Hours before the House Appropriations Committee took action to block Accenture Ltd. from getting the U.S. Visit contract, Homeland Security Department officials were on the offensive.
Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge recently approved the creation of an office within the Homeland Security Department that will coordinate all screening efforts.
A House committee voted today to prevent Accenture Ltd. from holding the prime contract for the Homeland Security Department's U.S. Visit system because it is a tax exile.
The Homeland Security Department's sluggish progress on an IT strategic plan, enterprise architecture, capital planning and investment control are jeopardizing billions of dollars of systems investment, the General Accounting Office said in a May 25 report.
It might not be as stunning an upset as Buster Douglas knocking out Mike Tyson for the heavyweight championship in 1990, but Accenture Ltd.'s selection as prime contractor for the U.S. Visit program surprised many market experts.
The government must reallocate resources to state and local first responders based on threat assessments and population and compel the private sector to take measures to protect the country's critical infrastructure, two former U.S. senators said today.
The Homeland Security Department's tardy progress on an IT strategic plan, enterprise architecture, capital planning and investment control are jeopardizing billions of dollars of systems investment, GAO said.
The Homeland Security Department is reviewing the 30 comments it received on its interim rule for collecting confidential critical infrastructure information.
The Homeland Security Department office set up to shield information about private sector vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure has been underwhelmed since opening.
Computer Sciences Corp. won a contract modification from the Homeland Security Department to provide wireless priority service as part of the national emergency communications system.
National Visual Analytics Center will research and develop tools and methods to manage, visually represent, and analyze enormous amounts of information.
The government should tap the expertise of private industry when it develops continuity of operations plans, an AT&T Corp. executive told Congress last month.
As federal agencies step up their use of biometrics, they're likely to adopt solutions that rely on two or more biometric technologies to verify identities and protect computers, networks and facilities.
The Homeland Security Department's Science and Technology Directorate April 26 released a document outlining technology requirements for public safety wireless communications and interoperability.
