Democratic members of the House Homeland Security Committee have asked congressional appropriators to hold off funding for the Homeland Security Department's new office for domestic satellite surveillance.
House Homeland Security Committee approves legislation to toughen the requirements on the Coast Guard's Deepwater program and improve the roll out of the Transportation Worker Identification Card.
The Information Technology Association of America is urging lawmakers to approve $50 million in immediate funding to help states implement the Real ID Act.
Unisys Corp. denies allegations that it failed to properly install security systems for the Transportation Security Administration and did not notify agency officials of security breaches stemming from repeated cyberattacks.
TSA announced it has adopted a maritime industry specification for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential biometric reader and the contactless smart card.
Lawmakers today expressed frustration over the continued shortcomings of IT projects. They questioned how much of the $65 billion agencies spend on IT is being wasted.
DHS is aiming for early October to begin enrolling individuals for the Transportation Workers Identification Credential, a top homeland security official said.
SBA's program to develop businesses in underutilized business districts is riddled with holes, Rep. Nydia Velazquez, chairwoman of the House Small Business Committee, said Sept. 19.
Boeing will not receive the final payment for the first portion of the border surveillance system until DHS determines that the system is working properly, a department spokesman confirmed today.
Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner and Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons are calling on the federal government to issue the long-awaited regulations for the Real ID Act of 2005 and also to pump more money into the program.
DHS is running out of time to test and deploy a new technology solution in a proposed passport-alternative identification card by summer 2008, according to an industry expert.
One of the all-encompassing, farthest-reaching questions in the world of public contracting is how to create meaningful competition within the procurement system and measure the results in a transparent way.
It's protest season again. It comes around at the end of the government fiscal year when a spike in the number of new contracts inevitably is followed by a wave of bid protests.
National Preparedness Guidelines, released by DHS, list the top eight priorities that should guide national preparedness investments in the coming years.
The Election Assistance Commission, with the release of its voting-system revision, will begin a four-step process for approving a new set of standards that can be used by states.
States will have four more months to request additional time to implement the Real ID Act national identity management program, DHS Michael Chertoff told a Senate committee this week.
