Four companies have been awarded contracts worth up to $30 million each by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement division to conduct security clearance background investigations.
The Coast Guard faces budget challenges in obtaining the $260 million it estimates is needed to upgrade its command centers to meet the requirements of the Safe Port Act, according to a new GAO report.
The Chicago Police Department has deployed a data analysis system called Coplink that allows users to find non-obvious relationships and patterns and solve crimes more quickly.
ICF International Inc. has won a professional services contract from DHS to help implement new security standards for facilities handling large quantities of chemicals, petroleum and natural gas.
General Dynamics Corp. has won a contract to provide professional support services to the Homeland Security Department's intelligence and analysis office.
A group led by former DHS Undersecretary Asa Hutchinson that aims to organize private-sector crisis response has set up a new network to share information during disaster rescue and recovery.
Congressional investigators easily snuck into the U.S. from Canada three times carrying duffel bags simulating smuggled radioactive materials, according to a new GAO report.
Democratic members of the House Homeland Security Committee have asked congressional appropriators to hold off funding for the Homeland Security Department's new office for domestic satellite surveillance.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' voluntary online program lets employers check job-applicant photographs against photos in federal databases.
