House Homeland Security Committee approves legislation to toughen the requirements on the Coast Guard's Deepwater program and improve the roll out of the Transportation Worker Identification Card.
The Information Technology Association of America is urging lawmakers to approve $50 million in immediate funding to help states implement the Real ID Act.
Apogen Technologies won a subcontract from Science Applications International Corp. to help provide information technology support services to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
SI International Inc. and Stanley Inc. each won contracts from the Homeland Security Department for support services for four service centers run by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
TSA announced it has adopted a maritime industry specification for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential biometric reader and the contactless smart card.
DHS is aiming for early October to begin enrolling individuals for the Transportation Workers Identification Credential, a top homeland security official said.
Boeing will not receive the final payment for the first portion of the border surveillance system until DHS determines that the system is working properly, a department spokesman confirmed today.
The Transportation Security Administration has picked IBM Corp. for an information technology and software services task order that will be worth at least $98.5 million.
Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner and Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons are calling on the federal government to issue the long-awaited regulations for the Real ID Act of 2005 and also to pump more money into the program.
DHS is running out of time to test and deploy a new technology solution in a proposed passport-alternative identification card by summer 2008, according to an industry expert.
Former Homeland Security Department acquisition guru Greg Rothwell has opened a consulting firm to help companies trying to crack the government market.
National Preparedness Guidelines, released by DHS, list the top eight priorities that should guide national preparedness investments in the coming years.
States will have four more months to request additional time to implement the Real ID Act national identity management program, DHS Michael Chertoff told a Senate committee this week.
Northrop Grumman Corp. has agreed to pay Cogent Systems Inc. $25 million to settle litigation stemming from a lawsuit Cogent filed against the defense and technology giant two years ago.
Federal government response to a major disaster or attack would be split into two parts, according to the draft version of the National Response Framework released yesterday by the DHS.
