Rep. Bennie Thompson, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, wants DHS officials to make sure contractors do their job before the government pays them bonuses.
The State Department is preparing a request for proposals to purchase commercial software and systems integration services for a global payroll system.
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.
A House appropriations bill in its early stages seeks to block use of the public/private competition system for a year and let the next president deal with the issue.
<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.
The Army has issued a request for information to determine the availability of various commercial translation systems that could be used in the global war on terrorism.
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.
