Auditors urge further FBI system acquisition reforms
The FBI should curb its near-term systems purchases until it develops an integrated systems modernization plan, the Government Accountability Office says.
Back-office IT deal has yet to emerge at DHS
The Homeland Security Department's flagship back-office financial systems project has slipped off schedule by more than two months and faces an uncertain future.
TSA refines passenger-screening efforts
The Transportation Security Administration is forging ahead with a revamped screening program for the bulk of airline passengers and honing plans to speed vetted travelers through security checks.
Biometric visa program is a victim of its own success, report says
Program's technical success has outpaced State Department's progress in adopting guidance for visa officers on how to use the system.
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Going, going, gone. State government Web sites are a gold mine of information about some slightly eccentric auctions.
Intelligence reform bill would mandate new network
New legislation based on recommendation by the 9/11 Commission calls for creation of a $50 million information-sharing network.
Emerge2 program stalled
The Homeland Security Department's back-office systems project faces an uncertain future, vendor sources said.
Registered traveler program displayed at Reagan National
Homeland Security's Ridge, Stone highlighted the last of five pilot sites for the Registered Traveler screening program today in Arlington, Va.
DHS clarifies rules for virtual border system
The Homeland Security Department today issued an interim rule covering its plans for extending the U.S. Visit screening system to the 50 busiest land ports of entry by year's end.
Energy unveils new metropolitan area networks
The Energy Department's Energy Sciences Network today took the wraps off plans to build a new architecture of high-speed metropolitan area networks to link DOE scientists and collaborators.
DHS lines up IT procurements
The Homeland Security Department is moving ahead with three IT procurements to address interoperable communications, general IT functions and advanced baggage screening systems.
Border Patrol integrates GIS into its electronic barricade
Geographic information systems are crucial to the Border Patrol's plans for electronically reinforcing its 11,000 members patrolling the nation's boundaries.
Forest Service IT workers win their A-76 bid
Some, but not all, technology employees at the Agriculture Department's Forest Service have dodged a bullet.
TSA unveils new passenger prescreening program
Secure Flight follows on the heels of TSA's defunct CAPPS II program, and TSA took pains to distinguish it from its discredited predecessor.
Revenue spikes raise hope for IT
State tax revenue has begun to increase after the sharp declines of the past two years, but the new money is unevenly distributed and has not affected IT spending much.
DHS readies major contracts
The Homeland Security Department is moving forward on three IT procurements that will fill major needs for interoperable communications, general IT functions and advanced baggage screening systems.
By the numbers
Hear the pitter-patter of little feet on their way back to school? The country has 73.2 million residents enrolled in schools, from nursery schools to colleges, according to the Census Bureau. About 25 percent of residents over age 3 are students. This year, 2.4 million of them will receive college degrees, according to the bureau, which reports that there are 4,084 postsecondary institutions granting degrees. Younger students will have access to about 13.6 million computers in the nation's 111,000 elementary and secondary schools. That's about one computer for every four students. About 80 percent of children ages 6 to 17 use a computer at school, while two-thirds have access to one at home. Students trying to budget for the school year may find the Education Department's Interactive Budgeting Worksheet and Calculator helpful. Find it at <a href= "http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml">www.ed.gov/index.jhtml</a>.
Hill, Homeland Security trade barbs over border control tech
The Homeland Security Department's enterprise architecture and its plans for a border control system came under fire from legislative overseers last week.
DHS' registered travelers project takes test flight
The Homeland Security Department has launched its Registered Traveler Pilot Program at four airports and plans to unveil it today at the last of five sites, Reagan National Airport in Virginia.
Patent Office's CIO moves to Interior
Doug Bourgeois, CIO at the Patent and Trademark Office, is leaving to become the director of the National Business Center.
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