People
San Antonio hires its first CIO
Michael Armstrong, San Antonio's new hire, directed numerous citywide projects as chief information officer in Des Moines, Iowa.
Cybersecurity
IAPP will certify government privacy officials
The association has developed educational and testing standards for the first time for federal, state and local employees.
People
Vermont gets $1.6 million for IT training initiative
Vermont will use $1.6 million in federal funds to train workers for information technology careers.
Acquisition
California flexes buying muscle
The state expects to save millions with common hardware configurations and volume buying.
Digital Government
Tennessee backs BlueCross records project
Participation by the state's Medicaid program paves way to provide 4 million Tennessee residents with electronic medical records.
Digital Government
Accenture nabs $840M BPO deal
Contract with Texas is to improve Medicaid and other social services systems.
People
GAO: Don’t give criminals passports
The State Department doesn’t receive regular updates from the FBI on criminals wanted by federal and state law enforcement agencies.
Modernization
White House may veto bill over PMA measures
Bush administration officials object to a number of provisions in the Treasury, Transportation and independent agencies appropriations bill.
Modernization
California lawmakers soften RFID stance
Update: Bill revised to put three-year limit on proposed ban of radio frequency identification tags.
People
Cooper: Fix the appropriations process
Former Homeland Security CIO says Congress should appropriate funds for information sharing.
Digital Government
California lawmakers soften RFID stance
The bill would allow agencies to use radio frequency identification tags for some applications.
People
Report: Libraries serve up Internet access
Almost 99 percent of libraries offer public access but face continuing shortfalls in money for upgrades, a study finds.
People
California bill would restrict RFID use
Identity Information Protection Act of 2005 is one of several bills in 10 states that deal with emerging uses of tracking technology.
Modernization
State and local health agencies get grants
The nation’s largest private funder of health care research and development will make grants totaling $2 million to state and local public health agencies.
People
House reviews anti-terror training
New York's police commissioner wants to supplement federal intelligence activities.
People
Senators promote interoperability
A bipartisan bill in the Senate would require DHS to develop a national strategy and architecture for interoperable communications.
Digital Government
NASCIO looks at data integration
Integration is about sharing info and attaining common objectives across jurisdictions, according to the National Association of State Chief Information Officers.
Acquisition
Texas looks for IT savings
A new law could save the state $23.7 million in technology products and services through 2007.
Modernization
City of Ripon goes wireless
California municipality adopts holistic approach to mesh networking.
People