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.
Meyerose: Enterprise software to drive info-sharing
07/24/08 -- 10:02 AM A new enterprise software licensing program will help knock down barriers to information sharing, while saving agencies money, said ODNI’s associate director of national and CIO.
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.
TopOff 5 competition raises possible conflict of interest
07/21/08 -- 12:34 PM Two senators have alleged that FEMA officials are ignoring a potential conflict of interest and other possible ethics violations with regard to the multimillion-dollar contract.
Thompson skeptical of TSA outsourcing strategy
07/18/08 -- 11:08 AM The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee requested information on 14 concerns about the outsourcing of management of TSA’s Integrated Hiring Operations and Personnel Program.
U.S. Genomics to continue pathogens sensor work for DHS
07/16/08 -- 09:24 AM U.S. Genomics Inc. is developing a sophisticated biological sensor that detects airborne pathogens and improves national security under contract from DHS.
Senate bill would boost Coast Guard’s in-house acquisition support
07/15/08 -- 04:04 PM The Senate Appropriations Committee’s fiscal 2009 spending bill would give the Coast Guard funds to hire additional acquisition employees to help oversee the Deepwater program.
CSC to perform data center work for DHS
07/15/08 -- 10:30 AM Computer Sciences Corp. will supply DHS with secure data center information technology under a task order that could be worth as much as $391 million.
Report: DOD falls short on HSPD-12
07/14/08 -- 04:21 PM The Defense Department has failed in a number of ways to comply with Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12, according to a new report.
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.
Alion to advise DHS on information sharing
07/14/08 -- 03:27 PM Alion Science and Technology Corp. will help DHS improve the way it shares critical information among its components under a new contract.
Globalization arrives at a crossroads
07/14/08; Vol. 23, No. 12 A number of recent significant cross-border transactions, regulatory actions, and domestic and international political developments have put globalization of government and defense into the cross hairs of the 2008 presidential election.
Skinner: Customs needs to plug gaps in IT security
07/11/08 -- 11:13 AM Information technology security gaps created a material weakness in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection financial audit statements for fiscal 2007, according to a report released by the Homeland Security Inspector General Richard Skinner.
Unisys files protest over TSA down-select
07/10/08 -- 12:29 PM Unisys has filed a protest with GAO objecting to being left off the list of finalist bidders for the estimated $2 billion contract for TSA's Information Technology Infrastructure Program.
Decision/Analysis wins Coast Guard deal
07/10/08 -- 12:02 PM The management consulting firm will assist the Coast Guard’s Logistics Transformation Program Integration Office by providing services aimed at improving logistics operations.
DHS needs information security support
07/09/08 -- 03:26 PM The Homeland Security Department is seeking information from contractors that could provide technical support and analysis for its information security program.
Senators criticize DHS over foreign visitor system
07/09/08 -- 03:12 PM Appropriations Committee report concludes that efforts to enable checks of foreign visitors’ identities as they exit the country should be postponed until a new administration takes office in 2009.
Lockheed lands $1.2B TSA payroll services deal
07/07/08 -- 11:02 AM Lockheed Martin Corp. will help manage employee payroll and other human resources functions for the Transportation Security Administration under a new contract.
United States, Britain ink traveler agreement
07/03/08 -- 01:30 PM The initiative will allow prescreened passengers to receive expedited processing when arriving at airports in the other country.
Council to standardize background check process
07/02/08 -- 10:28 AM The goal of the new Suitability and Security Clearance Performance Accountability Council is to standardize procedures for checking the backgrounds of government employees and contractors governmentwide.
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