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Digital Government
Pentagon seeks advice on classified systems
Military cryptology organization wants vendor-community input on technology options available to upgrade classified communication systems.
Cybersecurity
CIS plans to use photo IDs to verify worker eligibility
Citizen and Immigration Services ramps up for photo IDs to determine worker eligibility.
Digital Government
Cooper: Homeland Security Department will move fast
The administration anticipates that the planned Homeland Security Department will quickly establish an infrastructure once Congress approves authorizing legislation.<br>
Infrastructure
Trademark seekers shift away from paper, PTO says
The Patent and Trademark Office announced today that it began receiving more trademark applications online than on paper in September. PTO has been working in-house on its first online application filing system since 1992, trademark commissioner Anne Chasser said. 'It has taken us 10 years to become an overnight success,' she said. <br>
Management
Former corrections officer sentenced for misusing FBI system
Gary Piedmont of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, was sentenced to 30 days of community confinement, a $5,000 fine and a year of probation for using the FBI's National Crime Information Center system to check whether a warrant had been issued for a friend.
Digital Government
NOAA and National Weather Service gain CIOs
Barry C. West is the new CIO of the National Weather Service, succeeding Carl Staton, who has taken over the CIO mantle at the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.
Digital Government
Justice awards INS task order to KPMG
The Justice Department has chosen KPMG Peat Marwick of New York to provide project management office support services for the entry exit data system, the government's proposed system to track information about persons coming in and out of the country.
Digital Government
OMB presses EPA to improve pollution data
The Office of Management and Budget today asked the Environmental Protection Agency to expand online methods to speed and simplify distribution of information about the release of poisonous chemicals.
Management
Faulty data led Pa. to pay cons to watch kids, auditor says
Pennsylvania's Child Care Information Services maintained a faulty database of child care providers and as a result issued child care checks to persons who were in prison during the time they were supposed to be watching children, according to the state's auditor.
Management
Illinois creates justice IT integration board
Illinois Gov. George H. Ryan earlier this month established the Illinois Integrated Justice Information System Governing Board to plan the statewide integration of justice systems.
Management
Online licensing makes gains in Montana and New Hampshire
State officials in Montana yesterday unveiled an online service at <a href ="http://www.discoveringmontana.com">www.discoveringmontana.com </a> that lets users check the status of licensed professionals, including accountants, physicians and plumbers. The state contracted with Montana Interactive Inc., a subsidiary of National Information Consortium Inc. of Overland Park, Kan., to build the site, which is funded by user fees.
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Management
Baltimore police, ACLU settle dispute over secret fund for high-tech gear
Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John Themelis brokered a settlement agreement in a lawsuit over the release of records detailing a confidential fund the city established in January to purchase high-tech police surveillance gear.
Digital Government
Interior loses Internet service following court mandate
Most Interior Department agencies began their first full week without Internet service today, as they complied with the Dec. 5 order of U.S. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth to disconnect their systems from the Internet. The judge's order stemmed from longstanding litigation over mismanaged American Indian trust funds and the vulnerability of the trust fund databases to hacking via the Internet.
Management
New Jersey CIO resigns as statehouse changes hands
New Jersey CIO Wendy Rayner will leave office Dec. 28 as the state government prepares to make the transition to incoming Gov. Jim McGreevey, who was elected Nov. 6 and will be inaugurated Jan. 15.
Digital Government
Justice launches systems integration site
The Bureau of Justice Assistance has launched a Web site that weaves together information about systems integration for criminal justice agencies, especially at the state and local level.
Management
Recession menaces Maine's notebook lockbox
Maine lawmakers who set aside a $30 million endowment last June to provide 34,000 notebook PCs to seventh- and eighth-grade students now are considering a raid on the fund. The national economic recession already has forced Maine to cut spending, and the Legislature soon may have to choose between enacting unpopular new levies or picking the lock on the lockbox.
Digital Government
Fla. dispute swells over a $4.5m fine
Because of delays in installing computers and ticket terminals, the Florida Lottery Department has collected a fine of $4.5 million from systems vendor Automated Wagering International Inc.
Management