Fed up with mounting cybersecurity breaches at DHS, legislators brought their frustrations to bear on CIO Scott Charbo June 20, accusing him of not doing his job.
DHS yesterday postponed a requirement for U.S. travelers to show passports or the new government-issued passenger ID card upon returning home at land or sea borders until the summer of 2008.
Three major IT companies will compete for Justice Department task orders through a $950 million contract to provide automated litigation support services.
Ten companies have won five-year blanket purchase agreements for products that protect data residing on government laptop computers and other mobile or removable devices.
The Coast Guard's $24 billion Deepwater program remains vulnerable to failures due to uncertainty about whether there is enough trained staff performing oversight, a new GAO report said.
The chief procurement officer of the Homeland Security Department needs more authority to do proper oversight, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
General Dynamics and L-3 Communications are expected to be announced this month as the winners of indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts from NSA for the delivery of mobile, handheld devices intended for unclassified and classified voice and data traffic.
CACI International will provide IT support for a community development program run by the Housing and Urban Development Department under a $74 million task order.
Imposing a mandatory Electronic Employment Verification System for employers to check Social Security numbers of workers could cost up to $470 million a year and increase identity theft, according to testimony at a congressional hearing Thursday.
