Business travelers soon may see friendlier skies as the Homeland Security Department prepares to debut the nationwide Registered Traveler program, which will shorten wait times in airport security lines.
The new Democratic chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee is creating new subcommittees for border security and transportation and eliminating panels overseeing economic security and protection against nuclear attacks.
IT control vulnerabilities are a material weakness in the financial reporting systems of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, according to a new independent audit.
Federal funds totaling $445 million will be distributed this year to boost security at high-risk seaports, mass transit systems and infrastructure facilities.
The Homeland Security Department is scheduled to begin unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flights over the U.S.-Canadian border for the first time later this year.
The new Democratic majority in Congress has a plan to improve information sharing within DHS as part of legislation submitted to implement the 9/11 Commission recommendations.
Four cities have been dropped and three others added to the Homeland Security Department's list of high-risk urban areas eligible for federal anti-terrorism dollars.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency improved its computer systems in 2006, but still has no strategic plan to guide long-term IT investments, according to a new audit.
Most maritime workers will pay at least $139 for their initial Transportation Workers Identification Credential card and $60 for a replacement card as part of the Homeland Security Department's just-released final rule for the program.
The Homeland Security Department is setting up a new records system to keep track of the names, passwords, citizenship information and other data on thousands of IT workers with access to the department's systems.
The Transportation Security Administration has approved two more companies as providers of the Registered Traveler program designed to speed enrolled travelers through airports nationwide.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is calling for a "rigorous and comprehensive" review of the proposed border-crossing identification card that is an integral part of the Bush Administration's Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.
L-3 Communications Corp. downgraded its financial projections today after it lost a major language translation services contract it held for the Army's Intelligence and Security Command.
The Homeland Security Department's program to document when foreign visitors leave the country does not meet the requirements set by Congress, GAO said in a new report.
A technology advisory panel to the Homeland Security Department has toned down its objections to radio frequency identification in the latest version of its report.
