Senators urge H-1B visa program expansion
Nineteen senators are urging DHS Michael Chertoff to expand a program offering temporary work authorizations allowing foreign students to be employed by IT companies in the U.S.
Storm clouds gather over international acquisitions
Outcry from the pending Chinese investment in 3Com sets industry on edge.
Building blocks
Contractors enlist to help build a national health network ? one piece at a time.
CSC gets DHS Citizenship order
Computer Sciences Corp. will provide support to the national customer service center of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services under a new task order.
Open source and messaging's future
Last byte: A conversation with Art Botterell, national expert in warning systems and former FEMA official.
GD, DRS to supply Navy ships with computer consoles
The Naval Sea Systems Command awarded contracts for developing advanced computer display consoles with a combined maximum value of $146 million to a unit of General Dynamics and to DRS C3 Systems.
Lockheed gets AF simulations deal
Lockheed Martin Corp. won a contract extension to support training simulators for Air Force crews and maintenance personnel for C-130 aircraft.
SBInet demo planned for northern border
DHS plans to showcase its SBInet border surveillance system in an upcoming Northern Border Demonstration in the Detroit and Great Lakes areas.
FCC embraces emergency alert protocol
The FCC is endorsing adoption of the common alerting protocol technical standard for the nation's next-generation emergency alert system.
Online searches may pose security threats
Government agencies may be risking disclosure of sensitive data through desktop and Internet search functions, according to a report from the Civitas Group consulting firm.
Raytheon snares U.K. border security deal
Raytheon Co. won a competition for a border security contract from the United Kingdom's Home Office that may be worth as much as $1 billion.
TWIC takes a step forward
The long-delayed TWIC program began enrollments this month at one port and will add 11 more ports in November, a DHS official testified at a congressional hearing Tuesday.
Council seeks comments on public safety network specs
Public safety officials and industry experts have until Friday to submit comments to van umbrella group of organizations developing specifications for the new public safety broadband network to be created by the Federal Communications Commission.
General Dynamics to support AF combat ID
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems has won a contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to analyze advanced combat ID systems.
N.Y. steps forward with Real ID
New York will become the fourth state to implement a hybrid identification card that may be used for border crossings and as a driver's license complying with upcoming Real ID Act regulations.
ACE gets high marks and a warning
DHS has made progress in developing the Automated Commercial Environment, but the remaining shortcomings are likely to create significant cost overruns and delays in the near future, according to a new GAO report.
QinetiQ buys secure-messaging company
QinetiQ Group announced it has completed its purchase of Boldon James Holdings Ltd., a U.K. provider of secure messaging solutions for military and government customers.
DRC wins Eagle consulting services job
Dynamics Research Corp. has won a DHS task order to provide consulting services on capital planning, investment control and earned value management to the Office of the Chief Information Officer.
Lawmakers fast-track border security technologies
Lawmakers on the House Science and Technology Committee are backing new legislation to expand funding for unmanned aerial vehicles, tunnel detection devices and anti-counterfeiting technologies for use in border security.
ID card industry casts hook for DHS work
Executives at ID card companies are intensifying their push for alternative technologies for DHS' upcoming requirements for border crossing cards and drivers' licenses.
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