Modernization
Q & A: High-tech cutter reaches milestone
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Gary Blore expects the first National Security Cutter to receive certification for classified communications in the near future.
Cybersecurity
US-VISIT tests new approaches to exit system
The Homeland Security Department will begin testing two methods for collecting biometric data electronically from non-citizens as they leave through U.S. airports.
Cybersecurity
Audit: TSA has weak IT security controls
The agency took some corrective action in fiscal 2008 but still fell short in critical areas, according to a recent audit.
Modernization
CBP to spend $100M on SBInet
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it will use the money to improve its border surveillance technology and communications.
Modernization
Terrorist Screening Center gets new director
Timothy Healy is the new director of a center that administers the consolidated terrorist watch list database.
Cybersecurity
GAO: Secure Flight improved IT security
The Secure Flight passenger screening program has improved IT security and privacy controls in the last five months, auditors say.
Cybersecurity
Can we trust evaluations?
The government could publish internal evaluations of contractor performance, but in many cases, they are not reliable guides.
Modernization
Napolitano wants millions for IT
Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano told a House committee today about DHS' plans to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in IT systems.
Modernization
IG: DHS data centers at risk
The Homeland Security Department didn't consider risks from hurricanes when it set up its new backup data center in Mississippi, according to a new report.
Cybersecurity
Information-sharing platform hacked
A DHS official confirmed that the department's platform for sharing sensitive but unclassified information with partner organizations was recently hacked.
Modernization
DHS plans electronic records management system
The department plans to start a pilot program for a new enterprise records management system in fiscal 2010.
Cybersecurity
Audit: CBP still has problems with IT controls
The Customs and Border Protection agency continues to be weak in IT security, audit states.
Modernization
Building work starts on SBInet
The construction of 17 permanent towers for the SBInet system at the border of Arizona and Mexico started May 4.
Digital Government
Coast Guard to harness ocean data to improve search and rescue
The Coast Guard can use maps of ocean surface currents to track probable paths of shipwreck victims and drifting lifeboats.
Modernization
Does RFID present privacy risks?
Some privacy advocates are concerned that thieves could steal information from RFID-enabled credentials, but others say the fears are overblown.
Cybersecurity
Bills aim to bolster electric grid's cybersecurity
Legislation to be introduced today in the House and Senate would increase the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's authority to protect the country's electricity grid from cyberattacks.
Cybersecurity
Swine flu hearings set; OPM issues guidance
Senate and House panels have scheduled hearings on the disease outbreak, and the Office of Personnel Management has issued advice to federal employees.
Cybersecurity
Auditors: Coast Guard, FEMA weak on controls
The Coast Guard and FEMA still struggle with IT control problems, auditors say.
Cybersecurity
DHS opens Global Entry program to Netherlands
DHS has signed an agreement with the Netherlands to jointly recognize each other's trusted traveler programs for air passengers.
Cybersecurity