Modernization

Wi-Fi battle escalates

The battle over whether municipalities can act as their own utilities to provide broadband Internet access is intensifying.

People

Rhode Island opens State database

The state's Secretary of State is using RSS to provide real-time feeds for users of the office's data.

People

GSA to issue vets GWAC

The Veterans Technology Services governmentwide acquisition contract will be available to veterans disabled in the line of duty.

Modernization

CoreStreet releases First Responder

The company says its application can use public networks to validate ID credentials for public-safety and health personnel.

People

Feds prepare security test

The federal government and several international partners will hold a cyber preparedness exercise in November.

Digital Government

Pa. hires Unisys for crime records

The Pennsylvania State Police's criminal data sharing system will get a major revamp.

People

Leavitt sees interoperability

The world is entering the "the next frontier of human productivity," says the HHS chief.

Modernization

One big wireless net

What happens when you put two great wireless technologies together?

People

GSA policy shop faces cuts

GSA's Office of Governmentwide Policy is cutting the equivalent of 92 full-time positions in response to a proposed 15 percent cut in the office's fiscal 2006 budget.

People

Making it harder to get a driver's license

Congress working on new law to create standards for state ID

People

Border towns' new world

Communities say US-VISIT has not hurt commerce ? so far

People

Youth is on his side

Virginia tech chief Eugene Huang brings fresh ideas to the commonwealth

People

GSA remixed

Bush budget calls for merging of FSS and FTS

Digital Government

New York builds a spatial data library

Map-based system will let emergency officials search for resources.

Cybersecurity

Fingerprint standard still elusive

Federal agencies can't agree on a uniform fingerprint technology standard.

Modernization

States still working on communications

A new survey indicates that significant challenges remain in communications interoperability for states.

People

Colombia, U.S. create finance database

The United States sent 215 computers to Colombian officials for a joint database of trade and financial information.

People

Refine port grants, IG says

The structure of the port security grant program hinders DHS' ability to provide money where it's most needed, according to an inspector general.

People

Connecticut finds tech chief

Diane Wallace, formerly of Aetna, will be Connecticut's chief information officer.

People

Walker: Replace fed structure

It's unsustainable, says the U.S. comptroller general.