DHS to get hefty boost in funding bill
The House is scheduled today to begin considering a final agreement on the fiscal 2007 Homeland Security Department spending bill, which increases the department's budget to $34.8 billion ? a $2.3 billion increase.
DHS needs to tighten up interagency contracting: GAO
The Homeland Security Department is falling short in its management of interagency contracts and failing to monitor its total spending on such contracts, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
Travel initiative in limbo on Hill
The deadline for implementing the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative appears to be reinstated following last-minute activity from Congress this week.
Signed, sealed, delivered: Boeing gets SBI-Net
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff today confirmed selection of Boeing Co. as the prime contractor for the Secure Border Initiative Network surveillance system to be deployed along the U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada.
DHS plans data systems to supplement surveillance
In addition to surveillance, the Homeland Security Department intends to deploy other major IT systems as part of its Secure Border Initiative strategy to better control access to the U.S. borders.
DHS awards Boeing SBI-Net contract
The Homeland Security Department will turn to Boeing Co. to provide the networking backbone for the department's highly anticipated Secure Border Initiative Network.
DHS seeks Privacy Act exemption for new database
The Homeland Security Department wants exemption from most Privacy Act requirements for a new database that will keep personal information on its employees, visiting contractors, job applicants and student interns, among others.
Ask the writer | Alice Lipowicz on SBI-Net
Staff writer Alice Lipowicz will take your questions about the $2 billion Secure Border Initiative Network procurement during an online forum Thursday, <b>Sept. 21</b>, from <b>11 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET</b>.
Data mining gets a makeover
Call it fusion as new tools expand hunt for terrorists.
Make or buy could be make or break
The Homeland Security Department's Secure Border Initiative Network raises the issue: Who supplies the products?
Congress picks up homeland security work
Votes on fence along U.S.-Mexico border and port security among activities on Capitol Hill.
Sensors, UAVs could cure border problems
Sensor devices and unmanned aerial vehicles could play a pivotal role in patrolling the nation's land borders in the near future, government officials and expert witnesses said at a congressional hearing Wednesday.
Northrop touts military network experience in SBI-Net bid
Northrop Grumman Corp. is highlighting its extensive experience in supporting military, border patrol and local emergency responder networks in its team's bid for the Secure Border Initiative Network surveillance system contract.
DHS plans major data fusion project
The Homeland Security Department is building a major intelligence program that will use data mining and state-of-the-art analysis tools to discover and track terrorism threats against the United States.
Lockheed Martin's SBI-Net pitch stresses safety
Lockheed Martin Corp.'s proposal for the Secure Border Initiative Network offers top-level contractor experience, flexibility and a tight focus on improved safety for border agents.
Apptis captures TSA personnel security system deal
Apptis Inc. will develop a system to process credentials for 70,000 employees and contractors of the Transportation Security Administration, under a $1.7 million contract.
IG: Coast Guard must safely navigate Deepwater's rocky shoals
The Coast Guard is stumbling in its procurement of IT systems for the $20 billion Integrated Deepwater Systems program, according to a new report today from Homeland Security Department Inspector General Richard Skinner.
Reach the Beach
The Coast Guard's Integrated Deepwater System modernization program is being urged to work hand-in-hand with the Homeland Security Department's Secure Border Initiative.
9/11 Aftermath
Five years later, terrorist attacks continue to influence the government IT industry.
Input: Real ID spending to hit $2.5B by 2012
State and local governments will spend an estimated $2.5 billion complying with the Real ID Act through 2012, according to a new report from the market research firm Input Inc., Va.
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