The proposed fiscal 2005 budget for the Homeland Security Department, released Monday, includes substantial new funding for aviation security, biodefense and state and local first response.
The Homeland Security Department is soliciting vendors on the General Services Administration's Millennia contract to build and run the Homeland Secure Data Network, a network for communication across DHS.
ManTech International Corp. won two contracts from the Department of Homeland Security to support the Information Analysis & Infrastructure Protection Directorate.
Teams led by BAE Systems plc, Northrop Grumman Corp. and United Airlines have been chosen to design prototypes of anti-missile devices to protect commercial aircraft.
The Homeland Security Department sent computer technicians to 115 airports and 14 seaports nationwide to shepherd the launch of the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology system.
Motorola Inc. has won a $25 million contract to provide a secure two-way radio communications system that will be used by public safety agencies during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, the company said.
The Homeland Security Department has released interim acquisition regulations governing how it will perform procurements and establishing a mentor-protégé program.
Congress is increasingly convinced that commercial software tools are adequate for the data mining and analysis requirements of fighting terrorism and protecting personal data from misuse.
The federal government has not yet taken full advantage of private-sector technology expertise to fight the war on terrorism, according to a new think tank study.
The Defense Department is preparing for a pilot of an identity management system that will allow authentication of credentials across multiple agencies and vendors.
The Homeland Security Department's border systems modernization is receiving renewed congressional scrutiny just as the agency is seeking proposals for the massive overhaul.
The Transportation Security Administration has awarded an $8 million contract to Unisys Corp. to test technologies that can be used to improve airport security.
While Congress has not yet completed its appropriations work for fiscal 2004, one market research firm believes the upcoming year is going to be a strong one for information technology and technology-based services.
While Congress has not yet completed its appropriations work for fiscal 2004, one market research firm believes the upcoming year is going to be a strong one for information technology and technology-based services.
The Department of Homeland Security early next year will issue a broad agency announcement soliciting applications for wireless communications interoperability pilot projects around the country.
