People

Pointer system could speed Real ID info sharing

Given the May 2008 deadline, the best option is to adapt existing technology to help state DMVs share data, an advisory group decided.

People

Access and the city: Portal helps New Yorkers find info

ACCESS NYC pulls together more than 20 city, state and federal benefit programs.

People

IT, intranets would improve FOIA processes, attorney general says

In a review of agency plans to improve Freedom of Information Act operations, Alberto Gonzales found that many want to adopt IT for expediting requests.

People

Report: Create single financial management statute

Federal financial management lacks a single source for guidance and many officials view its importance as minimal, according to a new NAPA report.

People

DOD, DOT explore next-gen satellite systems

The departments will meet with government and commercial organizations to assess capabilities users want in the Positioning, Navigation and Timing architecture planned for 2025.

Cybersecurity

Firewall causes storm of trouble for NWS

A firewall apparently knocked offline a college Web site that had been supplying data to Los Angeles forecasters at a National Weather Service office, officials say.

Acquisition

Florida county chooses Oracle ERP system

Polk Oracle Web Enabled Resources automates business processes such as financial management, procurement and payroll management.

People

Look who’s updating those data dinosaurs

Nearly a dozen states are focused on reducing the costs of presenting benefits eligibility information to caseworkers using different approaches, including service-oriented architecture.

Acquisition

Virginia ports to use Savi Networks RFID system

The Virginia Port Authority said earlier this year that it is working with GE Security on a shipping container security project.

Cybersecurity

VA reports new data loss

The department awarded Identity Force, a provider of identity theft solutions, a contract to provide protection against possible lost data that goes back to the 1970s.

Acquisition

Missouri contracts with World Wide on IT deal

Also, West Virginia last month tapped 22 contractors to provide IT services.

Modernization

Pandemic prospect complicates COOP

Even organizations that have developed continuity-of-operations plans should re-examine them in light of a possible disease outbreak, according to a panel of experts.

Modernization

CryptoCard takes the pain out of passwords

System eases administration tasks and supports portable devices

People

La. social services agency builds on Curam software

The state's A Comprehensive Enterprise Social Services System will provide a single point of entry for most social services programs.

People

IT services provider Maximus sells unit

The company sold its Correctional Services Division to Providence Service Corp. for $3 million.

Modernization

Input: Fed telecom market could hit $22B by 2011

The market research firm projects a compound annual growth rate of 5 percent in federal telecom spending, starting this year.

People

Ciber wins $2.3M port security contract

The company will provide an integrated solution that incorporates port security, safety and management, and Maritime Domain Awareness to Port Freeport, Texas.

Modernization

Florida taps CDW-G For storage

The 9th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida has migrated from direct-attached to network-based storage in an effort to boost data protection.

People

State welfare systems hit replacement cycle

Officials pursue Web technology and integrated benefit eligibility assessments.

Digital Government

Accenture wins $199M CalPERS pact

The modernization project, which will replace 30-year-old pension systems, will be based on a service-oriented architecture.