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.
Modernization
Brailer promotes EHR
The national coordinator for health IT views the ability to share clinical data across the health care industry as key to development of a nationwide electronic health records system.
People
NJ manages school capital online
The Garden State will deploy a Web application that education officials can use to manage capital plans for buildings.
Digital Government
Marin IT speaks
A county in California is turning to voice services for managing e-mail, calendar and contact programs.
People
Justice funds XML pilots
Six states will each get $50,000 grants for projects that use the Global Justice Extensible Markup Language Data Model.
People
GAO sees homeland security challenges
Interagency coordination will be important to many homeland security initiatives, GAO says.
People
GSA office faces job cuts
Officials propose cutting 90 full-time equivalents from the Office of Governmentwide Policy.
People
Phoenix, D.C. win IT honors
The Public Technology Institute cited six cities for their IT projects.
Modernization
Rural health IT feels FCC change
Changes in the FCC definition of rural could affect the rural health care universal service support mechanism.
People
DHS plan highlights high-risk areas
State and local areas at greater risk for a terrorist attack could get more funding in President Bush's fiscal 2006 spending plan.
Digital Government
State and local IT picture improves
Market research firm IDC sees better times ahead for companies that sell information technology products and services to state and local government.
Cybersecurity
Bush backs boost for cybersecurity
The President plans to spend more on cybersecurity and add to the stable of cross-agency lines of business.
People