DHS funding to help with infrastructure protection
To boost security at high-risk seaports, mass transit systems and infrastructure facilities, $445 million in federal funds will be distributed.
OMB issues updated EA documents
As agencies develop their fiscal 2008 budget requests, the Office of Management and Budget's Federal Enterprise Architecture Program Management Office recently delivered a number of updated documents to make the process easier.
Senate Judiciary Committee to focus on government data-mining privacy issues
The incoming chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee used his first hearing of the 110th Congress to call for greater congressional oversight of the administration's data collection activities.
CDC awards disease surveillance IT grants
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded grants designed to improve health info sharing to detect and respond to emerging public health threats, with the goal of ultimately adopting a nationwide health care surveillance system.
CES: GPS serves up new options
Products on display at the Consumer Electronics Show include a cell phone with integrated GPS technology.
SBA's Galvan to return to private sector
Stephen Galvan, whose swift rise through the federal government culminated as deputy administrator of SBA, is returning to the private sector.
Ultralights grab spotlight at CES
Toshiba's Portege R400 is the first notebook to take advantage of Microsoft's Active Notifications to automatically synchronize e-mail and calendar events, even if the unit is in suspend mode.
Va. county to host Israeli security technology conference
The three-day conference will include 17 of Israel's most innovative homeland security technology companies.
National tax advocate urges IRS to drop private tax collectors
The IRS national taxpayer advocate told Congress that it should repeal the IRS' authority to contract out collection of federal tax debt.
DISA to develop satellite comms architecture
The agency is asking industry to help develop a Transformational Communications Architecture for satellite systems that serve DOD, the intelligence community and NASA.
IG raps DOE certification/accreditation program
Energy Department's certification and accreditation program still falls short of requirements despite earlier warnings.
Census to modernize data distribution systems
The Census Bureau seeks a provider to tabulate and disseminate via the Internet population estimates and economic statistics that the bureau collects and prepares.
IAC names 20 Excellence.Gov finalists
The Army and the departments of Health and Human Services and Homeland Security led 11 federal agencies and one city department with three nominations each from the Industry Advisory Council for its Excellence.Gov awards.
VA awards AT&T $17.2 million network contract
The Veterans Affairs Department awarded AT&T Inc. a $17.2 million order to assist with the development of a single-backbone, multiprotocol label switching network.
Nevada selects state CIO
Daniel Stockwell has been chosen by Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons to serve as director of the state's IT department and state CIO.
Bill seeks improved info sharing at DHS
As part of legislation submitted to implement the 9/11 Commission recommendations, the new Democratic majority in Congress has a plan to improve information sharing at DHS.
Auditors: Interior should set schedule for trust systems rollout
GAO recommends that the Interior Department provide Congress with a firm timetable for completing the accounting system upgrade and develop a work force plan for staff levels and funding needs after the system is built.
Emergency management
PortBlue Corp. is marketing its CommandAware software for agencies that deal in emergency situations.
Super computers
Cray Inc.'s new XT4 can scale up to 30,000 processors.
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