The Homeland Security Department's infrastructure and cyber units are interviewing candidates for more than 300 job openings, a top DHS official testified this week.
DHS ought to install more ground and air radars along the U.S.-Canada border and boost the number of manned and unmanned aircraft patrols over the area, Sen. Jon Tester has said.
The question of which functions can or should be performed by federal contractors has been the focus of increasing debate, including two congressional hearings held in early March. The issues involved are complex but timely.
A government document obtained confirms that the EPA's March 27 suspension of IBM from government work stops agencies' actions to purchase from the company.
Federal agency recordkeeping on contracting for advisory and assistance services is such a mess that the records are practically worthless, concludes a new report.
A new academic statistical study includes several small municipalities on the list of U.S. cities most vulnerable to terrorist attack while omitting major ports on the West Coast.
Congress might want to evaluate whether DHS' plan to use domestic spy satellites for counterterrorism and law enforcement is worth cost and risks, according to a new report.
DHS' strategy for creating unique biometric identities for individuals under the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology is incomplete, auditors say.
The move comes in the wake of a GAO report that was critical of how many contract employees are working for the Army's Contracting Center of Excellence.
GSA is expected to announce today that it will re-evaluate all 62 of the bid proposals for its Alliant contract after a decision from the Court of Federal Claims.
Defense Department officials must determine if they have been using time-and-materials contracts and task orders when other types of contracts might have worked just as well.
Advocacy groups have asked the Federal Communications Commission to investigate claims that an official adviser asked for millions of dollars in fees that might have scared off bidders for the D Block of radio spectrum.
The Bush administration has revised its blueprint for dealing with natural and man-made disasters, with a focus on gaps identified by state and local emergency managers and other stakeholders.
