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
Aviation group explores ID verification standards
ICAO seeks industry help in developing standards for verification, authentication and machine-readable documents.
People
Japan, U.S. CIOs face similarities
Prefecture CIOs struggle with many of the same issues as state CIOs.
Modernization
Office code opens to gov't
The offer applies to the government of any nation using Microsoft products.
People
UK authority puts issues online
A local governing council lets residents vote on the Web to set priorities on issues.
Digital Government