Skinner: DHS must shore up acquisition management
Homeland Security Department appears to lack a current inventory of certified personnel and the acquisitions to which they are assigned, according to its inspector general.
Boeing gets green light to build SBInet sections
The Homeland Security Department is preparing to award a task order to Boeing Co. to install the first two operational segments of the SBInet border surveillance system.
DHS to issue new Sentri cards
Travelers along the border between the United States and Mexico participating in the Homeland Security Department's SENTRI identification card program will be receiving new, upgraded ID cards by July.
Ontario considers enhanced driver's licenses
Ontario would become the second Canadian province to issue enhanced driver's licenses that also serve as border-crossing cards for travel to the U.S. under new legislation.
Obama co-sponsors fed spending transparency bill
Sen. Barack Obama submitted bipartisan legislation June 3 that would expand public information available on federal contracts and spending.
HHS to provide grants for public health preparedness
The $1.1 billion in grant money is aiding state and local public health departments, hospitals and other health systems in preparation for terrorism attacks, disasters and epidemics.
Lockheed cost controls deficient, DCMA says
Lockheed Martin failed to implement a large share of its required cost controls for its major aeronautics contracts with DOD, according to a 2007 Pentagon report.
Groups take action against H-1B program expansion
Immigration and professional groups have filed a lawsuit to block DHS' recent expansion of a program allowing foreign IT students to work for a longer period in the U.S.
FEMA to manage cellular alert system
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has agreed to be the aggregator for a national alert and warning system for cell phone users.
Nonprofit unveils government contract database
Federal contractors may access a new Government Contracts Domain database that has been launched by a nonprofit to assist in meeting federal ethics and procurement requirements.
Washington area grabs fistful of federal dollars
A large share of federal contracting dollars are spent in the District of Columbia and neighboring states Virginia and Maryland, according to new figures by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Saudi homeland security costs spike
Saudi Arabia's homeland security spending might reach $115 billion during the next decade and rank second only to the United States' security spending.
N.Y. opts for hybrid driver's licenses
New York State has reached an agreement with federal authorities to issue enhanced drivers licenses that double as U.S. border-crossing cards.
Lockheed exec makes bid for House seat
New Jersey candidate for Congress Chris Myers is touting his credentials as a senior executive with Lockheed Martin, but he also is being criticized for this association.
U.K. leaders wary of Lockheed census bid
Lockheed Martin Corp.'s bid for an $890 million national census contract in the United Kingdom is coming under fire from several members of Parliament.
GAO: More monitoring needed of potential conflicts of interest
Thousands of former Pentagon employees are working for defense contractors without strong oversight of their potential conflicts of interest, according to a new report.
DHS meets small-biz goals but needs to try harder
DHS needs to try harder to facilitate contracting opportunities for small, minority and disadvantaged firms, concluded a report from Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson.
More cards to deal
ACE program moves forward as IBM wrestles with more challenges.
TSA contract heats up
Next phase of competition under way for a $2 billion IT infrastructure prize.
PKI: It's not who you are, but proving it
A conversation with Jeff Nigriny, president of CertiPath LLC.
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