A group led by former DHS Undersecretary Asa Hutchinson that aims to organize private-sector crisis response has set up a new network to share information during disaster rescue and recovery.
Congressional investigators easily snuck into the U.S. from Canada three times carrying duffel bags simulating smuggled radioactive materials, according to a new GAO report.
Democratic members of the House Homeland Security Committee have asked congressional appropriators to hold off funding for the Homeland Security Department's new office for domestic satellite surveillance.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' voluntary online program lets employers check job-applicant photographs against photos in federal databases.
The Information Technology Association of America is urging lawmakers to approve $50 million in immediate funding to help states implement the Real ID Act.
TSA announced it has adopted a maritime industry specification for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential biometric reader and the contactless smart card.
DHS is aiming for early October to begin enrolling individuals for the Transportation Workers Identification Credential, a top homeland security official said.
Boeing will not receive the final payment for the first portion of the border surveillance system until DHS determines that the system is working properly, a department spokesman confirmed today.
Several U.S. companies are expected to participate in bidding for the upcoming $2 billion biometric national ID card system being developed in the United Kingdom.
DHS is running out of time to test and deploy a new technology solution in a proposed passport-alternative identification card by summer 2008, according to an industry expert.
National Preparedness Guidelines, released by DHS, list the top eight priorities that should guide national preparedness investments in the coming years.
States will have four more months to request additional time to implement the Real ID Act national identity management program, DHS Michael Chertoff told a Senate committee this week.
Federal government response to a major disaster or attack would be split into two parts, according to the draft version of the National Response Framework released yesterday by the DHS.
Despite heightened scrutiny of its contracting practices, DHS' chief procurement office has made only modest progress in achieving its objectives, according to a GAO audit.
DHS' U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program is top-heavy in management costs but shows a persistent pattern of management shortcomings, according to a new report.
