Modernization
IPv6 in Canada
Canada is moving less aggressively toward IPv6 than the United States is, according to experts.
Modernization
IPv6: How the rest of the world lives
Federal Computer Week looks at developments in three countries -- Canada, France and Japan -- representing a wide range of IPv6 development and deployment.
Digital Government
EU focuses R&D on counterterrorism
New research program gives the EU a larger agenda for developing security technologies
People
Driver's licenses could double as border-crossing cards
British Columbia wants to use the cards in lieu of a passport.
People
Army hires LGS to help with network upgrades
The company will conduct the upgrades at military facilities in Germany.
People
Lawmakers to DHS: Investigate response to cyberattacks
The House Homeland Security Committee has requested that the Homeland Security Department's inspector general investigate cyberattacks on DHS that originated from Chinese-language Web sites and actions by Unisys that the committee called incompetent and possibly illegal and may have failed to detect the intrusions.
People
DOD failed to stop exploitation
Documents describe human trafficking violations by DOD contractors in Iraq
People
N.Y. county joins global tech network
Westchester County has accepted its invitation to join the Global Digital City Network, which provides a forum for information sharing and promoting joint initiatives.
Modernization
Alliance: DHS will miss Pass card deadline
The Smart Card Alliance says the department cannot finish testing ID cards with RFID tags in time for them to be an alternative to passports by next summer.
People
FBI expanding access to fingerprint database
The State Department will provide all consulates and embassies with the ability to use the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System.
People
Poor management keeps governments from goals, report finds
IT can help the public sector improve performance, but poor management and lack of skills hinder progress, according to a report by KMPG International.
People
Hayden seeks allies' help in countering terrorism
The CIA director says a deep-rooted hatred of America in the Middle East has made it difficult for U.S. officials to influence the "war of ideas" inside Islam without help.
People
Measuring program performance is a global issue
Budget officials from around the world discussed best practices for measuring program results.
People
Navy rethinks its approach to collecting, sharing data
While patrolling the Persian Gulf, the Navy is amassing larger than ever amounts of information and must figure out the best way for the military and its partners to use it.
Cybersecurity
Feds take 'cyber Pearl Harbor' seriously
Federal officials prepare on several fronts for coordinated cyber and physical attacks
Digital Government
EU's alternative to GPS runs into trouble
With development delays threatening to drive up costs, Europe may find an alternative approach to its current Galileo contract.
People
Future of Army's International Tech Centers in doubt
Although they excel at finding technologies the Army needs from foreign firms, policies and regulations are preventing ITCs from getting those technologies back to the United States and into the Army.
People
Government execs in U.S., Canada take similar positions on performance pay
Common themes emerging from recent surveys include support for performance management principles and a dissatisfaction with the ways pay is linked to performance.
Modernization
Industry sends DOT mixed message on GPS backup system
An aviation group supports shutting down the land-based Loran navigation system, but Boeing said the system could be useful if GPS services were disrupted.
Cybersecurity