FEMA moves forward with simplified procurements
Federal purchasing officers may spend up to $10 million in goods and services for Hurricane Katrina recovery using <a href="http://www.acqsolinc.com/emergencycontracting/advisories_emergency.cfm">simplified procedures</a> with limited competition, according to a new white paper
Report: U.S. slow to improve emergency preparedness
The nation's homeland security leaders have shown little or no progress in carrying out the recommendations for anti-terrorism emergency preparedness and response developed in July 2004 by the 9/11 Commission, according to a report card issued this week by former members of the panel.
Report: Nation's alert system needs major overhaul
The nation's Emergency Alert System is inadequate and woefully outdated, according to a new report from the Congressional Research Service, the research arm of Congress.
Report: Gaps persist in TSA network security
The Transportation Security Administration falls short in developing and implementing processes such as security testing, monitoring with audit trails, configuration and patch management, and password protection, according to the inspector general.
Firstgov slips in Web site rankings
The federal government's official e-government portal?Firstgov.gov?slid from first to ninth place in a ranking of the top federal government Web sites for 2005.
Trailblazer loses its way
One of the priorities for newly installed National Security Agency Director Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander likely will be to bring under control the huge cost overruns and long delays in the agency's Trailblazer IT modernization initiative.
Secure Flight struggles with takeoff
A passenger screening program slated to go into effect for a limited number of airlines this month is still floundering, according to a report released this week from the Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General.
Report: IT blueprints should address privacy issues
A task force of academics is calling for homeland-security technologies in cyberspace that comply with existing legal and policy limitations in physical space.
Tech companies pitch in for Katrina recovery efforts
Legions of IT experts are in the Gulf Coast region offering data restoration and business continuity services, emergency communications and restoration of IT infrastructures.
FEMA uses Lockheed Martin facility for Katrina relief
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will use Lockheed Martin facilities at the Stennis Space Center as agency headquarters for coordinating relief and recovery operations.
Virginia launches emergency management simulation center
Gov. Mark R. Warner (D) inaugurated a new simulation and modeling center on Wednesday to support training for homeland security and defense.
Katrina forces temporary closure of contractor facilities
Lockheed Martin Corp. and Northrop Grumman Corp. have shut down their Gulf Coast facilities temporarily following the region's devastation by Hurricane Katrina.
California legislator pushes for RFID ban
The sponsor of controversial legislation that would ban most uses of radio-frequency identification in California is making a final push for passage of his bill.
Justice issues fusion center guidelines
The Justice Department has released its first Fusion Center Guidelines making recommendations about the centers' governance, connectivity standards, databases and security.
Troubleshooting telecom
A little-noticed provision in Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff's reorganization plan for the agency creates a higher profile for telecommunications security, yet also raises questions about how that mission will be defined.
BACKGROUND CLEAN? You're in the green
IT recruiter Greg McElroy returned from a job fair in a Washington suburb recently with resumes from a handful of top candidates for Northrop Grumman Corp.'s 1,200 vacant positions. The candidates' most striking qualification: All of them hold federal security clearances.
Germany debuts Europe's first cybersecurity plan
Germany has launched its National Plan for the Protection of the Information Infrastructures.
Grid computing gets NSF grant boost
Grid computing is getting a boost in the United States and in Britain through recently announced grants from the National Science Foundation.
Group establishes new privacy credential
Government privacy employees, and contractors and vendors that serve federal and state agencies, can seek a new privacy credential under a program backed by major IT companies.
Report: DHS lacks adequate IT security
The Homeland Security Department's IT systems continue to be plagued by weak access controls and a lack of contingency planning, according to department's inspector general.
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