Terrorist Screening Center fails to redress errors, audit says

A DOE audit of the Terrorist Screening Center found that the flaws begin with the fact that the center is maintained on two separate database systems that are supposed to contain identical data but don't.

GAO: Lack of clear policy impairs DHS acquisition

Despite heightened scrutiny of its contracting practices, DHS' chief procurement office has made only modest progress in achieving its objectives, according to a GAO audit.

U.S.-VISIT needs stronger management controls: GAO

DHS' U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program is top-heavy in management costs but shows a persistent pattern of management shortcomings, according to a new report.

Audit: Katrina cleanup costs varied widely

Agencies sometimes paid significantly more for the same debris removal and demolition work because they didn't share contracting information, an audit has found.

Input: Heavy spending ahead for public safety interoperability

State and local governments will spend an estimated $5.5 billion on interoperable public safety communications between 2007 and 2012, including $3.4 billion from federal sources, according to a new report.

Safety Act certifications continue at steady clip

The pace of Support for Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act designations and certifications by DHS is fairly brisk this year, but not as rapid as in 2006.

A layered approach

New driver's licenses and ID cards face many security threats.

Sirens call

Alarm systems alert people wherever they are.

SBInet struggles through first phase

Boeing, DHS take slow approach as they work out integration kinks.

News briefs

Army Secretary Peter Geren urged Army IT managers and industry executives to remain focused on technology efforts that deliver the right information to the right people in real time.

News briefs

Army Secretary Peter Geren urged Army IT managers and industry executives to remain focused on technology efforts that deliver the right information to the right people in real time.

Report: DOD needs WMD databases

DOD needs a database of potential locations of terrorist activity related to Weapons of Mass Destruction, according to a new Defense Science Board report.

ITT lands FAA air traffic control system

ITT Corp. has landed a FAA contract that could be worth more than $1 billion to build a new air traffic surveillance system.

New DIA award will seek intel support

A new DIA contract could be worth up to $1 billion. Although the agency said an RFP would be released by Aug. 27, no notice has been posted on the Federal Business Opportunities Web site.

Woolever to head Harris homeland security

Harris Corp. has hired retired Coast Guard admiral Gerald Woolever to help grow the homeland security business of Harris Government Communications Systems.

Coast Guard divides vessel tracking project

The Coast Guard has decided to split into two phases and to initially focus on three geographic sectors in its upcoming Nationwide Automatic Identification System Increment 2 procurement.

SAIC gets Eagle task from ICE

SAIC has won a task order worth as much as $85 million to provide IT operations and maintenance support to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau.

Nortel to support Immigration Services operations

Nortel Government Solutions Inc. has won a contract from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to provide support in program management, acquisition and administration.

ATSC to buy Potomac Management Group

ATS Corp. will acquire Potomac Management Group, a provider of maritime security consulting and other services to the federal government.

Networx vendors vie for OneNet spots

DHS has issued the first large-scale task order under Networx Universal contract. Two of the three Networx vendors will establish its OneNet intranet for sensitive but unclassified data.