Audit: TSA financial reporting beset with problems
The Transportation Security Administration displays material weaknesses in its information technology used for financial reporting and internal controls, largely related to legacy systems inherited from the Transportation Department, according to an audit Homeland Security Department Inspector General Richard Skinner.
Katrina to drive spending on information-sharing
Federal government spending on information-sharing processes and systems is likely to grow by 35 percent over the next five years, and reach $1.3 billion by fiscal 2010, according to a report from Input Inc.
Report: Punish poor information security setups
Congress may want to consider penalizing organizations and companies that have poor information security policies that contribute to a major loss of sensitive information, according to a new Congressional Research Service report on cybersecurity.
Report: FEMA disaster relief databases at risk
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is not adequately protecting its core databases containing sensitive disaster relief information, according to a new report from Homeland Security Department Inspector General Richard L. Skinner.
Audit upheaval
Unisys Corp. weathered a rocky couple of days in mid-October ? a news leak of a federal audit with allegations of overbilling on a major Homeland Security Department contract was followed the next day by a 19 percent drop in its stock price.
DHS creates national infrastructure protection framework
The Homeland Security Department has released its draft National Infrastructure Protection Plan that establishes a framework for working with the private sector to protect the nation's critical assets and key resources.
Chertoff unveils new security plan for U.S. borders
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff's strategy calls for deployment of integrated surveillance technologies, including unmanned aerial vehicles, remote video cameras and next-generation sensors.
Audit: DHS beset by weak information security
Despite improvements, the Homeland Security Department still has weak information security programs overall, according to a new report from DHS Inspector General Richard L. Skinner.
Public Sector Partner of the Year (co-winner): Greg Rothwell
Greg Rothwell is managing one of the largest federal IT procurements ever ? up to $45 billion in task orders over seven years ? but he's not particularly fond of tinkering with computers and gadgets in his spare time.
Midsize Contractor of the year: Stanley Associates Inc.
Two years ago, managers and employees of Stanley Associates Inc. made a list of 11 strategic objectives, foremost among them a goal of reaching $500 million in revenue by 2008.
Whitman to IT execs: Support moderate GOP candidates
Former EPA administrator Christine Todd Whitman calls on moderate Republicans to retake the party from the ideological extreme right.
State Department traveling in RFID vanguard
The agency is moving forward on its controversial plan to require Radio Frequency Identification chips on all American passports issued after October 2006.
IG: Better controls needed for temporary worker visa program
The Citizenship and Immigration Services agency exceeded the statutory limit on H-1B visas it issued in fiscal 2005, and lacks the technology to stay within the congressionally mandated visa cap, according to Homeland Security Department Inspector General Richard L. Skinner.
IG report: Secret Service suffers network security lapses
The Secret Service is falling short in its efforts to protect sensitive online data about its operations and in securing its IT networks, according to two new reports from Homeland Security Department Inspector General Richard L. Skinner.
Congress seeks more radio spectrum for first responders
First responders would have more radio spectrum in the 700 megahertz band under legislation approved Oct. 20 by the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee as part of the fiscal 2006 fiscal budget resolution.
Imaging adds new dimension
Aerial oblique photography has become dramatically more popular in recent months for homeland security and emergency preparedness, and at the moment, it seems the sky is the limit for this specialized imaging technology that lets users see front and side views of buildings and other geographic features.
All eyes on Northcom
It's one of the Pentagon's most influential, forward-looking new commands ? and a media darling to boot ? but so far, the three-year-old U.S. Northern Command has not generated as many IT contracts as some may have hoped.
IG report: Visa violator enforcement systems lacking
The government's systems for identifying, locating and apprehending aliens who have violated the terms of their U.S. visits are inadequate to the task, according to Homeland Security Department Inspector General Richard Skinner.
Chertoff outlines plans to strengthen FEMA
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff detailed his plan to Congress to boost logistics, communications, business process and procurement capabilities at the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Report: CIS clings to paper-driven applications process
Despite recent attempts to improve, DHS' Citizenship and Immigration Services bureau is using IT ineffectively and still relies largely on paper documents and disconnected IT solutions to process applications a year, a new DHS IG report said.
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