Five companies have formed a partnership to meet the heightened security monitoring needs for airborne chemical, biological and radiological agents in the United States.
It will be at least June before the new Homeland Security Department is in a position to begin spending money on new information technology initiatives, the department's CIO says.
The Homeland Security Department today reminded Internet users to be vigilant for cyberattacks in light of President Bush's ultimatum last night to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
Software from three companies has been identified as the most reliable in tests of 14 facial recognition products by the National Institute of Standards.
The Homeland Security Department will begin accepting applications from fire departments for $750 million in grants, including funds for technology initiatives.
<FONT SIZE=2>Governors and mayors have been complaining for months that Congress isn't providing enough federal money to pay for first responders and other homeland security needs -- and President Bush agrees.</FONT>
<FONT SIZE=2>In February, the White House issued the National Strategy for the Physical Protection of Critical Infrastructures and Key Assets, which describes the work needed in each industry sector to secure the nation's physical resources against the threat of terrorism.</FONT>
President Bush has ordered development of a National Incident Management System that governments will use to work together in preparing and responding to domestic security incidents.
The Immigration and Naturalization Service has released a request for proposals for development efforts for its National Security Entry-Exit Registration System.
<FONT SIZE=2>Government health departments will be among the largest purchasers of homeland security solutions at the state and local level as the nation struggles to develop the capability to respond to biological terrorist attacks.</FONT>
<FONT SIZE=2>The president's budget proposal for fiscal 2004 cuts funds for 25 cross-agency e-government projects by nearly 24 percent, to $173.9 million, not including investments by the Defense and Federal Emergency Management Agency, to be announced next month. Thirteen projects got more money, nine projects less and two held steady.</FONT>
<FONT SIZE=2>The Homeland Security Act of 2002 signed into law by President Bush in November also included provisions that make it easier for the federal government to procure anti-terrorism technology. These provisions were included in the Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002, also known as the Safety Act, which was enacted as part of the Homeland Security Act.</FONT>
Xybernaut Corp. has been selected by the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center-Southeast to provide solutions to support first responders in Charleston, S.C.
The Homeland Security Department expects to craft most of an enterprise architecture for the nation's response to terrorism by Sept. 1, CIO Stephen Cooper said today.
