Digital Government
ITAA president: Treat industry as 'full partner'
Phil Bond called on leaders of developing countries to treat the private sector as a full partner and create business conditions that promote the growth of the Internet.
Cybersecurity
DHS: All but 3 countries meet visa waiver deadline
Visa Waiver Program countries' newly issued passports must contain a contactless chip with the passport holder’s biographical information and a biometric identifier.
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Tenet joins QinetiQ's advisory board
The former CIA chief has joined QinetiQ Group, a British international defense and security technology company, as an independent nonexecutive director.
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Australian contractor names North American sales chief
Ken Kellstrom has been promoted to vice president of sales for North America, helping the Australian defense contractor expand its presence in the U.S. federal sector.
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USAID gives BearingPoint $69M contract for work in Jordan
Under the five-year contract, BearingPoint will set up a Sustainable Achievement of Business Expansion and Quality program for Jordan.
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EU building info systems to help secure borders
The existing system is outdated and cannot meet the demands placed on it.
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DOD, DOT explore next-gen satellite systems
The departments will meet with government and commercial organizations to assess capabilities users want in the Positioning, Navigation and Timing architecture planned for 2025.
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Project to track passengers in airports
A European Commission-backed program will use RFID tags to track people at airports, making it easy to alert them if they are missing at the gate at boarding time.
Digital Government
EU needs RFID privacy regs, study finds
Consumers worry that someone could track them after they buy something equipped with a tag.
Digital Government
European Union to share open-source solutions
A consortium led by Unisys will build and manage an online repository for open-source software for EU administrators.
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EU to expand e-gov by 2010
Its plan will save billions of euros each year and improve the level of government services provided to its 25 member states, the union says.
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IBM to lead U.S., U.K. military technology consortium
The International Technology Alliance brings together 25 government, industry and academic partners from both sides of the Atlantic.
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Navy names IAP to manage air traffic in Southwest Asia
The U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center's IDIQ award has a potential value of $61 million.
Cybersecurity
4 ways to look beyond classified data to combat terrorists
Authors urge greater use of open-source information.
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Herley Industries wins two Pacific Rim contracts
The defense contractor will supply telemetry system upgrades and hardware to two Asian customers.
Modernization
Terrorists brandish tech sword, too
Five years after the 2001 terrorist attacks, law enforcement and terrorist groups bring new levels of sophistication to the ongoing game of digital cat and mouse.
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Combat Communications Squadron to move to Guam
Based in South Korea, the squadron is responsible for rapid mobile communications deployment for wartime contingencies or natural disasters in the entire Korea area of operations.
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SAP unit hires new VP
Rob Massey, former chief information officer for Clark County, Nev., will lead the company’s Global Public Services business unit.
Modernization
Advisory committee on accessibility named
It includes international, federal and private organizations.
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