Cybersecurity

Lawmakers differ on DHS data center funding

House and Senate bills to fund the Homeland Security Department in fiscal 2010 are at odds over how much money to give DHS for its data center consolidation program.

Cybersecurity

DHS centralizes cybersecurity programs

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said DHS' many cybersecurity functions have been centralized under Philip Reitinger.

Cybersecurity

Deepwater watch: Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate gets new leader

The Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate has a new rear admiral in charge — Ronald Rábago.

Modernization

Bill would fund DHS data center consolidation

A Senate Appropriations Committee subcommittee today approved a bill that would give DHS "significant" money to continue its data center consolidation program.

Cybersecurity

DHS funds IT-related projects

Some of the $1.8 billion in DHS grants will go to state and local governments' technology projects.

Cybersecurity

DHS spending bill would fund SBInet, E-Verify

The DHS spending bill approved by the House Appropriations Committee would fund several technology programs.

Cybersecurity

Official: Gates still considering cyber command

A new Defense Department cyber command would not lead to a military takeover of cyberspace, says Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn.

Cybersecurity

DHS resists security clearance improvements

The inspector general recommended several ways for DHS officials to improve the security clearance process, but agency leaders have objected.

Cybersecurity

Senate bill would loosen IT requirements under Real ID

Senators introduced a bill today that would loosen some information technology requirements under the REAL ID law.

Cybersecurity

Homeland Security keeps cybersecurity role

The Homeland Security Department's proposed budget for fiscal 2010 and recent public statements show the Obama administration's new cybersecurity strategy isn't cutting out DHS.

Cybersecurity

Sensitive information protection remains tough

The government is exploring policy and technology solutions to improve the way it shares sensitive but unclassified terrorism-related information with state, local and industry officials.

Cybersecurity

DHS data center problems addressed in funding bill

The House Appropriations Committee today approved a DHS funding bill that provides very little money for the department's data center consolidation.

Cybersecurity

DHS infrastructure unit hiring 621 more workers

DHS' Philip Reitinger tells a House subcommittee that 'right-sizing' the workforce is his top priority.

Cybersecurity

TSA names Garrison-Alexander as CIO

The Transportation Security Administration has has named former senior National Security Agency signal intelligence executive Emma Garrison-Alexander as its CIO.

Cybersecurity

IG: Dulles IT security needs more work

The Homeland Security Department has made progress on IT security at Dulles International Airport, but gaps remain, says a new report.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity, E-Verify are big winners in DHS budget

A House subcommittee has approved a $42.6 billion spending bill for the Homeland Security Department that increases the amount allocated to cybersecurity efforts.

Modernization

Two biometric systems being tested

The Homeland Security Department has started testing two ways in which government officials, not airlines, could collect biometrics from non-U.S. air travelers as they leave the country.

Cybersecurity

The FCW.com Top Ten

Here's a look at the top stories FCW.com readers were watching for the week of June 1-5.

Cybersecurity

DHS draws flak for review of services contracts

DHS' new mandatory reviews of professional service contracts: A good idea or too tough to do?

Cybersecurity

IG: DHS security clearances need IT help

The Homeland Security Department could improve its security clearance process by beefing up its computer support, IG says.