The Homeland Security Department expects to begin a second phase of tests this summer issuing travel documents containing radio frequency identification technology to foreign visitors at three selected land entry ports into the United States, officials said today.
The Homeland Security Department expects to begin a second phase of tests this summer issuing travel documents containing radio frequency identification technology to foreign visitors at three selected land entry ports into the United States, officials said today.
A Homeland Security Department-funded study of bugs in open-source software found less than one-half of one bug per thousand lines of code on average, and even fewer defects in the most widely used code.
The Homeland Security Department is adding new contracting staff to prepare for the Secure Border Initiative program and expects to have nine people leading the procurement, said Greg Giddens, program executive director.
The Homeland Security Department earns D's for emergency preparedness, critical infrastructure protection, redress for errors on the terrorist watch list and overall procurement and contracting, according to Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee.
Wireless networks will take on a much more prominent role in the Homeland Security Department's updated requirements for interoperable communications for first responders.
The Homeland Security Department's recent appointment of Jeff Runge as acting undersecretary of science and technology?in addition to his job as chief medical officer?raises concern on Capitol Hill that departmental staff may be spread too thin.
The State Department started pilot production of electronic passports earlier this month and plans to roll out e-passports for the general public this summer.
Four federal contracting employees have been demoted a pay grade and removed from direct involvement in acquisitions after being accused of mishandling procurements for the nation's $429 million border camera surveillance system.
Former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft has picked up several IT companies as clients since he opened his lobbying firm, the Ashcroft Group, last year.
A week after the White House announced it would seek a 31 percent reduction in budget authority for the Science and Technology Directorate, the Homeland Security Department's top research and development director, Charles McQueary, announced he would resign.
Lockheed Martin Corp., Northrop Grumman Corp. and Raytheon Co. each are putting together teams to compete for the Homeland Security Department's anticipated contract to set up an integrated network of sensors and cameras along the U.S. northern and southern borders.
The Homeland Security Department's Federal Emergency Management Agency is looking to purchase software to set up donation clearinghouse IT capabilities permanently within the federal government.
Extracting and sharing data through modernization and infrastructure consolidation, and making better use of data collected through business processes, are priorities for the Homeland Security and Defense departments.
The Homeland Security Department's IT department is capturing 44 percent of all new IT spending proposed by the White House for fiscal 2007, according to a new report from Input Inc.
The Homeland Security Department must set up a new National Operations Center to integrate federal agency response and give a unified view of disasters, the White House recommends in a report issued today.
Probaris software will help Social Security to comply with new identity vetting requirements before issuing new ID credentials to federal employees and contractors.
The National Security Agency is now sponsoring intelligence data mining with massive databases that are growing as fast as four petabytes per month, according to a new report published by the Congressional Research Service.
Northrop Grumman Corp., Lockheed Martin Corp. and Raytheon Co. each are putting teams together to compete for the Homeland Security Department's contract to set up an integrated network of sensors and cameras along U.S. borders.
