Modernization
DHS sets privacy policies for selected social media tools
The Homeland Security Department said its employees will not be collecting or storing personal information from widgets, texts, mobile apps, RSS feeds, podcasts or videos.
Cybersecurity
E-Verify has self-check to verify job eligibility
Job seekers and employees can verify their employment eligibility online through the new E-Verify Self-Check program.
Cybersecurity
DHS needs to try tech before it buys, GAO says
The Homeland Security Department has made costly mistakes when it bought new technologies before testing was completed, a GAO official testified today.
Cybersecurity
Real ID deadline pushed back to January 2013
The deadline for states to comply with the controversial Real ID Act of 2005 has been pushed back to early 2013.
Cybersecurity
Federal CIO Council to get new vice chairman
Richard Spires, CIO of the Homeland Security Department, recently was elected vice chairman of the Federal CIO Council.
Cybersecurity
USCIS proposes new electronic registration for H1B visa applications
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency is planning a new electronic system to register in advance employers petitioning for H-1B visas on behalf of workers from other countries.
Digital Government
White House wants 'disruptive' shift in IT strategy, Kundra says
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra pushes for a major change in federal IT strategy away from asset ownership and toward buying IT services.
Digital Government
Top CBP procurement execs show lighter side at Industry Day
Many of the top IT and procurement officials at Customs and Border Protection were on hand to share information and a few candid remarks at Tuesday's Industry Day.
Cybersecurity
Converting contract IT workers to employees saved $27M, official says
Converting IT contracting jobs into federal jobs is said to have provided $27 million in savings for the enterprise IT division at Customs and Border Protection.
Cybersecurity
AFCEA Homeland Security conference starts today
AFCEA sponsors one of the largest homeland security conferences in the country, which begins today in Washington.
Cybersecurity
Lieberman: No kill switch in new bill
A wide-ranging cybersecurity bill introduced by Sen. Joe Lieberman would revamp FISMA and establish executive oversight of critical infrastructure security but would specifically forbid shutting down the Internet.
Cybersecurity
Homeland Security requests flat budget
Some of DHS' 22 agencies are projected to see double-digit increases, while others are slated for substantial cuts.
Cybersecurity
FEMA loses 7 years' worth of major official reports
The Federal Emergency Management Agency lost its entire database of post-disaster reports for 2003 to 2010 due to a computer server failure, according to a new audit.
Modernization
Coast Guard near end of acquisition wiki experiment
The Coast Guard will assess how well its online wiki worked to explore alternative ideas for acquisition.
Cybersecurity