People

9-11 bill signals sweeping security reforms

First responders say they need interoperable communications ? now

  • By Diane Frank and Dibya Sarkar, FCW
People

DHS to push counterterror info

The proposed National Counterterrorism Center will use a push system to get threat information to intelligence analysts.

  • By Dibya Sarkar, FCW
People

NASCIO offers help on writing business cases

NASCIO has published new documents that help organizations write business cases and measure progress with enterprise architectures.

  • By Diane Frank, FCW
People

OMB to open service centers

Cross-agency service centers handling IT infrastructure for three lines of business could become operational in fiscal 2006.

  • By David Perera, FCW
Acquisition

An era of competition

States move ahead with strategic sourcing

  • By Michael Hardy, FCW
People

Responders sound off

Nationwide interoperable communications need sustained funding and attention, first responders tell Congress.

  • By Dibya Sarkar, FCW
Modernization

Hawaii frees up Five-O

Honolulu's police, fire and emergency services personnel will get 1,600 wireless modem cards from AT&T Wireless.

  • By Michael Hardy, FCW
Modernization

Responders urge deadline for wireless shift

First responders want Congress to force everyone else out of certain wireless bands to free space for police and emergency personnel.

  • By Diane Frank, FCW
People

IRMCO awards announced

The Interagency Resources Management Conference recognized the e-Payroll team and Army executive Wesley Miller.

  • By David Perera, FCW
People

State joins Diebold suit

California Attorney General Bill Lockyer has decided to intervene in a pending false claims case related to Diebold voting machines.

  • By Michael Hardy, FCW
People

Cross-agency centers are coming

Business case reports are done for governmentwide financial management, resources management and grants.

  • By David Perera, FCW
Modernization

Texas tax agents stick by Sprint

The Texas Comptroller's Enforcement Division renewed its contract with Sprint Government Systems Division to provide state tax collectors with wireless access.

  • By Diane Frank, FCW
Cybersecurity

IT on the beat

Security technologies deployed in force at convention venues

  • By Diane Frank and Dibya Sarkar, FCW
People

Touch-screen voting

Critics warn of post-election problems if no paper trail exists

  • By Michael Hardy, FCW
People

Md. judge rejects paper requirement

A Maryland judge ruled that state officials need not add paper trails to e-voting machines before the November election.

  • By Michael Hardy, FCW
People

Michigan parks get Wi-Fi

The MiWiFi network is now available in two parks on the shores of Lake Michigan.

  • By Diane Frank, FCW
Digital Government

S.C. tests evac system

South Carolina officials can use the Hurricane Evacuation Decision Support Solution to get near real-time information on weather and traffic volume.

  • By Diane Frank, FCW
People

From the bottom up

Grass-roots RAINS emergency alert system grows to prominence

  • By Brian Robinson, FCW
People

Keeping lawmakers in the loop

Had DARPA talked to Congress, TIA might have lived

  • By Jennifer Jones, FCW
People

Re-enter the matrix

Multistate anti-terrorism project regroups after early missteps

  • By Brian Robinson, FCW
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