People
House passes border security bill
It calls for more fencing, surveillance cameras and other forms of technology along the southern and northern U.S. borders.
Digital Government
Senate committee passes tsunami bill
It would allocate $35 million a year to repair tsunami detection technology along the Pacific coast and create a national tsunami warning system.
Digital Government
Swiss to use Novell's Linux platform
More than 3,000 government-operated servers will run on SUSE.
Cybersecurity
ManTech Nabs $10.5 million TSA Contract
Company will provide analytical services to help TSA evaluate non-U.S. citizens' requests for flight instruction in the United States.
Modernization
Air Force to increase Guam's bandwidth
The move is necessary to support more planned operations, Pacific Air Forces' chief information officer said.
People
TSA reorg bill pushes business, tech improvements
Republican leaders on the House Homeland Security Committee introduced the bill two days after a blistering report from the 9/11 Public Discourse Project.
People
Pacom leads military in pandemic planning
The U.S. military's preparation for a possible outbreak of bird flu lags that of Asian and Pacific countries.
People
European Web sites lack accessibility
Most government Web sites in Europe fail to meet accessibility standards, according to a new survey.
People
U.K. unveils new e-gov strategy
The British government launches new policy to use information technology for public services.
People
British Library, Microsoft to digitize 25 million pages
The plan is to digitize roughly 100,000 out-of-copyright books, which will be available through the new MSN Book Search beta service next year.
People
Australia hosts international e-health conference
Representatives from several countries seek common ground among e-health systems at defense and veterans affairs departments.
Digital Government
Canada hosts international flu conference
Meeting is intended to encourage global focus on reducing risks of an influenza pandemic.
Digital Government
Volunteer GIS group aids medical mission
Fifty mapping experts will donate time and equipment to gather data that can help improve services to the poor in developing countries.
Digital Government
USAID to award AIDS drug supply chain contract
The U.S. Agency for International Development will soon award a multimillion-dollar contract to develop a global supply chain management system for AIDS drugs.
People
U.K. experiments with luggable e-learning containers
Ministry of Defence ships portable e-learning centers wherever training is needed
Digital Government
Latitudes and longitudes
The U.S. health care community is not alone in its struggles with privacy, standards and other challenges to the health information technology agenda
Digital Government
U.K. completes major engineering work for health IT system
National Health Service hopes to fully deploy medical imaging system within two years.
Modernization
HHS seeks volunteers for Katrina disaster relief
The agency has created a Web site for medical professionals and IT and communications personnel with experience in health care IT who want to volunteer for Hurricane Katrina disaster relief efforts.
People
A new spin on global security
Technology is not the hard part when it comes to fostering international anti-terrorism efforts
Digital Government