The Homeland Security Department is building a major intelligence program that will use data mining and state-of-the-art analysis tools to discover and track terrorism threats against the United States.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology today launched a service within its National Vulnerability Database that will allow vendors to discuss the impact of vulnerabilities on their products.
The Transportation Security Administration today announced that it has selected eight vendors to compete for the job of providing enrollment and help desk services under the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program.
Apptis Inc. will develop a system to process credentials for 70,000 employees and contractors of the Transportation Security Administration, under a $1.7 million contract.
The Coast Guard's Integrated Deepwater System modernization program is being urged to work hand-in-hand with the Homeland Security Department's Secure Border Initiative.
The Boeing Co. team competing for the upcoming $2 billion Secure Border Initiative Network surveillance system contract touts its experience in managing large projects for the government, as well as Israeli-based expertise in border security.
Federal procurement officials are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to specify how agencies should procure services in order to meet Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 requirements.
IBM Corp. will acquire Internet Security Systems Inc., an Atlanta-based provider of security solutions that protect against Internet threats across networks, desktops and servers.
SI International Inc. is the latest company named as a qualified systems service provider for Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 by the General Services Administration.
The Homeland Security Department has gaps in the security controls for its Radio Frequency Identification systems, according to DHS inspector general Richard Skinner.
The National Security Agency has signed a cooperative agreement with Swan Island Networks Inc. to develop a secure information-sharing solution for the intelligence agency.
The Transportation Security Administration's newly disclosed plan to begin implementation of the Transportation Workers Identification Credential without requiring card readers is running into opposition from a biometric industry representative.
Systems Made Simple Inc. of Syracuse, N.Y., has been awarded a $3.7 million contract from the Veterans Affairs Department to assist the VA in upgrading all department computers with enhanced data security encryption systems to protect sensitive data on veterans.
Risk management vendor ID Analytics Inc. has been awarded a contract from the Veterans Affairs Department to provide data breach analysis to ensure that information contained on stolen computer equipment was not compromised.
The Homeland Security Department will deploy additional computerized methods of pinpointing threats in airports in response to the newly uncovered plot to blow up aircraft flying from London to the United States.
The most significant IT control weaknesses at the agency involve entitywide security, access controls and service continuity, according to Homeland Security Department inspector general Richard Skinner.
<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED) </font>The Veterans Affairs Department today announced that Unisys Corp. had informed VA that a desktop computer containing sensitive personal information of veterans is missing from the company's offices.
The Senate has ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Cyber Crime, the first multinational, multilateral treaty to require cooperation among law enforcement agencies in the investigation and prosecution of computer network crimes.
