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Arizona signs on for enhanced driver's licenses
The licenses, which will require a photo ID and an RFID chip containing an ID number, will comply with WHTI and Real ID requirements.
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GAO: Quantity of information, databases challenge fusion centers
State and local officials say they have problems accessing federal networks and handling the high volume of information they receive from federal authorities.
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Indiana HIE names chief medical officer
Dr. Gregory Larkin, a former family practitioner, will help the health information exchange with clinical strategy and set priorities.
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DHS submits revised Real ID plan to OMB
The Office of Management and Budget has 90 days to review the new standards states must meet for ID cards to comply with the Real ID Act.
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NASCIO: Cross-government collaboration key to e-discovery
The organization has issued guidelines to help CIOs improve states' ability to handle requests for electronic information.
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DHS infrastructure protection chief cites progress
Bob Stephan cited the department's partnerships with state and local authorities as crucial to future success.
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Clinton: Alaska Native firm may have gotten unfair bonus
Chenega Technology Services improperly won a DHS contract, and the senator wants the IG to investigate the award further.
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Idaho health department taps ACS for benefits management
Affiliated Computer Services will provide pharmacy claims processing, automated prior authorizations, help-desk support, prospective and retrospective drug use reviews, and federal and supplemental drug rebate administration and reporting.
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IG: DHS wrongly awarded contract to Alaska Native firm
A coding error is to blame for the improper award of a 10-year, $475 million sole-source contract to Chenega Technology Services.
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Report: Legal eagles can aid cross-government collaboration
A study commissioned by NASCIO encourages government officials to establish clear governance models before beginning work on projects that cut across agency or government boundaries.
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Better information sharing on the horizon
Lawmakers' meeting with the Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group provides initial details on how to improve threat assessment information.
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Mass. puts IT staffing firm to work
Atlantic Associates has begun providing business analysts, project managers and other technology specialists through the commonwealth's staff augmentation program.
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Strategy refines fusion centers’ role
An expanded scope for the centers alarms privacy groups who fear misuse of data
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Bush releases national strategy for sharing intelligence
The National Strategy for Information Sharing defines the roles of the fusion centers through which state, local and federal agencies share threat data.
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Bush nominates former governor as USDA secretary
If the Senate confirms him, Ed Schafer would replace Mike Johanns, who left the department in September.
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Customers give Florida purchasing system high marks
MyFloridaMarketPlace scored an overall customer satisfaction rating of 91 percent, and it has saved the state $71 million.
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Web Extra: Automated redaction tools available
A small industry is emerging to help state and local governments rid their Web sites of personal information.
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As population grows, Texas city readies tech infrastructure
Bee Cave plans to install a Gigabit Ethernet network, a document management system and a backup plan built around a virtual tape library.
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Software troubles delay SBInet progress
Border guards have not started using the network although lawmakers had expected it to be operational four months ago.
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