Creating a new Domestic Nuclear Detection Office that reports to the Homeland Security secretary is a "stovepiped" strategy that is likely to undermine DHS' existing scientific research, according to Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.).
The U.S. Census Bureau has issued a request for proposals for its Field Data Collection Automation program as it prepares for the next decennial census.
Retailers are among industry groups being invited to join a recent incarnation of the federal Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN) intended for critical infrastructure owners and operators and designed to share unclassified information to guard against terrorism.
L-3 Communications Inc. today rebutted allegations by the inspector general of the General Services Administration that a company it owns mishandled a federal contract to install and integrate surveillance cameras and sensors along U.S. borders.
The Homeland Security Department has awarded a contract for Oracle Corp. software and services initially worth $23 million under the General Services Administration's SmartBuy program.
A Senate Appropriations subcommittee has approved a $30.8 billion budget for the Homeland Security Department for fiscal 2006?a cut of 3.5 percent from the $31.9 billion departmental budget passed by the House last month.
AT&T Government Solutions of Vienna, Va., won a five-year, $3 million contract extension to continue providing support for the National Repository for Detention Space Availability program.
Federal cybersecurity programs run the risk of becoming static and unresponsive in the face of emerging threats, according to the findings of a study by the Government Accountability Office.
Avineon Inc. won a task order contract with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide software development and maintenance services.
CGI-AMS has won a contract from Kentucky to implement an enterprise resource planning solution to streamline business processes and improve productivity.
The Presidential e-Government Initiatives have lost steam because people still prefer to interact with agencies over the telephone, according to a new report.
A new report from the Justice Department's inspector general said the government's center for consolidating information from various terrorist watch lists has suffered from poor IT management.
Two industry associations said the draft strategy released earlier this month didn't address of the issues surrounding the reporting structure of the new Federal Acquisition Service and the guiding principles of the reorganization.
The Homeland Security Department is looking for ideas on how to launch a major enterprise-level Identity Management Project for its 180,000 employees, as well as for state, local and federal contractors and officials.
The contracts represent roughly $1.4 billion in combined procurements and include the Army Knowledge Online enterprise portal and a consolidated approach for the service's financial-management systems.
VeriSign Inc. said it has been approved by the Defense Department to issue digital certificates required for anyone who wants access to protected government Web sites and applications.
