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The State Department and the Government Printing Office in the next few weeks will make the final decision on which and how many companies will provide electronic passports for U.S. citizens.

Joanne Artz, a State policy adviser for biometrics in the Bureau of Consular Affairs, said earlier this week that the team will finish evaluating sample passports with embedded contactless chips and antennas from nine vendors and start producing electronic passports this spring. State and GPO will award one or more contracts, but Artz could not say exactly how many.

Weiterlesen: USA: State to award e-passport contracts shortly

The office of the not-too-distant future won't be a government cubicle with moveable walls. And the only alternative won't be a home office or a drop-in site set up by an employer.

For government and industry workers, the office of the future will be wherever they want or need it to be. With handheld computers, wireless networks, Web conferencing and encrypted virtual private networks, an office can already be almost anywhere.

Weiterlesen: USA: Virtual office is gaining steam

Smart Cards in eGovernment Conference -- The Smart Card Alliance believes that protection of individual privacy is a critical goal for any identity management system. As part of its ongoing active approach to helping organizations and individuals understand how to balance both privacy and security in this complex arena, the Alliance announced the availability of a new briefing document, Identity Management Systems, Smart Cards and Privacy. The announcement came today as government and smart card industry leaders gathered for an event focusing on new federal government identity and credentialing initiatives at the Smart Card Alliance 4th Annual Smart Cards in eGovernment Conference and Exhibition, being held from March 9th through 11th, 2005 at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Weiterlesen: USA: Better Privacy Protection Starts With Smart Cards

Das 170 Millionen Dollar teure Software-Projekt der US-Bundespolizei ist endgültig gescheitert.

Die US-Bundespolizei FBI [Federal Bureau of Investigation] hat am Dienstag offiziell bestätigt, dass sein 170 Millionen Dollar teures Software-Projekt "Virtual Case File" eingestampft wird.

Weiterlesen: USA: ''Virtual Case File'' wird eingestampft

At a time when critics accuse the federal government of excessive secrecy, the public's appetite for information is growing by leaps and bounds.

Hits on government Web sites are soaring. Document requests under the Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA, have hit all-time highs. And online archives collecting everything from court decisions to spies' names are seeing vast growth in numbers of visitors.

Weiterlesen: USA: Demand for Public Information Is Surging