Homeland watch: In brief

Concerns over IT sector ? Prepare for sabotage and more news in brief ?

Homeland watch: In brief

Concerns over IT sector ? Prepare for sabotage and more news in brief ?

Guest Opinion | The data trail: Best vector to secure aviation

We must recognize that the most significant commercial flight vulnerabilities are beyond airport security checkpoints, which are not necessarily the best defense.

News in brief

NASCIO names top innovative state IT projects ? UAV patrols to resume and more news in brief.

News in brief

NASCIO names top innovative state IT projects ? UAV patrols to resume and more news in brief.

U.S. Marshal Service to execute 'Con Air' upgrades

The U.S. Marshals Service has agreed to implement a series of security improvements recommended by the Justice Department's inspector general for the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System.

Report: It's pass and fail for DHS

The Homeland Security Department is winning good grades for nuclear plant security and air defense, but it earns poor grades for port security, chemical plant security and public relations, according to a new <a href="http://www.cfr.org/publication/11814/"><u>report card</u></a>.

FAA hires Concept Solutions for air management work

Concept Solutions LLC won a two-year, $6 million contract to continue upgrading the Federal Aviation Administration's Military Operations Systems.

Memo to Congress: DHS needs biennial funding

The new Congress taking office next January should initiate a regular, two-year cycle for writing comprehensive Homeland Security Department authorization bills, a pair of Heritage Foundation scholars recommend in a new <a href=http://www.heritage.org/Research/NationalSecurity/wm1240.cfm>report</a> today.

Williams: Much heavy lifting remains with U.S. Visit

When James Williams joined GSA in June to become commissioner of its new Federal Acquisition Service, he left behind some unfinished work on the $1.1 billion U.S. Visit program at the Homeland Security Department.

ActivIdentity to aid DOD in HSPD-12 requirements

ActivIdentity Corp. has been tapped by the Department of Defense to help the agency make its smart-card system compliant with Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12.

GAO: DHS ops centers need better synergy

The Homeland Security Department's four multi-agency operations centers are not sharing enough information, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.

GAO: TWIC pilot falls short in tests

A test of the Homeland Security Department's secure identification card revealed major gaps.

DHS Web site makeover trips up users

<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED) </font color> The Homeland Security Department debuted a new Web site this week, and discarded most of its old Web addresses, to mixed reactions by users.

BAE Systems refuels for Navair communications

BAE Systems won a contract potentially worth $109 million from the Naval Air Systems Command to continue delivering communications electronics support.

Customs and Border set to resume UAV patrols

U.S. Customs and Border Protection expects to have a Predator B unmanned aerial vehicle flying along the U.S.-Mexico border again in November, officials announced in a new report.

Savi Technology wins $4.6M National Guard contract

A $4.6 million deal in mobile radio-frequency identification systems purchases for the U.S. National Guard has been contracted to Savi Technology, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Co.

IG: Security still lax in DHS systems

The Homeland Security Department still has information security gaps that make its computer systems vulnerable to threats, according to a DHS inspector general Richard Skinner.

Buying power

Flow of federal funds helps states expand homeland security programs.