IT dominates homeland security market
The homeland security market is expected to be worth $85 billion by 2014 across federal, state and local, intelligence agencies, and private-sector organizations.
DHS puts finishing touches on $22B opportunity
Vendors are looking over changes that the Homeland Security Department plans for a contracting vehicle that its agencies have used to buy information technology worth billions.
FBI veteran cleared to lead Transportation Security Administration
John Pistole brings more than 20 years of counterterrorism experience to TSA, blogger Mclatthew Weigelt writes.
How Apptis boosted revenue to nearly $1B
Contract wins and a strategy focused on IT, communications and program management pushes Apptis to No. 35 on the 2010 Top 100.
Acquisition boosts SAS’ goal of security market leadership
Business analytics software and services company SAS has acquired Memex, a provider of intelligence management solutions with a strong presence in the law enforcement and homeland security markets.
CSC will maintain immigration e-records for CIS
Computer Sciences Corp. will help the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services manage its electronic records by conducting scanning, indexing and file management operations at a CIS records digitization facility.
Verizon, UTC do smart grid homework
Verizon and the Utilities Telecommunications Council energy trade group in September will issue a report on a study they're doing to determine the communications and information technology needed to support the nation's utilities.
Boeing faces prospect of scaled-back SBInet
The Homeland Security Department's SBInet border surveillance system is likely to be reduced in scope once the first initial 53 miles of construction is completed, the system's chief said today.
SAIC focuses on Air Force video systems technology
Science Applications International Corp. will help the Air Force improve the service's overhead intelligence gathering efforts under a five-year follow-on contract potentially worth more than $49 million.
TSA wants cyber forensics info
The Transportation Security Administration wants information on products it could use to deal with insider cyber threats, data leakage and misuse of IT assets.
Northrop leads team to aid FEMA
Northrop Grumman Corp. will provide operational support for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s regional preparedness exercises under a 20-month, $5.5 million task order.
DOD considers shielding private networks
The Defense Department is considering deploying the Einstein network protection systems to private-sector networks to protect the nation's critical infrastructure.
BAE technology will act as Army gatekeeper
BAE Systems Inc. will provide secure access systems at several Army installations under a three-year contract that could be worth up to $95 million.
HP tasked with speeding DHS immigration status probes
Hewlett-Packard Corp. will help the Homeland Security Department speed internal processing of immigration status under a $41.6 million DHS Eagle contract.
Are password rules just bad magic?
We still want your ideas for creating and remembering strong passwords, but at least one security consultant thinks it's the wrong approach. Here's why.
FBI official picked to lead TSA
President Barack Obama has taken his third shot at finding a leader for the Transportation Security Administration.
Guident to usher in EPA emergency management portal
Guident will provide emergency management assistance to the Environmental Protection Agency under a two-year task order that could be worth as much as $8 million.
Rockefeller calls for public-private action on cybersecurity
Sen. Jay Rockefeller's cybersecurity bill would promote shared responsibility between government and industry.
Senate committee chairman suggests killing Boeing's virtual fence
Sen. Joe Lieberman questions the future of the SBInet virtual fence system is a failure.
Union: Contractors weaken Federal Protective Service, placing feds at risk
The National Treasury Employees Union has complained to Congress that Federal Protective Service relies far too much on private contractors armed with too little training, too little funding, and too little proper management to protect federal buildings.
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