Digital Government
NOAA bolsters tsunami warning system
Officials repair deep-ocean buoys in Pacific, but no sensors set in Atlantic
Modernization
DISA creates tsunami ops center
It will provide communications and IT support to the unit managing DOD's tsunami humanitarian relief.
Modernization
Mercy for tsunami victims?
Pentagon officials may deploy the USNS Mercy and its advanced communications capabilities to help tsunami victims.
People
FirstGov gets tsunami info
FirstGov.gov has gathered Web addresses meant for searching for U.S. citizens affected by the disaster.
Digital Government
Military sends teams to deal with tsunami aftermath
Teams reaching devastated South Asia zone expected to provide communications infrastructure, water and other humanitarian aid.
Digital Government
Web aids tsunami response
The Internet is being used to help find people and link resources around the world in the aftermath of the tsunami tragedy.
Modernization
U.S. sends military ships to help in tsunami aftermath
USS Abraham Lincoln and five other ships are heading to the Indian Ocean to aid the countries hardest hit by last weekend's tsunami.
Cybersecurity
E-passports go down under
Cybertrust is developing PKI technology in a 10-month pilot that will test e-passports for Australia.
Digital Government
UK hires Northrop for fingerprint system
Northrop won a $244 million contract to implement the Ident1 system that will bring collections of fingerprints and palm prints in England, Scotland and Wales into a single system.
People
Afghanistan gets talking books
HHS delivered 2,000 interactive health education books for women in Afghanistan.
People
US, UK work on anti-terror R&D
The two countries signed an agreement to collaborate on homeland security technology.
Acquisition
Buyers gather in Canada
A three-day conference will bring together procurement officials and businesses from throughout the Americas.
Modernization
Jordan airline passengers use smart cards
The country uses Epok's TDX system to check biometric information against a database of passengers.
People
Two superpowers grapple with IT issues
CIOs in Japan and U.S. deal with access, info-sharing and training issues
Modernization
Afghan data network may launch
The initiative could provide great rewards, the Defense Department's acting CIO said.
Modernization
Cross-Atlantic data sharing?
The U.K. and U.S. may agree to improve the sharing of technical info on communications.
Digital Government
Researchers to study international IT innovation
The University of Albany's Center for Technology in Government is expanding its research to international governance with a new grant from the National Science Foundation.
Digital Government
NEC retakes supercomputer title
A machine built for the United Kingdom's meteorological office broke a processing speed record set by IBM last month.
People