Homeland Security Department officials are grappling with the need to slow the pace of the department's human resources system project after Congress slashed its funding.
Homeland Security Department CIO Steve Cooper gained clout and the funding to go with it President George W. Bush signed the Homeland Security Department's appropriations bill into law last week.
Four companies have been tapped by the State Department to provide smart chips, antennas, software and any gear necessary to embed biometric information within the covers of U.S. passports.
The Transportation Security Administration today will release a complete request for proposals from vendors interested in testing its Secure Flight system.
The Homeland Security Department might seek a private vendor to provide intelligence research and operations specialists for its Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
The Homeland Security Department is moving forward on three IT procurements that will fill major needs for interoperable communications, general IT functions and advanced baggage screening systems.
A House committee voted today to prevent Accenture Ltd. from holding the prime contract for the Homeland Security Department's U.S. Visit system because it is a tax exile.
The Homeland Security Department's tardy progress on an IT strategic plan, enterprise architecture, capital planning and investment control are jeopardizing billions of dollars of systems investment, GAO said.
After two days of hearings in a Senate committee about diploma mill abuses, questions remained about how the government would treat credentials from unaccredited colleges that offer legitimate degrees.
Investigators uncover more than $150,000 in federal payments to unaccredited schools on behalf of federal employees, and testify the true extent of improper payments likely is much larger.
