Input: Heavy spending ahead for public safety interoperability
State and local governments will spend an estimated $5.5 billion on interoperable public safety communications between 2007 and 2012, including $3.4 billion from federal sources, according to a new report.
Safety Act certifications continue at steady clip
The pace of Support for Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act designations and certifications by DHS is fairly brisk this year, but not as rapid as in 2006.
A layered approach
New driver's licenses and ID cards face many security threats.
SBInet struggles through first phase
Boeing, DHS take slow approach as they work out integration kinks.
Report: DOD needs WMD databases
DOD needs a database of potential locations of terrorist activity related to Weapons of Mass Destruction, according to a new Defense Science Board report.
Northrop tops lobbying expenditure list
Northrop Grumman spent $5.6 million to lobby the federal government in the first six months of 2007, the most spent among the largest federal IT contractors, according to the latest disclosure forms filed with the Senate.
Woolever to head Harris homeland security
Harris Corp. has hired retired Coast Guard admiral Gerald Woolever to help grow the homeland security business of Harris Government Communications Systems.
Coast Guard divides vessel tracking project
The Coast Guard has decided to split into two phases and to initially focus on three geographic sectors in its upcoming Nationwide Automatic Identification System Increment 2 procurement.
SAIC gets Eagle task from ICE
SAIC has won a task order worth as much as $85 million to provide IT operations and maintenance support to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau.
Nortel to support Immigration Services operations
Nortel Government Solutions Inc. has won a contract from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to provide support in program management, acquisition and administration.
Arizona adopts hybrid ID approach
Arizona became the third state today to volunteer for a DHS program in which it will develop a hybrid ID card that combines a state driver's license with a U.S. border-crossing card.
Boeing names Korte SBInet program manager
Daniel Korte will serve as Boeing's new program manager for the Secure Border Initiative Network border surveillance system.
FCC accepts build-out advice
The FCC has adopted a build-out schedule recommended by public safety groups in its recent order authorizing a national wireless broadband network for first responders.
Vermont to join hybrid ID program
The state of Vermont has forged an agreement with the Homeland Security Department to launch a hybrid identification card that combines a driver's license with a border-crossing card.
SF readies for Registered Traveler
San Francisco International Airport next month expects to become the 10th airport in the country to participate in the national Registered Traveler Program.
Q & A: Hurry up and wait
Proposed rules for Real ID are of concern to DHS' Richard Barth.
The hunt for a clear signal
Debate roils. FCC decision still leaves first responder networks with questions.
Interoperability grant guidelines revised
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has published revised guidance for states and local agencies to apply for a share of a national $1 billion public safety interoperability fund.
IBM, PriceWaterhouse pay fines for alleged kickbacks
IBM will pay $2.97 million, and PriceWaterhouseCoopers will pay $2.32 million, to settle allegations that they made improper payments in connection with federal IT contracts.
Moss: E-passports offer long-term improvements
The State Department's electronic passports should be considered a success despite long wait times and assertions that they are not being widely scanned, said a former State official.
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