People
Program management falls short
Time, scope and cost are no longer the only factors shaping the outcome of government programs.
Digital Government
Getting on the same page
Web-based mashups give agencies a new tool for connecting scattered data and applications.
People
DHS distributes IT application
DHS deployed a secure online database system that enables management of data about critical infrastructure and key resources, the department said.
People
Democrats hit administration on security
A report by two House committees today criticized the Bush administration's progress in implementing anti-terrorism recommendations.
People
Letter: Question on overcoming organizational rivalries
A reader states ideas for the next administration about how intelligence communities of practice could be of help.
People
Gustav triggers COOP
Continuity-of-operations plans went in effect after Hurricane Gustav swept across southern Louisiana last week.
Modernization
FEMA nears emergency alert standard
Goal is to create a national infrastructure so digital messages can be sent to TVs, radios and desktop computers.
People
Buzz of the Week: Change is in the wind
Can federal agencies take advantage of social-networking tools to create a resourceful emergency alert Web site?
People
Army retools knowledge culture
The service defines new knowledge management principles tailored to net-centric environment.
People
FEMA adopts open standards
Public alert systems to use same standard that local emergency managers embrace.
Digital Government
4 lessons for upgraders
Tips for smoothing human services modernization projects.
People
A boost for state aid
States learn to offset the risk of human services modernization projects with flexible tech approaches.
People
DHS studies PDAs for responders
The Homeland Security Department is exploring how personal digital assistants that can send and receive live video and geospatial coordinates could help law enforcement and first responders share information.
Digital Government
New York could kill $2 billion network
New York State shouldn't build a $2 billion statewide wireless network for emergency responders unless all the problems identified in testing are fully resolved and all contract requirements are met, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has recommended.
Modernization
DHS, D.C. demonstrate broadband technology
The Homeland Security Department and the District of Columbia today demonstrated a new radio over wireless broadband technology for emergency response.
People
DHS seeks template for responding to emergency calls
The Texas A&M Research Foundation will review all 2-1-1 calls for assistance made in Texas after hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Modernization
FEMA plans to inventory emergency systems
The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to survey the nation's emergency alert systems soon as part of its effort to build an integrated emergency alert and warning system.
People
Police call for panel on homeland security
Police chiefs urge the next president to convene a national commission on criminal justice and security in 100 days of taking office.
People