Digital Government
Justice wireless network struggling, IG says
The Justice Department's ambitious plan to replace Land Mobile Radios with modern systems has gotten stalled, leaving agents still using the old equipment.
Cybersecurity
DHS takes key role in DOD cybersecurity program
DHS' new role marks a milestone for the data-sharing effort as it grows past pilot-program status.
Cybersecurity
Deepwater acquisition sinks, but not without lessons
The Coast Guard has terminated its controversial Deepwater ship and boat replacement program after a decade.
Digital Government
State's chief information security officer to lead DHS cybersecurity efforts
The new head of the Homeland Security Department's National Cybersecurity Division will come from the State Department.
Cybersecurity
US power grid gets better cyber defenses thanks to new initiative
A new initiative between government and private sector aims to boost cybersecurity for the power grid and keep hackers at bay.
Cybersecurity
DHS guidance to state and local fusion centers going unused
Like the case of the dog that ate the homework, guidance sent to dozens of state and local fusion and emergency op centers has gone unusued and, in some cases, disappeared, audit finds.
Cybersecurity
Beyond Deepwater: What the Coast Guard learned.
A difficult program could become a platform for better choices next time, with lessons that other agencies can also use.
Cybersecurity
Coast Guard to end Deepwater program
The Coast Guard's decade-old Deepwater acquisition program is over, but the difficult experience taught important lessons, officials say.
Cybersecurity
Border Protection Commissioner resigns
Customs and Border Protection Commission Alan Bersin, never confirmed by the Senate, is resiging Dec. 30.
Cybersecurity
DHS cyber office director leaves government
The National Cyber Security Division director will leave her post near the end of January.
Cybersecurity
2012 budget: DHS wins some, loses some
The Homeland Security Department picked up money for cyber protection, but lost dollars in first-responder grants.
Cybersecurity
Coast Guard officials need ethics guidance post separation, GAO says
Former Coast Guard officials need more guidance on the restrictions and ethics rules about working for contractors, according to a new congressional audit.
Cybersecurity
DHS releases cybersecurity blueprint
The Homeland Security Department published its new framework for cybersecurity outlining steps for infrastructure protection and the cyber ecosystem.
Cybersecurity
IG faults IT management as a major challenge at DHS
DHS Acting Inspector General Charles Edwards provides a comprehensive overview of nine major management concerns at the department.
Cybersecurity
Disaster drill derailed by disasters
Severe weather hampered the annual National Level Exercise this year by forcing some federal employees to cancel their participation in order to attend to real-life recovery efforts, according to a new audit.
Cybersecurity
DHS changes approach to border technology
The Homeland Security Department is developing 'capability-based' purchasing framework.
Cybersecurity
DHS still falling short in spending plan for border technology, GAO says
GAO scolds the Homeland Security Department for not fulfilling conditions set by COngress for border technology spending plan.
Cybersecurity
SBInet redux? GAO criticizes gaps in planning for next border technologies
With the echoes of SBInet less than a year old, the Homeland Security Department is embarking on another $1.5 billion border technology strategy without sufficient planning, according to an audit.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers suggest major restructuring for DHS
Proposal is intended to increase DHS efficiency, but GAO has yet to analyze the idea.
Cybersecurity