Registered Traveler set to go nationwide
07/24/08 -- 02:12 PM The Transportation Security Administration will expand Registered Traveler to all U.S. airports beginning next week and eliminate a TSA-conducted screening that it considers duplicative.
Driesse named Louisiana CIO
07/23/08 -- 02:14 PM The state of Louisiana has named Edward Driesse as its new chief information officer.
L-1 wins border-crossing card deal
07/22/08 -- 02:17 PM L-1 Identity Solutions has won a contract from the State Department to issue border-crossing cards as part of an expansion to the U.S. Passport Card program.
States move swiftly to register medical volunteers
07/14/08 -- 04:03 PM At least 15 states are creating statewide electronic registries of medical volunteers with verified credentials, according to a new GAO report.
From many comes one
07/14/08; Vol. 23, No. 12 Cisco joins growing trend of pooling public-sector groups to boost sales, services.
Bids and proposals
07/14/08; Vol. 23, No. 12 The Missouri Office of Administration wants a contractor to provide computer-aided dispatching for the state’s highway patrol.
Eyes on the prize
07/14/08; Vol. 23, No. 12 New software systems are increasing the clarity of all types of surveillance videos.
WAN is the word
07/14/08; Vol. 23, No. 12 Optimization tools boost efficiency and reduce strain on bandwidth.
Maryland plans RFP for statewide communications system
07/11/08 -- 02:52 PM Three departments in the state of Maryland will fund the initial stages of a multiyear, statewide communications project that would allow first responders from different jurisdictions to communicate with each other.
States need to standardize e-record preservation
07/09/08 -- 10:58 AM State governments should take an enterprisewide approach with an established IT governance structure to preserve e-records, according to the National Association of State Chief Information Officers.
CACI calls Abu Ghraib lawsuits baseless
07/02/08 -- 02:00 PM The lawsuits allege that the company was involved in the torture of four former Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison.
EDS unit to process Medicare claims in four states
07/02/08 -- 01:37 PM NHIC Corp. will process Medicare payment claims in four Northwestern states under a $148 million contract from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
EDS to overhaul Ohio tax and revenue system
06/30/08 -- 03:53 PM EDS will provide a wide range of services, including program and electronic data management, system integration and data conversion.
GAO: SBI so far nets Boeing more than $1B
06/30/08 -- 01:09 PM (UPDATED) Boeing has received more than $1 billion — an amount higher than what was previously disclosed — for work on the Secure Border Initiative system, according to a new GAO report.
DRC extends Ohio child welfare job
06/30/08 -- 10:42 AM Dynamics Research Corp. won a contract extension from the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services to provide additional work for Ohio’s Statewide Child Welfare Information System project.
News briefs
06/30/08; Vol. 23, No. 11 The House Appropriations Committee’s Homeland
Security Subcommittee has approved a 6 percent
increase for the Homeland Security Department in
fiscal 2009 — $2.3 billion more than the Bush
administration requested, said the committee’s
chairman, Rep. David Price (D-N.C.).
Bids and proposals
06/30/08; Vol. 23, No. 11 Travis County, Texas, wants financial and enterprise
resource planning systems. A request for proposals
is expected in October.
More growing pains
06/30/08; Vol. 23, No. 11 Contractors can help DHS smooth wrinkles in trusted-traveler programs.
Input: Quest for efficiency drives state, local spending
06/26/08 -- 10:26 AM A tight fiscal environment in state and local governments means contractors looking for work in those sectors need to focus on projects that will produce savings customers can redirect, according to a new study.
Duocommun to help guard U.S. waterways
06/24/08 -- 10:31 AM Duocommun’s Miltec subsidiary will develop, demonstrate and implement security solutions for waterway facilities.
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