DHS has proposed standards for state-issued identification cards under the Real ID Act of 2005. The proposal was published in the Federal Register and is open for comment.
Microsoft Corp. and the Defense Department have agreed to jointly develop a medical data warehouse prototype and the analytical tools needed to access health data and records for DOD's massive clinical data repository.
L-1 Identity Solutions will provide more than 100 criminal booking systems to the Texas Public Safety Department through an existing five-year contract.
Management oversight over DHS' U.S. Visit program will be strengthened as it moves to a new directorate on March 31, said Bob Mocny, the program's acting director.
The Homeland Security Department is abandoning the idea of using radio frequency identification tags to track foreign visitors leaving the country because the technology was not proven successful in testing.
The Real ID act was passed without significant debate, but the states saddled with the cost are forcing a public dialog on the question of a national ID.
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Monday he will ask Congress to approve $1 billion for the Secure Border Initiative Network in fiscal 2008.
