers urged to think strategically to hire the best workers

People

Tech training center outlasts Lotus 1-2-3

In two decades of classes, only change is constant

People

Editorial: Making IT matter

For CIOs to be as effective as they can be, they need access to money, information and people.

People

CSC exec goes to Crown

Steve Kalish, who retired this spring from Computer Sciences Corp., has been named president of Crown Consulting Inc.

People

DISA selects e-records file management standard

DISA has selected software that uses an Internet open standard for document and file management that supports e-records

People

US-VISIT gets green light from the House

Democrats fail to block Accenture from getting a $10 billion homeland security deal.

People

DHS unfolds new safety net

Concept for nationwide info-sharing network applauded, but devil is in the details

People

Keeping the money flowing for first responders

Task force identifies obstacles preventing swift disbursal

People

HHS selects Northrop Grumman for e-travel

The Department of Health and Human Services has selected Northrop Grumman to provide E-Travel Services.

People

More follow-through needed

Among the technologies that can play a role in homeland security, some illustrate the industry's latest advances, from biometric identification systems to data-mining software that can unearth telling patterns of activity amid mountains of seemingly unrelated data.

People

California releases e-voting standards

The standards will govern the use of a voter-verified paper trail.

People

Building an organization

The FBI's Records Management Division is organized into three sections, each led by experts hired in 2002

People

CSC's guiding hand

Paul Cofoni keeps the company on a straight path

People

OMB initiates funding model for Grants.gov

Grants.gov will move from a development to a fee-for-service model to support the operation and maintenance phase of the Quicksilver initiative.

People

Defining breakthrough performance

Asking the experts

People

Agencies express interest in Windows sealant

White House and others give ImmuneEngine a closer look

People

Interagency committee identifies steps to citizen-centered Web site

The Interagency Committee on Government Information last week recommended seven steps agencies can take to make their Web sites more accessible.

People

OMB lays out Grants.gov funding

A new formula outlines how much each agency should contribute to the initiative in the next two years.