FCC closes spectrum auction

The FCC is weighing its options to improve public safety communications after it failed to attract an appropriate bid for creation of a nationwide wireless broadband network for first responders.

Nine win GSA call center deal

The General Services Administration has awarded slots on a contract for governmentwide contact center services to nine companies.

GAO: Cutter delivery might veer off schedule

The Coast Guard's first national security cutter constructed as part of the $24 billion Deepwater program might not be ready by its scheduled date, according to a new report.

CSC to build out maritime surveillance system

Computer Sciences Corp. will expand the scope of a maritime surveillance system for the Naval Air Systems Command under a new contract.

Stanley wins $570M passport services deal

Stanley Inc. will continue to provide services related to issuing passports for the State Department under a new $570 million contract.

Boeing to help DHS with surveillance software

DHS and prime contractor Boeing are planning to develop and test software for the SBInet border surveillance system.

CSC to supply software to CDC

Computer Sciences Corp. has won a task order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide software support to its National Electronic Disease Surveillance System's base system.

Law enforcement welds together intell networks

State and local law enforcement agencies are moving to strengthen their links with the National Counter Terrorism Center's classified online information repository.

DHS seeks off-the-shelf analytic tools

The Homeland Security Department wants a contractor to supply integrated off-the-shelf products that will gather IP routing data for technical studies and analyses.

Winter Olympics security hinges on information sharing

Information sharing needs to improve between the U.S. and Canada, and between public agencies and the private sector, to prepare for the 2010 Winter Olympics, an industry expert told Congress.

AT&T to supply voice services to Customs and Border Protection

AT&T Inc. will provide voice services for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency under a new task order.

Coast Guard brass defend Deepwater cutter work

National Security Cutter Bertholf is on track for acceptance by the Coast Guard in late April or early May, federal officials said Tuesday.

DHS' Cyber Storm II kicks off

Players in Cyber Storm II include nine states, four foreign governments, 18 agencies and 40 private companies that work in IT, telecom, chemicals and pipe and rail transportation infrastructure.

L-1 wins State passport card work

L-1 Identity Solutions will serve as the prime contractor for the State Department's new passport card under a deal valued at $107 million.

Auditors: Lack of Project 28 testing added to delays

DHS will hire Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory to test the next-gen technology system that DHS plans to deploy to secure the U.S.-Mexico border.

Canada to release security standards for exporters

The draft of updated security measures for Canadian transportation and trade companies that want preferential treatment in trade with the U.S. will be released March 31.

AF cyberstrategy to focus on disrupting attacks

The new Air Force Cyber Command has issued a strategic vision statement outlining the military unit's goal of strengthening cyberspace capabilities to defend national interests.

DHS launches Northern Border pilot programs

While DHS prepares a prototype solution for protecting the northern border, new technologies already are being tested in the field, according to a new report.

SBInet is no teacher's pet

Troubled border project offers tough lessons.

Drive time for facial recognition

Biometric technology catches on with DMVs, but privacy concerns slow broader reach.