Government employees, contractors and consultants with access to DHS computer systems are among those whose personal information will be kept in a newly created database.
The number of Unmanned Aerial Systems being built for civilian uses is expected to quadruple between 2012 and 2017 assuming relevant federal regulations are complete, according to a new report.
DHS is seeking industry help to meet its long-standing requirement for a biometrics-based exit program for foreign visitors leaving the country by land.
DHS will distribute $844 million in grants for security at ports, transit, trucking and bus systems, a 29 percent increase compared to last year's allocation.
The government must develop an effective national biosurveillance system and medical-intelligence program to counteract the risk of biological threats during mass gatherings, according to a new report.
<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED)</font color> The OneNet award, under the General Services Administration's Networx Universal contract vehicle, has a maximum value of $970 million through March 2017.
Privacy advocates are applauding the recent decision by a key committee of the District of Columbia Council to eliminate nearly $900,000 in proposed funding for consolidating the operations of 5,200 city surveillance cameras.
DHS' SBInet border surveillance system is preparing to move into its next phase with two permanent segments in Arizona likely to be operating as early as December.
A year ago, Sen. Hillary Clinton said she wanted to trim the federal contracting workforce by 500,000 employees. The huge growth in federal contracting, which has reached more than $440 billion a year, motivated her to speak out.
A bill introduced this week in the House of Representatives would require DHS to assess the robustness of contractors' cybersecurity protection before hiring them.
The Coast Guard is expected to accept delivery today of the Bertholf, the first National Security Cutter produced under the $24 billion Deepwater program.
The Homeland Security Department would be required to consult with industry executives on biometric identification for airport security under newly proposed legislation.
Municipalities are increasingly outsourcing the management of police-initiated and private automobile towing and tracking. As one indication of the growing market, two providers of such services announced a merger this week.
DHS' cybersecurity initiative might be relying too much on contractors and might not be providing enough information to the public, according to two key senators.
