Immigration Services shops for full-service ID card vendor
DHS is looking for a contractor to process up to 28 million government ID cards a year for existing programs and for new cards such as in the proposed Temporary Worker Program.
DHS seeks feedback on first responder 'capability gaps'
DHS is looking for better ways to obtain feedback from first responders about their most critical technology needs.
Boeing to staff FBI Fusion Center
To advance information sharing against terrorism, Boeing Co. expects to be among the first major corporations to assign its own analyst to the Seattle FBI Fusion Center intelligence sharing office.
Skinner: DHS acquisition management floundering
Semiannual report uncovers poor performance in knowledge management and information systems.
PASS card won't jeopardize privacy: NIST
The planned border-crossing ID card does not require strong privacy protections because the only data it can transmit wirelessly is a reference number, according to the director of NIST.
DHS still faces substantial privacy assessment backlog: GAO
The Homeland Security Department's Privacy Office produced more than double the number of privacy impact assessments in 2006 than it did two years before, but it still has a huge backlog of programs to assess, according to the Government Accountability Office.
Whistleblower alleges Lockheed official misled Congress on Deepwater
A senior official at Lockheed Martin in charge of the Deepwater contract refused a meeting with one of his employees to discuss shortcomings in the program's converted patrol boats, charges Deepwater whistleblower Michael DeKort.
Homeland watch
Sen. Hillary Clinton has reintroduced legislation to restore the Federal Emergency Management Agency to an independent, Cabinet-level agency.
Homeland watch
Sen. Hillary Clinton has reintroduced legislation to restore the Federal Emergency Management Agency to an independent, Cabinet-level agency.
Spinning wheels
DHS information-sharing network is stuck in a rut, but success is still possible.
Real ID, real debate
Sides argue about whether license standardization can or should be done.
Iraq Supplemental: Congress puts Deepwater under its thumb
The $120 billion Iraq War supplemental spending bill passed by Congress Thursday provides an additional $917 million for homeland security and also tightens restrictions on the Coast Guard's Deepwater program.
DHS approves IT sector protection plan
DHS this week gave final approvals to the IT industry's approach to protecting the Internet and other national IT-related infrastructures by focusing on critical functions.
Smart Card group raps NIST certification
An industry group is accusing NIST of failing to properly evaluate the technologies to be used in DHS' and State's upcoming border-crossing identification card.
House bill would boost emergency preparedness funding
A House subcommittee has approved a $36.3 billion spending bill for DHS for fiscal 2008.
DHS calls for cybersecurity white papers
DHS is initiating a Cyber Security Research Development Center program that entails soliciting input from industry, government labs and academia on how to protect data against threats.
Coast Guard wants its money back
The Coast Guard is seeking a refund for eight patrol boats under its Integrated Deepwater Systems procurement. The boats were built through a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman.
Northrop to build specialized planes for Air Force
Northrop Grumman Corp. has won a contract from the Air Force to produce five airplanes with specialized radar and intelligence processors.
FEMA makes communications a priority
To prepare for the upcoming hurricane season, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is beefing up its emergency communications capabilities and logistics systems.
NIST gives thumbs up to revised PASS card
A revised technology design for the Homeland Security and State departments' upcoming border-crossing identification card now meets international security standards.
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