As AT&T Government Solutions begins to develop business based on its March win of the GSA's Networx Universal contract, it is recruiting small business partners.
GSA awarded Satcom II contracts today to 24 communications companies, including nine small business contractors, to provide next-generation, worldwide satellite services to federal civilian and defense agencies.
Civil liberties and consumer groups have started a campaign against the Real ID Act regulations issued by DHS, believing the new ID system will have negative impacts on civil rights.
DHS plans to select a vendor this summer to build a second cross-agency data center, and has directed prospective contractors to propose locations in the Western U.S. to help shield the facility from any major East Coast blackout.
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy is promoting her legislation to make improvements to a national database used to check potential gun buyers for criminal records or mental illness.
The Housing and Urban Development Department has begun to improve its performance by bringing together leaders from different parts of the organization to discuss issues.
DHS' technology investment management came in for criticism from congressional auditors in a report last week. GAO described risks in the agency's use of technology to implement a port security law in a second report, while noting some progress.
To improve the nation's critical infrastructure protection, DHS and private companies may need to ensure secure operation of major IT systems, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee said.
The Coast Guard's $24 billion Deepwater modernization program would be overhauled with increased oversight and open competition under legislation approved Wednesday.
Employer participation is rapidly increasing in DHS' Employment Eligibility Verification program even though the federal databases continue to be riddled with errors and have difficulty communicating with each other.
The Army will spend as much as $2.3 billion on its Future Combat Systems initiative in fiscal 2008 and hundreds of millions more on initiatives designed to better integrate its forces, a top Army official said.
Police, fire and emergency response agencies can look to the FEMA for a share of $34 million in grants to buy security-related IT applications, video surveillance tools and interoperable communications equipment.
Washington and other states should be more involved in choosing technologies for meeting the Real ID Act of 2005 requirements, according to an industry group.
