The German Parliament has approved an electronic passport plan to begin Nov. 1, with Lufthansa Airlines and Siemens AG initiating a test in which passengers' thumbprints will be used to verify identity before boarding a plane.
Cybersecurity spending is the fastest-growing category of homeland security spending for 2005 through 2010, according to a new Frost & Sullivan report.
SRA International Inc. has chosen High Performance Technologies Inc. as a partner in an $80 million project to provide IT services to the Justice Department.
Lockheed Martin Corp. won a two-year, $24.7 million contract to continue developing a Web-enabled system that will allow commanders within different branches of the military to work together to execute strike missions and search-and-rescue operations in real time.
A top European Union official is proposing a $165 million (?140 million) critical infrastructure protection budget for Europe for 2007 through 2013 ? a sum that is only a fraction of what the U.S. plans to spend.
Data-mining technology used in the Computer Aided Passenger Prescreening System II program should have been more closely scrutinized to ensure it protected privacy before it was granted full protection from legal liability, according to Rep. Martin Olav Sabo.
Science Applications International Corp. and Computer Associates International Inc. won a $6.9 million task order from the Defense Information Systems Agency for an enterprisewide, anti-spyware solution.
ViaSat Inc. has won a contract from the Air Force Cryptologic Systems Group to develop cryptographic equipment for the Space Ground Applications in Satellite System.
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.
The heightened focus on critical infrastructure protection across state governments is driving increased investments in disaster recovery solutions. Vendors offering a range of storage products can expand their reach in such an environment, according to new report.
Several senators are co-sponsoring legislation to authorize $3.9 billion for a national architecture to enable wireless communication among first-responder agencies.
Dynamics Research Corp. was awarded a $6 million contract to perform training analysis as part of the development of training products for the Army's Future Combat Systems.
General Dynamics' Land Systems business unit has won a contract to upgrade 60 M1A2 Abrams tanks with new command and control systems and other technology updates.
The new ID cards will be interoperable smart cards that can be used across agencies, and will incorporate a common set of identity proofing and issuing standards and technologies.
Creating a new Domestic Nuclear Detection Office that reports to the Homeland Security secretary is a "stovepiped" strategy that is likely to undermine DHS' existing scientific research, according to Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.).
