Steve Cooper to leave DHS
Steven Cooper, the Homeland Security Department's first CIO, is resigning from the department, he confirmed today.
CISO Exchange wants to boost security grades
The Chief Information Security Officers Exchange brings together key stakeholders in federal IT security, Justice Department CIO Vance Hitch said Tuesday at FOSE.
Massive federal wireless project delayed
The federal government has advised prospective vendors that it has delayed its schedule and changed its requirements for a multibillion-dollar makeover of federal wireless voice and data communications.
LAS to supply Homeland Security unit with additional name analysis tools
Language Analysis Systems Inc. and the Customs and Border Protection agency have entered into a sole-source contract for software to help analyze names of suspected terrorists.
DHS may get a makeover
A House panel will meet Thursday to discuss consolidating the Border and Transportation Security Directorate's Customs and Border Protection agency and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement unit.
FBI faces difficult choices
This spring, FBI's leadership will decide whether to scrap the much maligned Virtual Case File System or allow its contractor, Science Applications International Corp., to continue developing the system.
Chertoff officially in at DHS
President Bush today welcomed Homeland Security Department secretary Michael Chertoff to his new responsibilities.
'06 budget plan targets IT upgrades, consolidation
Although President Bush's fiscal 2006 budget proposal calls for a 7.7 percent bump in spending at the Homeland Security Department to $41.1 billion, it also demands that DHS take steps to consolidate systems.
Senators fume as FBI admits Trilogy foul-ups
FBI Thursday told the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary that its Virtual Case File system project probably has failed, and the bureau has wasted $104 million.
SAIC: FBI should deploy case management system
Science Applications International Corp. is urging the FBI to use the much maligned Virtual Case File system that the San Diego company has provided in a pilot version.
DHS loses another key executive
The Homeland Security Department yesterday announced that undersecretary for border and transportation security Asa Hutchinson would leave his post on March 1.
Senate probes FBI case file project
The Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and State likely will hold hearings Feb. 3 on the FBI's Virtual Case File project, a troubled $170 million project that the Justice Department's IG called a failure.
FBI puts Carnivore out to pasture
The FBI has replaced its Internet surveillance tool formerly known as Carnivore with commercial software, according to documents obtained by the Electronic Privacy Information Center under the Freedom of Information Act.
DHS nominee a data-mining advocate
Michael Chertoff, the appeals court judge who President Bush today nominated to become Homeland Security secretary, was an early advocate of data mining to pinpoint terrorists.
Competition heats up for Justice contract
The fight is about to begin among five of the markets biggest contractors as the Justice Department has released the RFP for the $10 billion Integrated Wireless Network.
Auditors slam FBI's case management system
The Justice Department's Inspector General Ofice has concluded that the FBI's Virtual Case File project?on which the bureau has spent almost $170 million since June 2001?won't succeed.
DHS' info assurance chief resigns
Frank Libutti today tendered his resignation as undersecretary for information assurance and infrastructure protection at the Homeland Security Department.
Feds begin preparing for Oracle, PeopleSoft merger
With the announcement today that PeopleSoft Inc. has agreed to Oracle Corp.'s takeover bid, federal IT leaders can begin to act on plans they drafted during the last 18 months.
Justice taps 12 for $980 million of IT work
Twelve companies will compete for IT support services task orders over the next seven years in work that comes under the IT Support Services III contract recompetition.
Ridge steps down from Homeland Security
Tom Ridge announced today he will step down by February as Homeland Security secretary. He will leave before February if the Senate confirms his replacement.
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