Digital Government
Facing an innovation deficit
Proponents of U.S. competitiveness beat the drum for more spending on IT research
People
Former Peace Corps CIO named CIO for Minnesota
The appointment comes a month after the governor launched the state’s new Office of Enterprise Technology.
Digital Government
Florida makes a move to a health IT network
Sunshine state plans to build a state equivalent to the national network for health IT.
Modernization
Feds look for more smart card memory
The government expects to buy smart cards in large quantities — as many as 150,000 cards per month for the next two to three years.
People
Seattle switches to new planning, development system
The city's new system could serve as the blueprint for the way other departments in the government handle planning and project management.
Digital Government
Tampa law agencies form network
CopLink technology will enable investigators to search data stored in multiple jurisdictions.
Digital Government
Parcel data is hot real estate
A Center for Technology in Government study finds strong demand for more -- and more accurate -- land information.
People
House: DOD, DHS must share more technology
DOD and DHS must do more to ensure that applicable counter-terrorism technologies reach first responders, lawmakers said.
Digital Government
Unisys gets extension of Los Angeles contract
Integrator will continue work with county's benefits eligibility system.
People
Federal groups to help states with intelligence strategies
Joint effort will produce guidelines for looping public safety, transportation sectors into homeland security intelligence fusion centers.
Digital Government
Unisys continues New Jersey Medicaid work
Contract extension adds to the 16-year engagement for the integrator.
People
Law enforcement needs resources to fight electronic crime
Officials are stumped by high-tech crimes and need to determine how widespread they are and find better ways to fight them.
People
NGA reviewing public comments
Intelligence agency to decide this fall whether to remove air, sea data from its Web site.
People
Senate passes DHS budget bill
The Senate has passed a $30.8 billion budget bill for DHS that would increase spending on numerous information technology and technology-related programs.
Digital Government
Kentucky picks EDS for Medicaid modernization
Integrator will provide system development and maintenance, other services, for state's systems.
Modernization