It is one of the Homeland Security Department's most tantalizing, big-ticket, system integration projects on the horizon ? but it's been stalled for months as Congress and federal officials review the goals of the department and examine allegations of mismanagement in a related legacy system.
The White House and OMB want agencies to coordinate R&D efforts, both to cut down on duplicative and low-payoff projects and to get in step with the goals set by the interagency National Science and Technology Council.
In identical letters to key lawmakers, Clay Johnson, OMB deputy director for management, asked lawmakers to limit or remove any language that hampers agencies' abilities to spend money on cross-departmental projects.
The White House is objecting to language in the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations bill that eliminates funding for the use of commercial databases in the department's Secure Flight passenger screening program at airports.
The Homeland Security Department is showing major weaknesses in ensuring information security for its computer systems, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.
Cybersecurity spending is the fastest-growing category of homeland security spending for 2005 through 2010, according to a new Frost & Sullivan report.
Two companies claiming the General Services Administration unfairly evaluated their bids for the right to upgrade FedBizOpps.gov could be facing an uphill battle, according to a procurement expert.
States on the verge of installing voter registration databases likely won't run afoul of federal law if their systems aren't ready by the January deadline.
As the business of government, like that of the rest of the world, increasingly is done digitally, managing official records becomes more important. It isn't only the volume of information that's changing; oversight required to manage electronic records also is also increasing.
The U.S. government is a unique customer in many ways. Among the many oddities that accompany dealings with the government, the terms and conditions are, in many respects, totally non-negotiable. The Federal Acquisition Regulation and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement lay out a wide range of provisions that typically are presented as a take-it-or-leave-it proposition.
Members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee are co-sponsoring legislation to authorize $3.9 billion to create a national architecture enabling first-responder agencies to communicate wirelessly.
In a letter to U.S. senators, a coalition of industry associations and companies asks lawmakers to review the treaty and focus on the importance of global cooperation in fighting Internet-based crime.
