U.K. identity card program faces technical hurdle
The United Kingdom's National Identity Card program is facing an additional hurdle related to fingerprinting.
QRSciences buys Spectrum San Diego
Australian company QRSciences Holdings Ltd. has purchased homeland security contractor Spectrum San Diego Inc. for $14 million.
IBM subcontractor arrested for child pornography
<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED)</font color> Authorities have arrested an IBM subcontractor who was providing computer services to the Homeland Security Department on charges that he distributed child pornography on the Internet.
DHS undergoes tough scrutiny
Managing a mixed workforce presents myriad challenges to vast department.
Biometric spending to double in five years
Public and private spending on biometrics technologies will more than double to $7.3 billion globally by 2013, up from $3 billion in 2008.
FEMA suspends TopOff
Allegations of impropriety force agency to call off procurement and for SAIC to withdraw its bid on the contract.
Verified Identity Pass loses PC with Registered Traveler data
The PC contained unencrypted personal information on 33,000 participants in the Registered Traveler program and has caused TSA to suspend new enrollments for the company.
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.
DOD gives nod to Certipath certificates
The Defense Department is now accepting public key infrastructure certificates from Certipath LLC.
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.
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.
Services council wants conflict rules updated
The federal government's regulations on organizational conflicts of interest in contracting need to be restructured to avoid a "one-size-fits-all" approach, PSC has recommended.
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.
PSC: DOD's pass-through rule needs work
The Professional Services Council said the rule could be a burden for subcontractors.
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.
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.
A strong pulse
Contractors boost capabilities to address expected health care reforms under the next administration.
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.
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