Digital Government
CMS awards more Medicaid Transformation Grants
Sixteen states and Puerto Rico get funds to modernize the delivery and administration of Medicaid health services.
People
Confusion over fusion centers
Lawmakers want to clarify the centers’ responsibilities and future funding.
People
NASCIO: States face IT retirement crunch
Although more than a quarter of states' IT employees could retire soon, most states are unprepared, a new report finds.
People
Budget agreement in Michigan averts 35,000 layoffs
State employees, including 1,700 in the IT Department, spent much of the weekend wondering if they should report to work today.
People
DHS signs on to create threat assessment coordination group
Lawmakers hope the group will improve how federal, state and local officials create and share intelligence.
Modernization
Broadband operators reject ding-a-ling answers
Scottsburg, Ind., officials got tired of waiting for broadband service to come, so they created their own
People
Tickets to travel
How border states, with the blessing of the Homeland SecurityDepartment, are setting their own card standards for identifying travelers at border crossings
Modernization
Trust, skills crucial to sharing information in emergencies, report states
Researchers in New York have issued a report that examines the task of coordinating a regional response to events that disrupt telecommunications networks.
Digital Government
News briefs
EDS to run data center for DHSEDS will run the second of two large data centers for the Homeland Security Department under an $800 million, eight-year contract the department awarded the company last week, according to EDS and industry sources. "It's a very important contract to us," EDS spokesman Brad Bass said, adding that neither the company nor the department had yet announced the award. "We would like to talk about it, but we are restricted…
People
Planners describe disaster strategies
Disaster preparedness leaders say they face crises expecting their best-laid plans will go awry
People
Feds offered data-sharing tool for anti-terrorism efforts
Agencies can use the architecture to support their information-sharing missions.
People
N.Y. county joins global tech network
Westchester County has accepted its invitation to join the Global Digital City Network, which provides a forum for information sharing and promoting joint initiatives.
Acquisition
FEMA official: Local businesses must understand federal procurement
Those businesses' ability to understand federal contracting in an emergency such as Hurricane Katrina is crucial, FEMA's acquisitions director said.
Modernization
Alliance: DHS will miss Pass card deadline
The Smart Card Alliance says the department cannot finish testing ID cards with RFID tags in time for them to be an alternative to passports by next summer.
Digital Government
Group calls for modernizing public health IT infrastructure
AHIC gets recommendations on how to strengthen systems that would be needed in a public health emergency.
People
Real ID regulations moving slowly, two governors say
State executives also oppose using DHS grant money for the driver's license program.
People
Voting under a cloud of suspicion
Decertification of touch-screen voting machines in California challenges public confidence in e-voting
People
FEMA tests a new alert system
Internet-based system reaches across different devices and jurisdictions
People
DHS outlines eight keys to national preparedness
The 51-page document outlines the top priorities intended to synchronize pre-disaster planning, prevention and mitigation activities throughout the nation.
Digital Government