Digital Government
CBP upgrades online system for trade reports
Customs and Border Protection officials have deployed the second phase of an online system that allows businesses to report information on trade.
Digital Government
Texas sheriffs use technology for surveillance
The sheriffs use a streaming video border camera surveillance system on the Web to reduce crime and illegal entries on the border.
People
CRS offers changes for White House tech office
Congress could consider promoting the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to a Cabinet-level post, a report by the Congressional Research Service says.
Digital Government
Coalition: Cloud computing raises privacy issues
Groups call for next administration, Congress to update standards for privacy.
People
Groups urge greater transparency in government
Applying the tools of Web 2.0 is one recommendation from open-government advocates.
People
Final rule on E-Verify said to burden contractors
A final rule published today will put major burdens on federal contractors to screen employees and new hires through the E-Verify system, an industry representative says.
People
Pilot program expands fingerprint databases
An agency is providing network links to jails in six counties so those facilities can better check fingerprints of criminal suspects against national law enforcement and immigrant databases.
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Agency urges anti-cloning feature for passport cards
The Homeland Security Department recommends adding a unique identifier number to the U.S. Passport Card it produces with the State Department.
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TSA approves test for TWIC readers
The Transportation Security Administration has approved testing of biometric readers as part of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program.
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IG: Sensitive information at airport at risk
The Homeland Security Department has weaknesses in computer systems at the Los Angeles airport, report says
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Speculation grows about Obama's CTO
Soon after the election, speculation started about who President-elect Obama might name as the nation’s first chief technology officer.
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Defense Science Board warns of cyber problems
Limited progress has been made on cybersecurity for national defense, the Defense Science Board said.
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GAO gives transition advice on IT, management
The next administration must deal with management challenges facing agencies, including oversight of the $70 billion annual IT budget, according to the Government Accountability Office’s new Web site.
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Coast Guard revises acquisition manual
The service adds more reviews to its guidance for major projects.
Digital Government
FCC should lower minimum bid for public safety network, TIA says
The Federal Communications Commission should either slash or eliminate a proposed $750 million minimum bid for the block of radio spectrum that would be used for a public safety network, an industry group has urged.
People
CRS warns against destruction of Web pages, records
Web pages, e-mail messages and other electronically created documents are in danger of disappearing in the flurry of activity that accompanies a change in administration.
Digital Government
CBP's trade strategy sets goal of modernization
Transforming trade programs into automated, account-based and paperless processes and systems is one of four key goals.
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Contractors prep interoperable identity management systems
Defense contractors are preparing to deploy more secure identity management systems that are interoperable — or at least compatible — with one another and other systems that federal agencies use
Digital Government
Spending rises for intelligence and intell IT
Information technology in the intelligence community is a fast-growth category that is increasing in volume at a faster rate than IT spending in government as a whole, an analyst says.
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