Boeing Co. has begun developing a command, control, communications and intelligence system for SBInet with an initial delivery scheduled for this summer.
Relief from the backlog of industry security clearances for contractors might be on the way but there is still plenty of work to do, according to the White House official overseeing the effort.
DHS Secretary' said in the next few days the agency will "likely accept" the first task order of its multibillion-dollar project to use technology and tactical infrastructure to secure the U.S.-Mexico border.
DHS' ability to adequately recover its information systems in the wake of a disaster is a "major concern," the department's inspector general said yesterday.
White House officials have issued a memo that directs agencies responsible for security clearances to have a plan to speed the clearance process on the president's desk by April 30.
IBM has won a technology and services contract from the National Security Agency to lead a contracting team that will develop the next generation of NSA's High Assurance Platform program.
IBM Corp., Lockheed Martin Corp. and Northrop Grumman Corp. are in the running for the FBI's new $1 billion biometric database contract expected to be awarded this week.
Camera surveillance systems at the Statue of Liberty and other national icons offer inadequate security assistance to the U.S. Park Police, according to a new report.
Following testing that was supposed to be final, DHS now needs to develop better software and perform additional tests on the initial SBInet border surveillance system.
State and local agencies seeking a share of the $3 billion in DHS grants should make priorities of protecting against improvised explosives, creating preparedness plans and aligning with the National Preparedness Guidelines, according to guidance released.
The nation's 18 million recreational boaters may need to register and place RFID tags on their crafts under plans put forth by a stakeholders group convened by the DHS.
SRA International has been hired to provide analytical help and technical support to the ICE to identify and protect against terrorist and criminal threats.
A classified joint directive signed by President Bush has the potential of increasing by several billion dollars a year the federal investment in defense against cyberattacks.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection needs better processes to collect and assess data for an initiative to improve maritime cargo security, according to a new report.
