FBI to give basic computer training to some Trilogy users
The FBI is preparing its work force to use the Virtual Case File system it plans to field as part of its Trilogy modernization project.<br>
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The Food and Drug Administration has been figuring out how to fight terrorism with raspberry syrup. Why? The federal government has stockpiled potassium iodide (KI) to counteract the poisonous effects of radioactive iodine released in a nuclear incident.
Mission takes priority over process, TSA official says
'We can't say, a certain number of planes were destroyed because we couldn't do a system development lifecycle model'that's not acceptable,' TSA chief IT officer Chris Allen says.
U.S. Visit pilot launches Monday
The Homeland Security Department will begin a pilot of the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator System at Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport Monday.<br>
Liscouski takes reins of National Communications System
The Homeland Security Department's Robert Liscouski is adding a new charge to his list of duties as assistant secretary for information analysis and infrastructure protection.<br>
In-Q-Tel seals deal for monitoring app
The CIA's venture capital arm negotiates a license for event detection and response software to help track information in multiple databases.<br>
Labor unveils contract wage site
The Labor Department today took the wraps off Wage Determinations Online, a Web site intended to help federal contracting officials and vendors quickly check wage rates for most federal service and construction contracts.<br>
DHS plans cybersecurity summit
The Homeland Security Department plans to announce details of the upcoming Cyber Security Summit soon.
AID switches vendor on $320 million contract
The Agency for International Development yesterday hired SRA International Inc. to replace Computer Sciences Corp. on a $320 million, six-year task order for IT infrastructure.<br>
Kansas auditors crack 1,000 passwords
The Kansas Health and Environment Department has serious IT security and disaster recovery problems, the state's legislative auditor has found.<br>
Snafu prompted HSDN delay
An administrative misunderstanding led to the release of a request for proposals for the Homeland Secure Digital Network before the project had final approval, Homeland Security CIO Steve Cooper said yesterday.<br>
FBI's Trilogy rollout delayed after CSC misses deadline
The FBI has delayed final deployment of Trilogy, its enterprise investigative system, because Computer Sciences Corp. missed a delivery deadline for a component of the third and last phase of the project.
Census will test iPaq handhelds for 2010 count
The Census Bureau is laying plans for the 2010 Census that include the use of as many as 500,000 handheld computers by census takers.
Congress limits outsourcing at Interior, Energy
Congress has placed restrictions on competitive-sourcing programs at the Energy and Interior departments in an appropriations bill passed by the House and Senate.<br>
IRS builds accessibility into enterprise architecture
The IRS has incorporated Section 508 requirements into its enterprise architecture and lifecycle management policies.
Apps, other techniques can help agencies comply with 508
Federal IT specialists working to make Web sites and other electronic documents accessible to people with disabilities have an increasing range of tools to help them.
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The National Oral Health Surveillance System is a group of databases and statistics maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Oral Health and the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors.
FBI's Trilogy rollout delayed; CSC misses deadline
The FBI must delay taking Trilogy, its enterprisewide investigative system, fully live because Computer Sciences Corp. has missed a delivery deadline.<br>
Paige proposes to meet with states on diploma mills
Education Department secretary Roderick Paige wants to convene a meeting for state and federal officials to discuss the best ways of dealing with government employees who obtain bogus credentials from diploma mills.<br>
Homeland Security demonstrates U.S. Visit
The initial version of an entry-exit screening system will capture digital images and fingerprints of travelers arriving with visas.<br>
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