Cybersecurity
States told to expect Real ID draft regs by end of the year
The Homeland Security Department will issue draft regulations by the end of the year to specify how states should implement mandatory federal standards for driver’s licenses.
People
Pa. county to provide certified electronic records
Lancaster officials will use authentication technology to validate documents distributed electronically.
People
Senate threatens to cut DTS funding
Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) plans to introduce legislation to kill the travel portion of the system, while preserving its back-end accounting functions.
Acquisition
Find ways to share contractor performance data, GSA tells agencies
Agencies have not made a concerted effort to share the information with one another, leaving them vulnerable to using poor-quality contractors, a Federal Register notice states.
Modernization
N.Y. county chooses Salient for Medicaid
The Salient Performance Management solution will provide real-time access to transactional and select nontransactional program data, according to the company.
People
Web extra: Local business group pitches in with alerts
A nonprofit economic development organization is pitching in to improve state disaster preparedness efforts by installing technology that keeps local business owners informed of disaster-related information.
People
Talk isn’t cheap
Maturing technologies address the high cost of radio interoperability for state and local first responders.
People
ManTech to use SOA for geospatial project
The platform will let DHS, state and local government agencies, and private-sector organizations share geospatial information and respond better to disasters.
People
Now hear this!
Local officials tap new location-aware and multichannel emergency alert systems to better reach a more mobile citizenry.
People
E-gov scores shuffle in fourth quarter
NASA, the USDA and HHS dropped to red, while SBA and Transportation leaped from red to green.
People
Pacom improves info sharing
The command is increasingly using systems built on open-source software to share information, and it is working in cooperation with the FBI's Honolulu office.
People
E-voting snags common but not disastrous
Watchdog organizations report thousands of complaints about touch-screen voting machines, with some problems leading to long lines and extended polling hours.
People
Justice, OPM send observers to polling places
The Justice Department and the Office of Personnel Management sent more than 850 observers to 69 jurisdictions in 22 states.
Cybersecurity
Voters are caught in an e-voting quandary
Are elections officials naive about e-voting, or are critics just pushing the wrong buttons?
Modernization
Business sector, states seek e-cycling solutions
Lawmakers, recyclers are closely monitoring current programs to reach uniform approach.
Digital Government
IRS, Congress debate Web portal for tax filing
Two senators support an IRS portal for free filing, but Commissioner Mark Everson said the project is too big for the agency to handle right now.
Digital Government
Oracle's 311 business grows
Mark Johnson, senior vice president of Oracle Public Sector, said the uptick in 311 business is about 40 percent.
People
Ridge joins Deloitte
Former DHS Secretary Tom Ridge will be senior adviser to Deloitte’s State Government Practice.
Digital Government
ITAA president: Treat industry as 'full partner'
Phil Bond called on leaders of developing countries to treat the private sector as a full partner and create business conditions that promote the growth of the Internet.
People