House of cards
Inadequate systems, low bandwidth could hinder Interior Department's ERP project.
E-voting hiccups didn't sway elections
Despite some reports of problems and delays in several states that used electronic voting, no reports surfaced of any elections being substantially affected by the difficulties.
BearingPoint, Interior in lawsuit over financial system contract
BearingPoint Inc. today confirmed that it is in litigation with the federal government over its aborted contract to provide systems integration services to help build the Interior Department's new financial-management system.
State unveils plans for PASS card
IT vendors will have a clearer view of the State Department's plans for the radio frequency identification device-equipped border crossing card that Uncle Sam plans to deploy as part of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.
U.S. Marshal Service to execute 'Con Air' upgrades
The U.S. Marshals Service has agreed to implement a series of security improvements recommended by the Justice Department's inspector general for the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System.
New Real ID Act pointer system may be modeled after trucker database
A database used to keep track of hazardous-material truckers has been recommended as the pattern for a pointer system for information sharing required by the Real ID Act.
DHS progresses in IT security
Homeland Security Department officials cited progress in securing IT systems across the sprawling organization and expressed confidence that the department would receive a passing grade for the first time in next year's federal IT security report card.
DHS begins deploying e-passport readers
The Homeland Security Department has installed radio frequency identification device readers capable of receiving data from electronic passports at San Francisco International Airport.
Border credential requirements, IT programs are considerations in spending plan
House and Senate conferees recently cleared a fiscal 2007 Homeland Security Department spending bill that would increase discretionary spending to $34.8 billion, an increase of $2.7 billion over the administration's request.
Eight vendors to compete for TWIC procurement
The Transportation Security Administration today announced that it has selected eight vendors to compete for the job of providing enrollment and help desk services under the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program.
Four snare USAID work
The U.S. Agency for International Development awarded blanket purchasing agreements worth up to $300 million for software work over the next five years to four contractors.
USAID picks teams to vie for $300m in IT work
The U.S. Agency for International Development has awarded blanket purchase agreements to four contractor teams that will compete for up to $300 million in software task orders over the next five years.
TWIC card delayed
The Homeland Security Department's snakebit program to issue secure credentials to workers at ports, airports and other transportation hubs hit a new barrier this week.
DHS to award small-business Eagle contracts
The Homeland Security Department is in the process of announcing the winners of contracts in the small-business phase of the Eagle IT services procurement, sources inside and outside the government said.
ACT wins $135m FEMA systems support deal
Applied Computing Technologies Inc. of Falls Church, Va., has been tapped by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for a $135 million pact to assist the agency prepare its systems support procurement for future disasters.
DHS seeks information on role-based access control
The Homeland Security Department's CIO office and central IT purchasing organization have asked the public for advice on how to adopt role-based control of access to computer systems.
DHS to field additional data mining tools after bomb plot exposed
The Homeland Security Department will deploy additional computerized methods of pinpointing threats in airports in response to the newly uncovered plot to blow up aircraft flying from London to the United States.
Infineon Tech, Gemalto Inc. win contracts for e-passports
Infineon Technologies North America Corp. is providing chips, antennas and inlays being used in current pilot U.S. electronic passport production, while Gemalto Inc. has qualified to provide samples for further pilot production.
More dollars for DHS
Congress is building a Homeland Security Department funding piñata, with technology-laced spending sweeteners for every state and congressional district, and it's on a fast track for enactment before fiscal 2007 begins Oct. 1.
U.S. Visit to broaden border screening program
Legal permanent residents and some other foreigners would be added to the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program's border screening process under a newly proposed regulation.
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