The House is scheduled today to begin considering a final agreement on the fiscal 2007 Homeland Security Department spending bill, which increases the department's budget to $34.8 billion ? a $2.3 billion increase.
The Homeland Security Department is falling short in its management of interagency contracts and failing to monitor its total spending on such contracts, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
The deadline for implementing the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative appears to be reinstated following last-minute activity from Congress this week.
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff today confirmed selection of Boeing Co. as the prime contractor for the Secure Border Initiative Network surveillance system to be deployed along the U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada.
In addition to surveillance, the Homeland Security Department intends to deploy other major IT systems as part of its Secure Border Initiative strategy to better control access to the U.S. borders.
The Homeland Security Department will turn to Boeing Co. to provide the networking backbone for the department's highly anticipated Secure Border Initiative Network.
The Homeland Security Department wants exemption from most Privacy Act requirements for a new database that will keep personal information on its employees, visiting contractors, job applicants and student interns, among others.
Staff writer Alice Lipowicz will take your questions about the $2 billion Secure Border Initiative Network procurement during an online forum Thursday, <b>Sept. 21</b>, from <b>11 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET</b>.
Sensor devices and unmanned aerial vehicles could play a pivotal role in patrolling the nation's land borders in the near future, government officials and expert witnesses said at a congressional hearing Wednesday.
Northrop Grumman Corp. is highlighting its extensive experience in supporting military, border patrol and local emergency responder networks in its team's bid for the Secure Border Initiative Network surveillance system contract.
The Homeland Security Department is building a major intelligence program that will use data mining and state-of-the-art analysis tools to discover and track terrorism threats against the United States.
Lockheed Martin Corp.'s proposal for the Secure Border Initiative Network offers top-level contractor experience, flexibility and a tight focus on improved safety for border agents.
Apptis Inc. will develop a system to process credentials for 70,000 employees and contractors of the Transportation Security Administration, under a $1.7 million contract.
The Coast Guard is stumbling in its procurement of IT systems for the $20 billion Integrated Deepwater Systems program, according to a new report today from Homeland Security Department Inspector General Richard Skinner.
The Coast Guard's Integrated Deepwater System modernization program is being urged to work hand-in-hand with the Homeland Security Department's Secure Border Initiative.
State and local governments will spend an estimated $2.5 billion complying with the Real ID Act through 2012, according to a new report from the market research firm Input Inc., Va.
