DHS buys Microsoft enterprise license from Dell
Dell Computer Corp. has won a contract from the Homeland Security Department to supply an enterprise license for Microsoft software.
Collins queries Labor about Callahan
A senator wants answers from the Labor Department about measures they can or might take regarding Laura Callahan's questionable academic degrees and the department's policies.
Homeland department would shield antiterror vendors
The Homeland Security Department today proposed regulations to shield technology vendors from liability for domestic defense products that cause unintended damage, injury or death.
OPM calls for more scrutiny of employees' credentials
The federal personnel office wants agencies to do a better job of screening employees to ensure that they are not claiming credentials from unaccredited colleges or universities.
Pentagon defends appointee who has unaccredited grad degree
A senior Pentagon political appointee lists a master's degree from an unaccredited, unlicensed university on his official biography and in his Senate confirmation statement.
Degrees of deception
At California Coast University in Santa Ana, Calif., prospective students can have undergraduate courses waived by applying credit for "life-learning."
Senator wants GAO to examine 'coin-operated college' reimbursements
Sen. Susan Collins is asking for an investigation to determine if government employees have been getting tuition reimbursement for credentials received from unaccredited organizations.
Davis: Labor knew about Callahan's degrees
The Labor Department knew Laura Callahan, its former deputy chief information officer, had suspect credentials, but took no action, according to letter from a congressman pushing an investigation of Callahan and the use of diploma mills by government officials.
Callahan placed on leave by DHS
The Department of Homeland Security today placed a senior official on administrative leave while officials continue to investigate reports that she got her academic degrees from a diploma mill in Wyoming.
Davis requests OPM to investigate feds' use of diploma mills
Two House members have asked the Office of Personnel Management to explain or create provisions the agency has to guard against federal employees embellishing their resumes with degrees from diploma mills.
Congressional scrutiny of Homeland official steps up
Several members of Congress are seeking to learn how background checks and security clearances failed to flag the questionable academic credentials of a senior official at the Department of Homeland Security.
Senator calls on HSD to investigate official's doctorate
A senate committee chairwoman today turned up the heat on the Homeland Security Department's investigation of a senior government career official's claim of a Ph.D. from a Wyoming university that, according to its literature, requires no attendance and scant course work.
HSD official obtained Ph.D. from diploma mill
A high-ranking career official in the Homeland Security Department apparently obtained her doctorate from a Wyoming diploma mill.
Justice to study terrorism's impact at state, local levels
Amid controversy over the burden that homeland security expenses have imposed on state and local governments, the Justice Department announced plans for a survey of international crime and terrorism.<br>
Court raps Interior on American Indian trust system
A special master overseeing the Interior Department's efforts to overhaul its Indian trust fund accounting systems charged that the department and its contractor, EDS Corp., collaborated to hide flaws in the system.
Evans highlights CIO Council plans
The CIO Council's priorities for the coming year figured prominently in Energy Department CIO Karen Evans' presentation at a conference at FOSE today.
Merging watch lists tops homeland IT agenda
Consolidating the government's various watch lists of suspected terrorists is the Homeland Security Department's top IT goal.
Homeland Security warns about systems threats
The Homeland Security Department today reminded Internet users to be vigilant for cyberattacks in light of President Bush's ultimatum last night to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
NIST rates facial recognition systems
Software from three companies has been identified as the most reliable in tests of 14 facial recognition products by the National Institute of Standards.
Homeland Security plans to issue firefighter grants
The Homeland Security Department will begin accepting applications from fire departments for $750 million in grants, including funds for technology initiatives.
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