Cybersecurity
Pennsylvania adopts e-notarization
Pennsylvania’s Electronic Notary Seal program could serve as a model for offering real-time authentication of notaries.
Modernization
Boston's transit authority plans to modernize telecom system
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority awards a $7.8 million contract to install an interoperable voice and data communications system.
Modernization
GSA's Suda moves to Agriculture
Robert Suda, assistant commissioner for information technology solutions at the Federal Technology Service, will leave GSA.
Digital Government
UPDATED: Bush proposes more money for R&D
In his State of the Union address, Bush announced several new initiatives to stimulate research and develop and find technologies to end the nation's dependence on oil.
People
New York's XML Web site gets good grades
Officials from five New York state agencies presented encouraging benefits from a test bed project.
Cybersecurity
Hackers steal credit card info from R.I. Web site
They accessed data for as many as 53,000 transactions.
People
FEMA prepares for 2006 hurricane season
It is implementing a six-part, agencywide retooling effort, the agency's CIO said.
Cybersecurity
PKI coming to the Army
The service will require all employees to use Common Access Cards and PINs to log on to the NIPRNET.
People
NSA issues redacting guidelines
The report explains how officials can effectively remove classified information from public documents.
People
Senators criticize border ID cards
Senators from Washington state and Alaska said DHS has not considered all the ramifications.
People
DHS helps DOJ with case management systems
The departments want to create a Consolidated Enforcement Environment to improve information sharing, DHS' CIO said.
People
GSA launches improved FirstGov
The Web portal now connects Web searchers with more than 40 million government-related documents.
People
Web helps librarians find digitized documents
The Government Printing Office has launched an online registry that will serve as a locator tool for identifying federal document collections that are being digitized.
Digital Government
West Virginia miners to get electronic tracking devices
West Virginia lawmakers passed legislation requiring miners to wear electronic tracking devices and carry wireless communications equipment underground.
Digital Government
San Diego awards IT/telecom outsourcing contract
Northrop Grumman gets seven-year contract worth more than $650 million to manage county's information technology and telecommunications services.
People
University to help create database of mine maps
The Pennsylvania Bureau of Deep Mine Safety is teaming with Indiana University of Pennsylvania in hopes of ensuring miners' safety.
People
Meagher named Interior deputy CIO
He moves from the Department of Veterans Affairs to the Interior Department.
Digital Government
County competes in software business
Commercial products dominate government information technology so much now that few organizations still develop their own software. But sometimes no commercial product can fill a need.
People