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Wade-Hahn Chan
Census field data contract to be reworked
The Census Bureau is renegotiating its contract with Harris Corp. for the Field Data Collection Automation portion of the 2010 census.
- By Wade-Hahn Chan
Harris role in Census reduced
The 2010 census will return to using paper questionnaires, leaving a smaller role for handheld computers under development by Harris.
- By Wade-Hahn Chan
The trouble with security clearances
Lawmakers decry inefficiency in screening process.
- By Wade-Hahn Chan
Arizona to offer WHTI-, Real ID-compliant licenses
As the deadline for the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative approaches, another border state has decided to offer enhanced driver's licenses to its citizens.
- By Wade-Hahn Chan
Governors pressure feds on Real ID funding
Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner and Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons are calling on the federal government to issue the long-awaited regulations for the Real ID Act of 2005 and also to pump more money into the program.
- By Wade-Hahn Chan
NASA has yet to follow through on IEMP, GAO reports
NASA must show connections among its myriad management systems before it can integrate them, according to a GAO report.
- By Wade-Hahn Chan
US-VISIT security flaws puts sensitive data at risk, report finds
Steven Pecinovsky, director of DHS' GAO/Office of Inspector General Liaison Office, concurred with GAO's report findings, noting that Customs and Border Protection is moving to address some of the issues.
- By Wade-Hahn Chan
Congress receives DHS Real ID request
DHS released its plan to push forward new nationally standardized drivers' licenses to the Senate and House Appropriations Committees.
- By Wade-Hahn Chan
Contractor bonus calls NOAA's oversight into question
Lawmakers would like to know why NOAA awarded a bonus fee to a contractor working on satellite programs that suffer from schedule delays and cost overruns.
- By Wade-Hahn Chan
Is Charbo doing his job at DHS?
Fed up with mounting cybersecurity breaches at DHS, legislators brought their frustrations to bear on CIO Scott Charbo June 20, accusing him of not doing his job.
- By Wade-Hahn Chan
Coast Guard issues TWIC card reader RFI
The Coast Guard has pushed its implementation of TWIC forward by publishing a request for information for rugged hand-held card readers.
- By Wade-Hahn Chan
State, DHS issue, border security card RFP
The State and Homeland Security departments are pushing forward with a controversial program to upgrade border security by creating a passport card system for the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI).
- By Wade-Hahn Chan
GPO issues smart card RFP
The Government Printing Office wants to improve its smart card delivery capabilities with more technology.
- By Wade-Hahn Chan
DHS has yet to replace failed RFID plan
DHS still has no secondary plan for implementing biometric exiting procedures at land-based borders, Rep. Bennie Thompson said yesterday.
- By Wade-Hahn Chan
DHS pushes biometric exit plan despite flaws
DHS has pushed biometric exit procedures out of the pilot testing phase even though officials recently said they are not ready to be implemented.
- By Wade-Hahn Chan
General Dynamics to tackle Justice's national wireless project
General Dynamics C4 Systems has won a 15-year, multibillion dollar contract from the Justice Department to provide interoperable wireless communications services as part of its Integrated Wireless Network program.
- By Wade-Hahn Chan
NARA seeking vendor to secure info
The National Archives and Records Administration wants to make sure in the event of a disaster its data is safe.
- By Wade-Hahn Chan
REDE wins $14M DOE IT award
REDE, a small 8(a) company, has been awarded a $14 million contract for information technology and telecommunications support from DOE for its Oak Ridge, Tenn., division.
- By Wade-Hahn Chan