People

Passing the hat is no help to e-gov

Funding intergovernmental initiatives tests the existing budget process

People

Working to boost interoperability

Federal and local public safety officials are praising the Homeland Security Department's initiative to launch an umbrella office that will coordinate interoperability efforts for all types of equipment and related training.

People

DHS solicits state IT demos

DHS seeks proposals from states, territories and others for innovative information technology demonstration projects around the country.

People

G-8 to use counterterror system

DHS has implemented its secure Internet-based counterterrorism communications system for this year's Group of Eight Summit in Georgia.

People

CACI faces potential debarment

But a watchdog group says that the attention is politically driven because of the Iraq prison abuse scandal.

People

ACT awards go to eight

The American Council for Technology honored intergovernmental programs, including a data dictionary and its associated data model.

People

GSA promotes FirstGov

Marketing will play a bigger role in feds' efforts to provide services online.

People

GAO clamors for DHS research plan

DHS lacks a strategic plan for research and development of technological countermeasures.

People

HHS grants $498 million for bioterrorism

The awards go to states and four major metro areas.

People

OPM builds multiagency training site

The desire to get more mileage out of e-learning content is not confined by the walls of one agency or department.

People

Wireless Garland to grace police

The police department will be the first users of a high-speed wireless network built for Garland, Texas.

Acquisition

States refrain from GSA buying

States and localities aren't using federal IT contracts even though they can, Input says.

Digital Government

Taking lessons from other countries

Denmark's infrastructure is a model for federal, state and local governments

Digital Government

Achieving results no one can achieve alone

Interagency collaboration is happening out of necessity.

Cybersecurity

FISMA compliance: Money misspent?

The research director at the SANS Institute gives failing grades to FISMA implementation efforts.

People

Govs demand bioterrorism money

The National Governors Association opposes an HHS proposal to reduce bioterrorism preparedness funding.

People

Kentucky hires IT commissioner

Mike Inman will run the Governor's Office for Technology.

People

Defense, VA lack common data exchange

The two agencies remain far apart when it comes to sharing digital medical records, GAO says.

People

Dems back DHS wireless office

The bill introduced by House Democrats would also create a grant program for first-responder interoperability.

People

States get new CIOs

Washington and Montana's chief information officers are leaving, and Florida announced the appointment of a new one.