<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED)</font color> DHS has implemented a small fraction of the IT-related recommendations issued by its Office of the Inspector General, according to a new report.
A subcommittee of the House Homeland Security Committee approved a series of measures yesterday meant to provide more access to DHS' information and intelligence products.
Some in Congress believe the proportion of federal contracts that are competitivelyawarded has dropped precipitously even though competition levels are at about the same proportion today as they were 10 years ago.
DHS initiated pilot projects at three airports this week to test its new Global Entry program for pre-registered U.S. citizens and permanent residents returning from travel abroad.
The Bush administration is requiring that all federal contractors use an electronic verification system to ensure that employees are eligible to work in the U.S.
Georgia state officials overseeing the pending award of the state's $1.6 billion technology infrastructure outsourcing initiative learned a valuable lesson from a failed outsourcing effort under a previous administration.
Ontario would become the second Canadian province to issue enhanced driver's licenses that also serve as border-crossing cards for travel to the U.S. under new legislation.
The first of the redefined standards that define small businesses for contracting purposes may be final by the end of fiscal 2008, a senior SBA official said.
The $1.1 billion in grant money is aiding state and local public health departments, hospitals and other health systems in preparation for terrorism attacks, disasters and epidemics.
