Several insiders say the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Disaster Management unit, in charge of developing XML applications for information-sharing among emergency managers, is moving into the department's Office of Interoperability and Compatibility in the Science & Technology Directorate.
Raytheon Co. has won a subcontract with the New York City Fire Department that gives the defense company an initial step in the first-responder market.
The Treasury Department's plan to reopen bidding on its $1 billion Treasury Communications Enterprise contract drew criticism from Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.), chairman of the House Government Reform Committee.
The Treasury Department's plan to reopen bidding on its $1 billion Treasury Communications Enterprise contract drew criticism from Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.), chairman of the House Government Reform Committee.
High-profile biometrics contracts such as U.S. Visit, Registered Traveler and the Transportation Workers Identification Credential program grab all the headlines, but they're not where all the money is.
About 200,000 first responders in the Washington metropolitan area will receive biometric smart card IDs that will allow secure cooperation at sites where federal, state and local first responders are mobilized.
BearingPoint Inc. won a contract from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to implement the third phase of a program to improve security procedures for cargo entering the United States.
The Homeland Security Department's IT systems continue to be plagued by weak access controls and a lack of contingency planning, according to department's inspector general.
The General Services Administration has released a request for information and will hold an industry day to describe its needs for electronic directory services.
The National Plan for Research and Development in Support of Critical Infrastructure Protection establishes nine themes that aim to encompass physical and cyber security concerns and be integrated with other national-security strategies.
Four more products and services have won liability protections from the Homeland Security Department through the Safety Act, bringing the total number of awards to 23.
There could be "pre-emptive achievement of military objectives strictly by information-warfare techniques," according to an Auburn University professor.
Cybersecurity standards expected to be adopted within weeks by the North American Electric Reliability Council are likely to become mandatory for power utilities.
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff's announcement last month that he would create a new assistant secretary post for cybersecurity and telecommunications has been warmly welcomed by the IT community. But amidst the applause, questions arise.
