Apptis buys Base One Technologies

Apptis Inc. has bought Base One Technologies Ltd. in an effort to boost its business with DHS.

Eight homeland security bills make it through House

The measures are designed to strengthen cyber security, promote greater sharing of unclassified information and prevent the over-classification of information.

Northrop files protest over TSA infrastructure decision

Northrop Grumman Corp. is protesting TSA's decision not to consider the company a finalist for a $2 billion contract.

Avue objects to Lockheed's TSA win

The company claims Lockheed Martin shouldn't have won because they are not a federal shared services center.

911 Improvement Act protects VoIP 911 calls

Phone calls made over VoIP to 911 numbers will have the same access and protections as other 911 technologies under a measure recently signed by President Bush.

DHS allots $1.8 billion in preparedness grants

DHS has announced a total of $1.8 billion in grants, primarily to states and cities, to fund equipment, training and exercises for terrorism preparedness.

Registered Traveler set to go nationwide

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Alion Science and Technology Corp. will help DHS improve the way it shares critical information among its components under a new contract.

Skinner: Customs needs to plug gaps in IT security

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

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

The management consulting firm will assist the Coast Guard's Logistics Transformation Program Integration Office by providing services aimed at improving logistics operations.