Nineteen senators are urging DHS Michael Chertoff to expand a program offering temporary work authorizations allowing foreign students to be employed by IT companies in the U.S.
Computer Sciences Corp. will provide support to the national customer service center of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services under a new task order.
The Naval Sea Systems Command awarded contracts for developing advanced computer display consoles with a combined maximum value of $146 million to a unit of General Dynamics and to DRS C3 Systems.
Government agencies may be risking disclosure of sensitive data through desktop and Internet search functions, according to a report from the Civitas Group consulting firm.
The long-delayed TWIC program began enrollments this month at one port and will add 11 more ports in November, a DHS official testified at a congressional hearing Tuesday.
Public safety officials and industry experts have until Friday to submit comments to van umbrella group of organizations developing specifications for the new public safety broadband network to be created by the Federal Communications Commission.
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems has won a contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to analyze advanced combat ID systems.
New York will become the fourth state to implement a hybrid identification card that may be used for border crossings and as a driver's license complying with upcoming Real ID Act regulations.
DHS has made progress in developing the Automated Commercial Environment, but the remaining shortcomings are likely to create significant cost overruns and delays in the near future, according to a new GAO report.
QinetiQ Group announced it has completed its purchase of Boldon James Holdings Ltd., a U.K. provider of secure messaging solutions for military and government customers.
Dynamics Research Corp. has won a DHS task order to provide consulting services on capital planning, investment control and earned value management to the Office of the Chief Information Officer.
Lawmakers on the House Science and Technology Committee are backing new legislation to expand funding for unmanned aerial vehicles, tunnel detection devices and anti-counterfeiting technologies for use in border security.
Executives at ID card companies are intensifying their push for alternative technologies for DHS' upcoming requirements for border crossing cards and drivers' licenses.
