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Wilson P. Dizard III

Cybersecurity

Intell law boosts Real ID

TSA enforces rules for air travelers to carry secure credentials.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.