Author Archive
Wilson P. Dizard III
Cybersecurity
Intell law boosts Real ID
TSA enforces rules for air travelers to carry secure credentials.
- By Wilson P. Dizard III
Digital Government
Bill-by-bill look at 2007 appropriations
Tight budgets put the squeeze on agency IT initiatives, including several high-profile projects; some observers wonder whether technology intiatives are being specifically targeted.
- By Wilson P. Dizard III, Mary Mosquera and Rob Thormeyer
Digital Government
DHS seeks proposals under multibillion-dollar Eagle project
The Homeland Security Department has released its request for proposals under the Eagle project, a multibillion dolar program to purchase IT support services.
- By Wilson P. Dizard III
Digital Government
Skinner tapped for DHS inspector general job
President George W. Bush has nominated Richard L. Skinner, the Homeland Security Department's acting inspector general, to officially take the helm.
- By Wilson P. Dizard III
Digital Government
Lawmakers challenge need for biometric chips in passports
House members say foreign passports could use a digital photograph as an identifier, and question whether U.S. needs to extend deadline.
- By Wilson P. Dizard III
Digital Government
Lights, camera, Emerge2!
Recent film spectacles have featured animated ogres and a global weather catastrophe. Now the Homeland Security Department's Emerge2 program has joined the summer movie season with its own entry, the Electronic Industry Day Event.
- By Wilson P. Dizard III
Cybersecurity
State will promote cybersecurity guidelines
The State Department is endorsing the development of a 'culture of security' as described in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's new guidelines for protecting systems.
- By Wilson P. Dizard III
Digital Government
State IT agencies act fast in crisis
State information technology agencies in the mid-Atlantic states responded to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon by securing data centers, providing emergency communications to governors and reducing working staff. State officials as far away from the attacks as California prepared for any additional attacks.
- By Wilson P. Dizard III