EDS to modernize Ky. tax system

Electronic Data Systems has won a contract from the commonwealth of Kentucky to develop an automated tax system.

Wireless sets operations free

From state legislatures to ships at sea, new technologies address security and increase productivity.

Ready, set, go

DOD supercomputer program looks for speed and power.

Sirens call

Alarm systems alert people wherever they are.

Accela to automate Salt Lake City permits

Accela Inc. has won a contract from Salt Lake City to move its permitting process online so that builders and developers can purchase permits through a single portal.

Networx vendors vie for OneNet spots

DHS has issued the first large-scale task order under Networx Universal contract. Two of the three Networx vendors will establish its OneNet intranet for sensitive but unclassified data.

Arizona adopts hybrid ID approach

Arizona became the third state today to volunteer for a DHS program in which it will develop a hybrid ID card that combines a state driver's license with a U.S. border-crossing card.

FedSpending.org award is no longer sole-source

Instead of awarding a sole-source contract to Eagle Eye for the first phase of the Federal Financial Accountability and Transparency Act, GSA issued an RFP for data and software that would list grant and contract award info from fiscal 2000-07. The small-business set-aside contract is for 19 months.

The hunt for a clear signal

Debate roils. FCC decision still leaves first responder networks with questions.

Moss: E-passports offer long-term improvements

The State Department's electronic passports should be considered a success despite long wait times and assertions that they are not being widely scanned, said a former State official.

Northrop to build military health care database

Northrop Grumman will deploy, enhance and maintain a health data repository initiative to help the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments share patient information.

EDS lands Ohio Medicaid system deal

EDS Corp. will design, develop and install a next-generation Medicaid Information Technology System for Ohio under a new $100.8 million contract.

BearingPoint wins HHS ID model award

The Health and Human Services Department has awarded BearingPoint a contract to pilot identity and access management solutions based on HSPD-12.

GAO raps e-passport use

Although the U.S. began issuing electronic passports to U.S. citizens last October, few of the nation's airports or land and sea ports are using them as they should, according to a GAO report.

Report: State fusion centers struggling

A new study, "Fusion Centers: Issues and Options for Congress," cites problems with State intelligence fusion centers' lack of connectivity with existing law enforcement databases and poor compliance with federally backed technical data-sharing standards.

Eagle Eye lands GSA database deal

GSA intends to issue a sole-sourcing purchase order to Eagle Eye Publishers for custom programming services as the agency works to put federal contract and grant information into an easily searchable public database.

GPO seeks private sector help with e-IDs

GPO is asking the private sector for advice as it aims to lower costs and increase efficiency in the production of electronic identification credentialing systems such as e-passports and e-visas.

Delaware, Michigan top e-gov list

Eight-six percent of federal and state sites have services that are fully executable online.

Lockheed to get new task order for FBI Sentinel

FBI officials said they will finish developing plans by September for Phases 2 through 4 of the bureau's enterprise case management system, known as Sentinel.

NCI secures e-commerce task order

NCI Information Systems will provide a Web-based e-commerce solution for the Air Force under a Network-Centric Solutions task order.