DOD needs a database of potential locations of terrorist activity related to Weapons of Mass Destruction, according to a new Defense Science Board report.
Arizona became the third state today to volunteer for a DHS program in which it will develop a hybrid ID card that combines a state driver's license with a U.S. border-crossing card.
Acting as the procurement arm for a group that includes ODNI, DOD and OMB, the Air Force issued a RFI asking vendors for strategies on how to meet Congress' 2009 deadline for improving the security clearance process.
The State Department's electronic passports should be considered a success despite long wait times and assertions that they are not being widely scanned, said a former State official.
Steven Pecinovsky, director of DHS' GAO/Office of Inspector General Liaison Office, concurred with GAO's report findings, noting that Customs and Border Protection is moving to address some of the issues.
LaserCard Corp., a supplier of secure ID credentials used in biometric ID through a subcontract to General Dynamics Information Technology, has gotten a nod to extend its deal by another 12 months.
Agency officials will hold an industry day Aug. 16 to provide information on its Scalable Network Monitoring program designed to develop new approaches to network monitoring.
Although the U.S. began issuing electronic passports to U.S. citizens last October, few of the nation's airports or land and sea ports are using them as they should, according to a GAO report.
The 9/11 Commission bill awaiting the president's signature to become law sets up new credentialing requirements for first responders across the country, among its IT-related provisions.
TeleCommunication Systems has received an increase to its Army contract to provide satellite communications equipment and services to support the Army and Marine teams that help train other nations' military forces.
A new study, "Fusion Centers: Issues and Options for Congress," cites problems with State intelligence fusion centers' lack of connectivity with existing law enforcement databases and poor compliance with federally backed technical data-sharing standards.
GPO is asking the private sector for advice as it aims to lower costs and increase efficiency in the production of electronic identification credentialing systems such as e-passports and e-visas.
Washington State is moving forward on deploying the nation's first RFID-enabled driver's license that also will serve as a border crossing card under a pilot program authorized by DHS.
