Entrust signs PKI deal with Homeland Security Department
Entrust will be providing digital certificates to DHS' 225,000 employees under a two-year agreement.
VeriSign restructuring close to finish line
The October sale of VeriSign Inc.'s Global Security Consulting Services business unit was the latest in the restructuring plan undertaken two years ago by the IT security company.
E-Verify gets extension and more money in spending bill
The House and Senate have both approved a three-year extension for the E-Verify employment verification system in the Homeland Security Department's spending legislation.
CSC to assist GSA with cyber investigations training
CSC will design and teach cybersecurity courses for the General Service Administration under a new $85 million contract.
E-verify should be part of broader immigration reform efforts, panel says
A panel of experts recommends improving the E-Verify electronic employment verification system to reduce false reports and to use it in immigration reform efforts.
Investment group wants to revive Registered Traveler
An investment firm wants to revive the Registered Traveler program; it has offered to manage some operations previously managed by Verified Identity Pass.
OPM cuts security-clearance processing time
The investigation period has been decreased from a year to just under 40 days, according to testimony given by OPM Director John Berry before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee. But some still say more can be done.
Verisign to support HHS health network
The Health and Human Services Department announced it is preparing to award a sole-source contract to Verisign for managed public-key infrastructure services and digital certificates on the Nationwide Health Information Network.
Who is sending mysterious laptops to governors?
The FBI is investigating unsolicited laptop computers sent to several governors’ offices.
Court to contractors: E-verify enforcement starts Sept. 8
A judge upheld the Homeland Security Department's E-Verify electronic employment verification rule for federal contractors starting Sept. 8.
L-1 wins contract to boost security of Calif. driver's licenses
L-1 Identity Solutions won a $62.8 million contract from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to continue providing secure driver's license solutions.
BIO-key to sell its law enforcement division to InterAct
BIO-key International Inc. plans to sell its Law Enforcement Division to InterAct911 Mobile Systems, Inc.
Business groups want Congress to address E-Verify concerns
TechAmerica and others ask lawmakers to deal with their worries about E-Verify.
Biometrics technologies vital for combat success
Biometrics said to give combat troops critical capabilities to carry out their missions.
E-Verify provision for contractors required by Senate
The Senate passed a provision to require federal contractors to use the E-Verify program on the same day DHS announced that contractors must use the program starting Sept. 8.
Contractors must use E-Verify system
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano today said enforcement of mandatory E-Verify for federal contractors will start September 8.
Lawsuit claims Registered Traveler vendor committed fraud
Two law firms have filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of customers of a private operator of Registered Traveler services that shut down abruptly in late June.
Readers blast DHS effort to harvest personal information
Washington Technology received a number of trenchant comments about staff writer Alice Lipowicz's July 1 Web story “DHS requires more personal information from employees, contractors.”
DHS requires more personal information from employees, contractors
DHS says it is expanding the types of personal information it will collect on employees and contractors who require long-term access.
Registered Traveler hit by closure of express lanes
The largest operator of Registered Traveler designated lanes at U.S. airports has unexpectedly ceased operations.
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