A GAO audit has warned that despite measures the FBI has implemented to tighten IT security, its critical networks for exchanging law enforcement data remain at risk.
DHS this week gave final approvals to the IT industry's approach to protecting the Internet and other national IT-related infrastructures by focusing on critical functions.
Sen. John Kerry seems to think so, saying that the agency has not updated its net worth threshold for its small-business program that assists businesses with government contracts set-asides in a decade.
<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED) </font color> The FBI wants its new Next Generation ID biometric information system to furnish faster and more high-quality links to other such repositories.
OPM has reduced the time it takes to fulfill most recently initiated security clearances, Clay Johnson, OMB deputy director for management, told lawmakers May 17.
DHS is initiating a Cyber Security Research Development Center program that entails soliciting input from industry, government labs and academia on how to protect data against threats.
Sen. John Kerry, chairman of the Senate's Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, is asking for a clear statement on DOD's commitment to meeting the governmentwide goal, instituted in 1999.
To prepare for the upcoming hurricane season, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is beefing up its emergency communications capabilities and logistics systems.
The General Services Administration has decided to implement the Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 managed service office contract with EDS Corp. despite protests by two losing bidders.
A revised technology design for the Homeland Security and State departments' upcoming border-crossing identification card now meets international security standards.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency expects to deploy four newly created Incident Management Assistance Teams by September 30 bringing expertise and communications equipment quickly to major disaster scenes.
