Several U.S. biometric ID card companies are urging Congress to overturn a law that would award of a significant part of the upcoming Transportation Workers Identification Credential contract to a company backed by a foreeignentrepreneur and casino owner.
Federal investigators are pursuing evidence that federal contractor Mitchell Wade and others may have supplied former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham with prostitutes and use of limousines and hotel rooms, according to a story in the <i>Wall Street Journal</i>.
Nothing is final about a proposed sole source contract for an airport industry group to operate a central database for the upcoming Transportation Worker Identification Credential, a Homeland Security Department spokesman said Wednesday.
Several federal contractors are objecting to an apparent sole source contract that the Homeland Security Department is planning to award for database management as part of the upcoming Transportation Worker Identification Credential.
The General Services Administration will release a solicitation in about a month for systems integrators to prepare packaged goods and services to create a federal employee identification card using smart-card technology.
The Homeland Security Department is considering using an identification number, rather than a name, on its new border crossing card as a method to help protect privacy, a top department official said today.
Federal agencies are realizing unprecedented success in improving administration and management, but they still need to apply greater "clarity, transparency and candor" in implementing improvements, said OMB's Clay Johnson.
Congress is considering approving "buy American" provisions for federal procurements that could have negative effects on federal IT contractors, according to the Information Technology Association of America, told Washington Technology.
Controversy over which type of radio frequency identification chip should be used in border-crossing cards has become a divisive issue for industry and government officials.
The Homeland Security Department announced it has restructured a pending contract for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential by limiting the scope of the initial implementation contract to just the enrollment of eligible workers.
New forms of intelligence-gathering?including the availability of open-source information on the Internet?are becoming increasingly important for fighting terrorism and may even reduce the need for more traditional collection efforts.
The Homeland Security Department is not expected to adopt its first standard for interoperable, digital, wireless communications for first responders until the end of 2007, according to a report from DHS inspector general Richard Skinner.
IT shortcomings contributed to the federal government's failures in responding to Hurricane Katrina, according to a new report from Homeland Security Department Inspector General Richard Skinner.
The Homeland Security Department is working to help develop a single biometric card and reader that can handle multiple requirements for secure border crossings, Secretary Michael Chertoff said April 11.
The long-awaited request for proposals for Secure Border Initiative-Net was released today by the Homeland Security Department, which is calling the project the "most comprehensive effort in the nation's history" to gain control of the borders.
