People
US-VISIT to get biometric exit
Officials plan to include biometric technology and more airports in the exit part of the visitor tracking system.
Acquisition
Murphy: A high cost for public data
GSA officials are using the A-76 outsourcing program to insulate the agency and the taxpayer-funded procurement data center from public scrutiny.
Digital Government
Where livestock roam
Agriculture Department begins work on national animal ID system
People
Arizona police buy face ID tech
The state's Department of Public Safety has signed a contract with ImageWare Systems that will allow officials to conduct facial recognition searches on driver license images.
People
CAPPS II is not dead yet, but changes are likely
The agency offered an array of conflicting reports on the fate of the program.
People
CAPPS II faces overhaul
But a good portion of the program will be retained, a DHS spokeswoman says.
People
Commerce names privacy officer
Daniel Caprio, Jr. is already deputy assistant secretary for technology policy.
People
Montana helps ID-less voters
The system is one of several new initiatives that Montana is putting in place under the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
People
Biometric flier experiment to start
Participants in the Registered Traveler pilot program will pass through airport security checkpoints faster.
People
TSA exempts systems from Privacy Act
The move allows TSA officials to withhold records about active investigations.
Digital Government
Where oh where does all the data go?
GAO study provides Congress with a look at info that agencies collect.
Digital Government
Lobbyist database too old for copying
Until Justice finishes upgrading the database of foreign lobbyists, its data must be printed.
People
TSA exempts systems from Privacy Act
Eight systems of information could be exempt from one or more provisions in the Privacy Act.
Modernization
Airport security's fast lane
TSA tries biometric data to speed fliers through airport checkpoints
People
Is eight enough for data?
Four times as many airlines as originally thought turned over passenger information to TSA contractors.
People
TSA tries biometric checks
Frequent fliers who agree to submit biometric data and pass a background will be able to breeze through checkpoints at five airports.
Digital Government
FTC cans no-spam list
The Federal Trade Commission says a national "do not spam" registry could be counterproductive as long as experts can't definitively identify the sources of e-mails.
People
Biometric reprieve granted
The House approved a one-year deadline extension for visa-waiver countries to have machine-readable, tamper-resistant passports with embedded biometric identifiers.
People
European Commission wants visa comments
European officials are soliciting public comment on the Visa Information System.
People