Lawmaker decries delay of watch list merger
Rep. Jim Turner today condemned delays in creating a unified terrorist watch list.<br>
Online Extra: U.S. Visit privacy plan protects data
The Homeland Security Department's privacy plan for the U.S. Visit program's first increment specifies that the biographic and biometric data the system collects and processes will be protected in several ways.<br>
Summit next week on dubious degrees
Federal and state officials plan to meet Jan. 15 in Washington to brainstorm approaches for dealing with government employees who claim educational degrees from unaccredited institutions or diploma mills.<br>
U.S. Visit lands at air, sea ports
Bleary-eyed travelers on British Airways flight 217 from London's Heathrow airport to Dulles International Airport on Jan. 5 faced a new wrinkle in their immigration processing: fingerprint scans and digital photography on the first operational day of the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indication System.
Ridge promises to merge watch lists this year
The government will combine about a dozen terrorist watch lists into one this year, vows Homeland Security secretary Tom Ridge.
GAO criticizes NASA financial modernization
NASA needs to make changes in the enterprise architecture, reporting methods and lifecycle cost controls for its Integrated Financial Management Program, congressional auditors say.
Iraq authority plans to boost its IT staff
The CIO office of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq is set to increase its staff from 2,300 to 6,300 in coming weeks as additional funds flow for the country's reconstruction, said Joe Draham, senior adviser and counselor to the authority's chief operating officer.
Homeland Security Department to get new CFO
Andrew B. Maner, a senior Customs and Border Protection official, is to be appointed chief financial officer at the Homeland Security Department.<br>
By the numbers
Mathematical calculations sometimes carry a false aura of reliability; algorithm errors can lurk in mathematical programs. On Feb. 25, 1991, an error in Patriot missile weapons control software caused a failure that let a Scud missile hit an Army barracks, killing 28 Americans.
Coalition Provisional Authority set to buttress IT operations
The CIO's office of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq is set to increase its staff from 2,300 to 6,300 in coming weeks.<br>
Wash. schools spell savings: ERP
Public school systems throughout Washington are adopting a statewide enterprise resource planning system that they say saves tens of millions of dollars annually in administrative expenses.
DHS deploys techies to smooth U.S. Visit launch
The Homeland Security Department sent computer technicians to 115 airports and 14 seaports nationwide to shepherd the launch of the U.S. Visit system.<br>
Visa lottery applications swamp State's servers
Green card aspirants seeking to register for the State Department's visa lottery swamped the agency's servers on Monday and Tuesday, when a last-minute traffic surge employed the system's full capacity.<br>
Ridge: Merged terrorist watch list due next year
Homeland Security secretary Tom Ridge said the government will combine about a dozen terrorist watch lists into one next year.
TSA seeks vendors to detect terrorists by checking public data
The Transportation Security Administration has invited proposals from contractors to perform advanced terrorist threat analysis of the agency's job candidates and employees.
Auditors roast NASA's financial modernization program
In not one but four reports, GAO chastises the space agency's financial modernization program as too risky.
Justice data-sharing network to get COO
The Regional Information Sharing System Network for exchanging information among law enforcement agencies will have a chief operating officer within weeks.
State CIO pay varies widely
New statistics on pay levels of state CIOs show that they earn from $92,220 to $225,000.<br>
Senate considers bill to limit peer-to-peer security risks
A bill requiring federal agencies to curb the security risks caused by peer-to-peer file sharing is scheduled to go to the floor of the Senate next year.
DHS financial overhaul gathers steam
The Homeland Security Department plans to release a solicitation in May to build an integrated financial system.<br>
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