Napolitano plans to spend millions for IT

Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano told a House committee today about DHS' plans to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in IT systems.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

SBInet planning improves, IG says

Customs and Border Protection has made gains in defining and meeting the goals of border technology systems, according to a new IG report.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

SBInet tower construction begins

The construction of 17 permanent towers for the SBInet system at the border of Arizona and Mexico started May 4.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Raytheon's financials lure investors

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  • By James Schultz

Industry day pending for Eagle II Small Business

The Homeland Security Department plans to hold an industry day in the next few months for the small business portion of its second-generation contract vehicle to obtain information technology support services.

  • By William Welsh

Fingerprint identification matures to higher level

Crime scene investigators may be able to accelerate latent fingerprint identification with new automated identification technology.

  • By Kathleen Hickey

E-Verify deadline postponed again

The Homeland Security Department has extended until June 30 the deadline for contractors to begin using the employment verification system.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Ship tracking plans need review: GAO

The Government Accountability Office wants the Coast Guard to make sure its plans to improve ship tracking electronically for security will add value.

  • By Ben Bain

Chertoff security firm hires Hayden, three others

Michael Hayden, a former CIA director, and three former DHS officials join The Chertoff Group security advisory firm.

  • By David Hubler

Coast Guard schedules TWIC reader meeting

The Coast Guard will hold a public meeting to discuss its new risk-based rule for using Transportation Worker Identification Credential readers at port facilities.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

H-1B petitions fall short of cap

U.S. immigration authorities have received only 42,000 H-1B visa applications in the latest tally.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

General Dynamics wins USCIS contract

The company will produce blank identification cards for USCIS to be used for new immigrant work eligibility cards.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Watchdog group questions FEMA appointment of contractor

Group alleges potential conflict of interest for former contractor who is now FEMA chief of staff.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Boeing wins SBInet work on northern border

Boeing Co. will build video surveillance systems along the U.S.-Canada border under a new contract.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

DHS wants industry input on common operational picture

The Homeland Security Department is asking companies for advice on how to proceed with plans to improve its situational awareness tools.

  • By Ben Bain

CSC wins DHS contract for emergency communications

Computer Sciences Corp. will support the DHS program that gives priority to authorized users on emergency networks.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Coast Guard may need to report officials hired by contractors

The Coast Guard would change some acquisition processes under new legislation.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

House to consider expanding biometrics at sea

The House will vote today on whether to expand a Coast Guard program that screens fingerprints of suspected illegal migrants and terrorists caught at sea.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

ManTech taps Addeo to lead Defense Systems Group

ManTech International Corp. has named Louis Addeo president of its Defense Systems Group, the company’s largest business unit.

  • By David Hubler

IDC: Stimulus to pump billions into federal IT

The new stimulus law will pump approximately $2.5 billion into federal agencies for technology funding, according to IDC.

  • By David Hubler
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