Koontz to Congress: Revise privacy laws

Congress should consider revising privacy laws to ensure that the sensitive data the government collects and uses is appropriately protected, said Linda Koontz, director of information management issues at GAO.

  • By Mary Mosquera

Harris will build next-generation space suit radios

Harris Corp. will provide the radio communications and navigation system for NASA's next-generation space suit.

  • By David Hubler

L-3 wins NASA training deal

Under the contract, L-3 Enterprise IT Solutions will furnish knowledge and expertise related to robotics, dynamics, guidance, navigation and control.

  • By William Welsh

Senate passes NET 911 Improvement Act

The New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008 would require IP telephony service providers to offer 911 services.

  • By William Jackson

IG: DHS falls short on IT recommendations

<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED)</font color> DHS has implemented a small fraction of the IT-related recommendations issued by its Office of the Inspector General, according to a new report.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Rule mandates E-Verify for contractor employees

About 168,000 federal contractors and subcontractors will need to enroll 3.8 million employees in E-Verify next year under a new proposed rule.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

DHS measures move through House subcommittee

A subcommittee of the House Homeland Security Committee approved a series of measures yesterday meant to provide more access to DHS' information and intelligence products.

  • By Ben Bain

Networx score card

After years of preparation, the transition from FTS 2001 to Networx is finally beginning in earnest. Hold onto your hats.

  • By Sami Lais

Networx by the numbers

The numbers related to the 10-year, $68.2 billionNetworx program can make your head swim, butthey can also update you on the progress of a constantlychanging program.

  • By Sami Lais

Tic tock

The OMB directive to trim to 50the government's Internet pointsof presence set a June deadlinefor agencies to make their networkscompliant.

  • By Sami Lais

Final roster

Roles and responsibilities of the NGI Team.

  • By David Hubler

All differences aside

Protest resolved, Lockheed will double FBI fingerprint, biometrics database.

  • By David Hubler

Support your first responder

Feds tag $5 billion for state and local emergency preparedness.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

GSA seeks comments on mentor program

The General Services Administration would like to have its own mentor/protégé program and is seeking public comment on the proposal.

  • By Michael Hardy

Broadcast engineers rally around emergency alert protocol

A professional engineers group is trying to jump-start FEMA's procedure to authorize use of the Common Alerting Protocol for national emergency alerts.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

SRA to do IT work for energy commission

SRA International will provide support services to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under a new contract.

  • By David Hubler

DHS tests Global Entry program

DHS initiated pilot projects at three airports this week to test its new Global Entry program for pre-registered U.S. citizens and permanent residents returning from travel abroad.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

AT&T builds VPN for government satellite system

AT&T Government Solutions will continue work on a global communications network for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System.

  • By David Hubler

CIA first scoffs at, then embraces, collaborative technologies

When a proposal surfaced to introduce the use of wikis and blogs in the intelligence community, the idea was met with skepticism, to say the least.

SRA to assist EPA with regulatory development

SRA International will assist the Environmental Protection Agency with regulatory development and policy services under a new contract.

  • By William Welsh
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