People
Dutch checks speed up at JFK
A pilot program at JFK airport uses biometrics for faster processing of travelers from the Netherlands.
People
US-VISIT to test radio tech
US-VISIT wants to use radio frequency technology similar to those used for toll booth passes to allow vehicles to cross borders quickly.
People
Director: ERA on track
Officials for the National Archives and Records Administration still expect to choose an ERA team in August.
People
GPO calls for FDsys integrator
The Government Printing Office is looking for integrators to implement a system for electronically managing official government content.
People
NASA site draws Titan viewers
A probe's visit to a Saturn moon drew more Web traffic to NASA's site than any other event has except Mars-related events.
Modernization
Hawaii charts with SmartDraw
The state's Department of Accounting and General Services chose SmartDraw business graphics software for mapping internal workflow processes.
People
Tech drives Amber alerts
Officials noted the technology progress driving the Amber Alert network for missing children.
People
GPO expands e-passport pool
Four more teams will provide computer chips for testing electronic passports, according to the Government Printing Office.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity czar call renewed
Congressional representatives are trying again to create a cybersecurity position within the Homeland Security Department's Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Directorate.
Acquisition
The year ahead in business
Companies eye contracting policies, Congress and conversation in 2005
Modernization
Put that home page in the circular file
Feds waste too much energy preserving agency sites.
Digital Government
NOAA bolsters tsunami warning system
Officials repair deep-ocean buoys in Pacific, but no sensors set in Atlantic
Digital Government
Vermont lawmakers get Wi-Fi
A mesh network will provide wireless Internet access in the Vermont State House.
Cybersecurity
NASCIO faces authentication
Officials weigh privacy risks as they choose levels of E-Authentication, says the chairman of NASCIO's Privacy Committee.
Digital Government
Getting permit data remotely
Accela Wireless will provide a system so Buncombe County, N.C., building inspectors can retrieve permit-related data via tablet PCs or handhelds.
People
Former congressman joins House committee staff
Ed Schrock will work as a House Government Reform Committee staffer.
Acquisition
Input: Few reversals for IT
About 8 percent to 10 percent of money spent by state governments through reverse auctions went to information technology purchases in fiscal 2004, market researcher Input said last week.
Modernization
GPS committee to form
But despite reports, there are no plans to disable the Global Positioning System during national emergencies, officials said.
People
US-VISIT inquiries low
Out of 14.6 million passengers enrolled in US-VISIT, about 50 have inquired about their records in redress requests, an official says.
Acquisition