ICT and Safe State
[This article was published in the March 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) has become an essential element in making governments
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US to enforce ‘E-Verify’ for employment verification
Contractors seeking US federal contracts will need to use the E-Verify system come September for maintaining a reliable and legal workforce. The implementation of this system was postponed four times prior to this.
Cyber security strategy launched in UK
UK government has announced the country’s first cyber security strategy, which will include an Office of Cyber Security and an agency to coordinate the protection of critical IT.
Employers Flock to e-Verify
The Homeland Security Department in the United States of America has announced that more than 52,000 employers have voluntarily adopted Citizenship and Immigration Services’ e-Verify employment eligibility system.
DHS to follow new wireless technologies
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), UK, is looking at satellite communications to supplement emergency wireless networks to keep e-mail and voice messages flowing during a crisis.
Cyber Security Exercise
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the completion of Cyber Storm a full-scale government-led cyber security exercise to examine response, coordination and recovery mechanisms to a simulated cyber-event within international, federal, state and local governments, in conjunction with the private sector.
