Homeland Security Department secretary Michael Chertoff has filled one of the gaps in the department's ranks of permanent senior officials by appointing Hugo Teufel III chief privacy officer.
The Government Accountability Office has closed Indus Corp.'s bid protest over the Homeland Security Department's multibillion-dollar Eagle contract for IT services.
The retooled Web site reflects the department's philosophy gained in experiences with hurricanes and other disasters that a well-prepared citizenry can dramatically lighten the burden on first responders.
The U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program should strengthen its oversight of the contracts it is using to build a computerized border control system, federal auditors said in an analysis of the multibillion-dollar Homeland Security Department project.
<font color="CC0000">(Updated) </font>The Homeland Security Department has notified successful bidders for IT work under the multibillion-dollar Eagle acquisition that they will be able to start seeking work via task orders issued under the procurement tomorrow.
Homeland Security Department secretary Michael Chertoff has appointed Robert A. Mocny acting director of the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program.
The Homeland Security Department has launched a simulation of terrorist incidents on the national capital region and a West Coast city, in a tabletop exercise that began yesterday and is set to continue through Thursday.
The three departments that jointly run the Integrated Wireless Network project to build out the next-generation interoperable voice and data radio network for federal agencies have chosen General Dynamics C4 Systems and Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems and Solutions as contractors for the acquisition's second phase.
Scott Charbo's appointment as acting undersecretary for management and the confirmations of three senior DHS appointees filled notable gaps in the senior ranks of a department that has wrestled with leadership turnover.
The Homeland Security Department plans to request proposals for a Transportation Worker Identity Credential systems integrator soon, deputy secretary Michael P. Jackson said in testimony before the Senate.
The Homeland Security Department will issue a scorecard so that states and cities can pinpoint the areas in which they need to improve their interoperable communications programs.
The Homeland Security Department's Transportation Security Administration today announced that it plans to begin rolling out its Registered Traveler program at 10 to 20 airports in the second half of this year.
The State Department is planning a procurement to support issuing identity cards to citizens that they will be able to use in lieu of passports when they enter the country to meet pending requirements that all border crossers bring suitable documents.
<font color="CC0000">(Updated)</font> Justice is relying on the "Mega 2" contracts for automated litigation support systems, but seeks to to shift to the "Mega 3" series of multiple award contracts for the litigation case management technology.
Even amid the continued doubts of experts, and with only one approved technology vendor, the State Department is pressing forward with its electronic passport program.
The FBI said today that it is in final talks with one of the two vendor teams that has bid on the Sentinel investigative case management project, and that it likely would announce a contract within 30 days.
