Meyerrose to head new intelligence committee
The intelligence community has launched a new steering committee to guide its information sharing activities, under the leadership of associate director for national intelligence and CIO Lt. Gen. Dale Meyerrose (USAF-Ret.).
New network to soar with help of DHS Eagle
DHS plans to use its centralized Eagle contracting vehicle to hire contractors for two projects intended to consolidate several LANs and provide IT support for the program management office that will oversee the job.
DHS looking into 'tunnel vision'
The Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency plans to issue contracts or grants this year to advance tunnel detection technology.
Raytheon to construct N-Dex
Raytheon Co. has been awarded a contract from the FBI to build out the National Data Exchange (N-Dex) law enforcement information-sharing system.
DHS taps 11 companies for First Source
DHS's goal of consolidating procurement vehicles across its panoply of agencies came closer as the department chose 11 vendors to receive contracts under the First Source procurement.
Justice IT budget dwindles in FY 2008
Domestic agencies generally fared poorly in the 2008 budget proposal, and law enforcement technology spending appears to reflect that reality.
Government, industry groups defend TWIC program
Government and industry organizations supporting the current technology and management path for TWIC joined this week to reject criticisms of the program issued by sources close to the project.
TWIC design may be flawed
The government's plan for secure transportation worker identity cards could founder as a result of penny-pinching in the card production process, sources said.
Report to aid DHS in closing emergency communications interoperability gaps
The Homeland Security Department report card rating cities' progress on achieving interoperable emergency communications has been cited as a guide to further work in the field to plug gaps.
Battelle wins $500M biodefense contract
Battelle National Biodefense Institute has received a contract award to manage and operate a new biodefense analysis center at Fort Detrick, Md.
DHS comes clean
Details on budget, staffing released on SBI.
L-1, VA in pact to create jobs for disabled vets
The Veterans Affairs Department will forge a memorandum of understanding with L-1 Identity Solutions Co. under which the company will create high-quality jobs for disabled veterans at its enrollment centers.
DHS sets SBINet sticker price at $7.6B through 2011
IT vendors can focus on the $3.56 billion penciled in for acquisition costs for 2008 through 2011, as well as the $1.4 billion set to be spent on SBINet Integrated Logistics support
AT&T team to perform USAID Web upgrade
AT&T Government Solutions will provide Web expansion and maintenance services to the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Merlin gets nod to centralize Interior security software management
Merlin International Inc. of Denver has won a blanket purchase agreement from the Interior Department to help the agency centralize its acquisition of Symantec security software and services.
DHS proposes 'global' sharing on terrorist info
DHS has presented an ambitious proposal for internationally sharing biometric identification information of individuals who pose terrorist threats.
Biometrics conference focuses on privacy issues, limits press coverage
Senior Homeland Security Department officials joined their counterparts from foreign governments, other federal agencies, select IT vendors and pressure groups in the domestic and international privacy arena to discuss privacy policies and biometric technology at a conference in Washington this week.
FBI may put squeeze on SAIC
Senators propose refund for failed VCF project.
DHS lays out requirements for 10-fingerprint system
Yesterday fingerprint system vendors were told by officials of the Homeland Security Department's U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator System program to modify their software and hardware in line with the government's evolving criteria.
Justice mulling bids for case management system
The Justice Department plans to award contracts worth as much as $950 million over six years to succeed the expiring Mega 2 litigation case management system pacts.
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