BearingPoint announced earlier this week that the Navy Enterprise Resource Planning program is about to go live after about three years of development.
A new bill introduced earlier this week would require agencies to set penalties for vendors on contracts worth $500,000 or more if the company did not implement a comprehensive personal data privacy and security program.
Sen. Hillary Clinton added language to the Senate's Fiscal 2008 Omnibus Appropriations spending package to tighten controls on DHS contractor award fees.
The omnibus spending bill approved by the House yesterday includes $34.9 billion in baseline funding for DHS in fiscal 2008 and boosts departmental IT contracting efforts focused on U.S. Visit and the Real ID Act.
The Office of Management and Budget's publicly accessible database of government contracts, grants, loans and other transactions is receiving mixed reviews.
Integrating the 22 agencies of DHS into a cohesive department requires the services of a new chief management officer, according to Comptroller General David Walker.
The compromise National Defense Authorization Act includes a measure that allows DOD agencies to continue using time-and-materials contracting, but puts new burdens on contractors.
Information security continues to be a material weakness in the Customs and Border Protection agency's internal controls, according to an independent audit.
DHS released grant guidelines this week to assist states in applying for $35 million to begin implementing Real ID requirements for handling personal data associated with driver's licenses.
DHS is inviting industry to prove that available container security devices and readers are sufficient to detect tampering of shipping containers during transit.
Congress has strengthened oversight over federal contractors and lead systems integrators in the final fiscal 2008 Defense authorization bill, which is expected to be approved this week.
As the deadline for the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative approaches, another border state has decided to offer enhanced driver's licenses to its citizens.
Long-distance radio frequency ID tags are the best technology choice for the upcoming U.S. passport card program despite their apparent shortcomings, a Motorola Inc. executive said.
Before DHS pays for the multibillion-dollar border security program, it needs to assure lawmakers the program is ready for use, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee said.
It has been up to agencies to include contract language about buying green IT into proposal requests. With a new Federal Acquisition Regulations provision, it will become policy.
Flying high two years ago, state budgets are coming back down to earth with a thud, according to a new report on state spending, revenue actions and year-end balances.
