The Coast Guard has asked for a $96.1 million refund from its Deepwater contractors and has charged them with delivering defective boats that do not meet requirements.
BAE Systems Inc. will install an infrared missile defense system on up to three American Airlines commercial airliners for testing as part of a DHS contract.
The FCC published a notice of proposed rulemaking to establish a commercial mobile alert system that would let wireless providers send emergency alerts to users of cell phones and other devices.
CACI International will help DOJ organize and share data critical to the investigation and prosecution of criminals under a new contract with the department's Justice Management Division.
The stock price of federal biometrics supplier Cogent Inc. is recovering after taking a dip Monday on media speculation that it may have been overvalued.
Performance Management Consulting Inc. will help update the computer infrastructure at Immigration and Customs Enforcement as part of part of an agencywide modernization effort.
Only 52 percent of the states' homeland security directors regularly participated in information-sharing networks run by the Homeland Security Department in 2007, according to a new survey.
DHS is sponsoring the development of new Lobster Eye sensors that mimic the unique capabilities of their namesake crustaceans in detecting images through wood, concrete and steel.
A new bill introduced earlier this week would require agencies to set penalties for vendors on contracts worth $500,000 or more if the company did not implement a comprehensive personal data privacy and security program.
Sen. Hillary Clinton added language to the Senate's Fiscal 2008 Omnibus Appropriations spending package to tighten controls on DHS contractor award fees.
The omnibus spending bill approved by the House yesterday includes $34.9 billion in baseline funding for DHS in fiscal 2008 and boosts departmental IT contracting efforts focused on U.S. Visit and the Real ID Act.
Integrating the 22 agencies of DHS into a cohesive department requires the services of a new chief management officer, according to Comptroller General David Walker.
