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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.

Unisys wins U.K. county outsourcing award
07/22/08 -- 11:52 AM Unisys Corp.’s British unit will build and run a public information network and security service for England’s Kent County Council under a $63 million contract.

OMB: Team effort needed on FISMA
07/17/08 -- 11:32 AM Contractors that supply agencies with outsourced services must work with those agencies to meet FISMA requirements, OMB said this week.

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.

Follow the hot spots
07/14/08; Vol. 23, No. 12 Open source, virtualization and other emerging tech needs fuel opportunities for Sun’s partners.

Eyes on the prize
07/14/08; Vol. 23, No. 12 New software systems are increasing the clarity of all types of surveillance videos.

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.

General Dynamics captures more DOD satellite work
07/10/08 -- 10:35 AM General Dynamics C4 Systems will continue to develop technology for Defense Department satellites under a new $9.2 million contract option.

States need to standardize e-record preservation
07/09/08 -- 10:58 AM State governments should take an enterprisewide approach with an established IT governance structure to preserve e-records, according to the National Association of State Chief Information Officers.

SI International wins pair of Census contracts
07/03/08 -- 10:47 AM SI International will help manage the local network and desktop PCs at the Census Bureau under two new deals.

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.

New measures would provide more cybersecurity funds
06/30/08 -- 08:14 AM The House and Senate Appropriations committees have approved different measures to fund DHS in fiscal 2009, and each would provide more money for cybersecurity than the Bush administration requested.

A natural move beyond the network
06/30/08; Vol. 23, No. 11 Verizon Business plots careful strategy to become a prime federal contractor.

A key to understanding data
06/30/08; Vol. 23, No. 11 Web 2.0 software tools are helping agencies make optimum use of the data they compile.

GSA multiple-award schedules available to state, local government
06/27/08 -- 10:12 AM The Local Preparedness Acquisition Act authorizes state and local governments to use GSA’s Multiple Award Schedules to buy law enforcement and security-related items.

Army issues Internet awareness RFP
06/23/08 -- 03:52 PM The Army wants help patrolling the Internet to identify and assess implied threats, antipathy and unrest on certain Internet domains.

Koontz to Congress: Revise privacy laws
06/20/08 -- 11:52 AM Congress should consider revising privacy laws to ensure that the sensitive data the government collects and uses is appropriately protected, said Linda Koontz, director of information management issues at GAO.

Dell, Mobile Armor forge data encryption alliance
06/17/08 -- 02:31 PM Mobile Armor signed a reseller agreement with Dell to sell Mobile Armor’s Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 certified encryption solutions.

Report: Robotic tech is potential wild card in U.S. security
06/17/08 -- 11:09 AM Service robotics is identified as one of the six potentially most disruptive civil technologies with the greatest possibility of affecting the U.S.’ security interests through 2025, according to a new report.

DHS tests Global Entry program
06/11/08 -- 10:24 AM DHS initiated pilot projects at three airports this week to test its new Global Entry program for pre-registered U.S. citizens and permanent residents returning from travel abroad.

DOD plans rapid integration facility
06/09/08 -- 09:53 AM The Special Operations Command has issued a preliminary request for proposals to identify contractors capable of managing and staffing a new facility designed to integrate classified information.

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