ICF to help DHS with chemical facility security

ICF International Inc. has won a professional services contract from DHS to help implement new security standards for facilities handling large quantities of chemicals, petroleum and natural gas.

Plateau picked for Veterans e-learning

Plateau Systems has won a contract from the Veterans Affairs Department for its electronic learning management system.

SafeBoot lands first data-at-rest encryption order

State and local governments are being offered a special promotion that expires Oct. 29 to sign up for SafeBoot encryption products based on the USDA pricing.

Perot takes over EdNet

Perot Systems Corp.'s latest contract win is a 10-year, $400 million Department of Education deal for IT infrastructure services.

Guident to overhaul GPO mainframes

Guident Technologies will help replace Government Printing Office legacy mainframe-based systems with Oracle components under a new $1.58 million contract.

Verizon to connect remote post offices

Verizon Inc. will bring satellite services to about 5,000 U.S. Postal Service locations under a new contract.

News briefs

TSA to use maritime spec for worker ID.

News briefs

TSA to use maritime spec for worker ID.

Beyond the lab

Lockheed plans pilot project for IPv6 transition.

A contest of wills

Sun's fallout with GSA won't hurt but might raise some eyebrows.

Skeptics beware

Renaud restores faith in USCIS transformation.

Group sets up crisis network for private sector

A group led by former DHS Undersecretary Asa Hutchinson that aims to organize private-sector crisis response has set up a new network to share information during disaster rescue and recovery.

OPM: Progress made on security clearances

OPM wants the Government Accountability Office to have another look at the situation.

Northrop Grumman receives postal order

The U.S. Postal Service has chosen Northrop Grumman Corp. to provide independent verification and validation services for the agency's delivery and retail systems

USCIS enhances E-Verify with photo tool

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' voluntary online program lets employers check job-applicant photographs against photos in federal databases.

G&B to support Labor Statistics networks

G&B Solutions Inc. has won a contract from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to provide computer network infrastructure support services.

Lawmakers get tough on Deepwater

House Homeland Security Committee approves legislation to toughen the requirements on the Coast Guard's Deepwater program and improve the roll out of the Transportation Worker Identification Card.

CACI to aid SEC with e-discovery

CACI International Inc. will provide electronic document discovery and computer forensics solutions to the Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement under a new contract.

General Dynamics tasked with USCG computer security

General Dynamics Corp. will provide 24-hour technical and operational support to the Coast Guard's computer networks under a $10.5 million contract awarded by DHS.

DHS deputy secretary steps down

Michael P. Jackson, second in command to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, announced his resignation today.