Georgia considers bar code biometrics for driver's licenses
Georgia next year could be among the first states to begin attaching facial biometric data to its driver's licenses and nondriver ID cards.<br>
IRS uses Web to try to locate recipients of unclaimed refunds
IRS officials hope that the service's new 'Where's My Refund?' Web page can help it find nearly 97,000 taxpayers that haven't claimed their 2001 tax year refunds.
Few takers for VA's search engine
As the White House's Homeland Security Office tests data-sharing tools, agencies slated to join the proposed Homeland Security Department already have access to a commercial application for searching across databases.
HHS will overhaul security
Through a new task order, the Health and Human Services Department has kicked off an effort to consolidate IT security services across its bureaus.
e-Authentication prototype awaits e-gov projects
The federal government has an operational prototype of the e-Authentication gateway, one of the Office of Management and Budget's 25 Quicksilver e-government projects, that is managing access to two applications. <br>
Boutelle: Enterprise architecture needs biometrics
Adopting biometrics means more than installing a device at every entrance, said Maj. Gen. Steven Boutelle, director of information operations, space and networks for the Army CIO, speaking at a recent Biometric Consortium meeting in Arlington, Va.
Digital crimes lead investigators to use drive-scanning software
'Criminals are now automating their entire world,' said Sgt. James Doyle, so law enforcement officials have little choice but to become tech-savvy.
HHS sets deal for intrusion detection service
The Health and Human Services Department, kicking off an effort to consolidate many IT services, has signed a five-year task order for intrusion detection software, servers and vulnerability scanning services for all of its bureaus.
NY tries biometric kiosks for probationers
New York City has installed biometric-enabled kiosks at offices in several boroughs where low-risk offenders can report their whereabouts and progress with their probation officers.<br>
Congress jumped the gun on biometrics, FBI official says
The implementation of biometric technology became a hot topic when Congress passed the Patriot Act and Border Security Act last year after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but the measures were premature, the FBI's acting deputy CIO said.
Access Board says Section 508 still rules
A judge's ruling on commercial Web sites has no impact on government sites, which are still required to be accessible to the disabled, according to the federal Access Board.
Ruling doesn't affect Section 508 Web requirements, board says
Government Web sites must still be accessible to the disabled, despite a recent court ruling and the ongoing debate over accessibility for commercial sites, according to the Access Board.<br>
D.C. cops, feds plan wireless net
The Capital Wireless Integrated Network could have helped state, local and federal law enforcement agencies handle this month's multijurisdictional case of the elusive Beltway sniper. But CapWIN won't be ready for action until next year.
Michigan lawmakers give bird's-eye view of sessions
The Michigan Legislature now broadcasts all of its hearings and committee sessions live over nine channels of streaming video. Constituents can watch over the Internet, and legislative staff can tap in via a secure IP intranet.
NSA will test a high-level access card
The National Security Agency is planning to test its own version of the Common Access Card at the end of next year.
Treasury set to issue digital certificates with smart cards
The Treasury Department plans to issue digital-certificate-embedded smart cards to 7,000 Treasury employees across the country beginning next month, said Bernadette Curry, Treasury's PKI program manager.
DOD forms a senior biometrics group
The Defense Department has created a decision-making group to help guide development of the Biometrics Enterprise Solution, DOD's enterprise architecture for biometrics.
FBI official: Biometrics not ready for large-scale uses
Agencies are not yet ready to deploy biometrics on a large scale, an FBI IT official said, and projects like the agency's own U.S. Border Control Entry and Exit System have a long way to go.
Feds debate what's limiting biometrics
No federal agency is ready to apply biometric technology enterprisewide.
Hill, OMB spar over IT freeze
Lawmakers last week said the freeze on IT projects at proposed Homeland Security Department agencies has hurt chances for establishing a departmental systems architecture and possibly harmed contractors and systems.
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