People
Florida cops share data
But they say they need federal money to finish the statewide rollout of the Florida Integrated Network for Data Exchange and Retrieval.
People
Vulnerability report on 2008 track
A Homeland Security Department official said a comprehensive assessment of the nation's preparedness and vulnerabilities will be ready in 2008.
Modernization
Input: Security spending to rise
Report says to expect 27 percent more federal spending on IT security.
Cybersecurity
Fla. county secures wireless
Sarasota installed security devices in 15 county buildings.
Cybersecurity
Deal to set government security standard
Plan would use Air Force model to determine Microsoft configurations.
Modernization
Chicago studies Wi-Fi
The city's CIO says building a municipal Wi-Fi structure would require about 7,500 antennas on light poles.
People
Critics call for immigration, customs merger
Some observers say merging Immigration and Customs Enforcement with Customs and Border Protection would improve operations and efficiency.
People
Microsoft groovy for homeland IT
The software giant's acquisition of Groove Networks could be a boost for collaboration products in the homeland security market.
People
FBI misses terror info
The FBI database is not always synchronized with state counterterrorist databases, a report says.
People
GAO urges agroterror coordination
Management problems among the Agriculture and DHS hamper their ability to respond quickly to disease outbreaks, GAO says.
People
Senate blasts DHS funding plan
Members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee worry their states will lose DHS dollars.
People
DOJ readies regional exchange
The pilot of the Regional Data Exchange will start in six months, the Justice CIO says.
Digital Government
Global Secure buys health IT firm
Virtual Alert was purchased for $20 million in cash and stock.
People
New York City holds hearings online
About 365 people participate in forums on public school funding
People
Justice shares its XML
DHS plans to adopt the Justice Department's Extensible Markup Language data model to improve data sharing.
Digital Government
Motola: A step beyond modeling
Experts are focusing on how to take architectures to the next level
Digital Government
OMB considers A-130 rewrite
Booz Allen Hamilton's review comes months after a working group scrutinized the way A-130 deals with enterprise architecture.
People
Virginia Beach sees RFID payoff
Officials expect the $1.5 million RFID project for the city's libraries to pay for itself within four years.
People