Cybersecurity
Passenger screening program to collect more data
U.S. airlines will begin collecting passengers' dates of birth and gender when they make reservations under the Transportation Security Administration’s Secure Flight program.
Cybersecurity
IG fears risks to DHS stimulus money
The Homeland Security Department's inspector general has said DHS should work to mitigate risks that may affect its capability to prudently spend, manage and report on $2.8 billion it got in stimulus money, including hundreds of millions for technology.
Cybersecurity
Airline crew members get fingerprint IDs
TSA has approved standards for a fingerprint identification program for pilots and other airline crew members.
Cybersecurity
DHS launches YouTube channel
The Homeland Security Department has a new YouTube channel with links to YouTube videos by FEMA, the Coast Guard and other agencies.
Cybersecurity
Registered Traveler customers file class-action lawsuit
Two law firms have filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of customers of a private operator of Registered Traveler services that shut down abruptly in late June.
Cybersecurity
Fate of Registered Traveler data up in air after vendor quits program
TSA appears to be distancing itself from the handling of personal data for a Registered Traveler program that suddenly shut down.
Cybersecurity
Contract change puts personal data at risk
Thousands of customers are wondering what will happen to the fingerprint and personal data they provided to a Registered Traveler operator who went out of business.
Cybersecurity
Registered Traveler: Data privacy, security prompts chairman’s inquiry
A House committee chairman is questioning TSA on its handling of personal data for the Registered Traveler program.
Cybersecurity
Verified Identity Pass shuts down Registered Traveler lanes
Transportation Security Administration declines to comment on closure.
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.
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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
Bill aims to speed frequent fliers through security
The TSA reauthorization legislation passed by the House has a provision that would strengthen the Registered Traveler program, a business group says.
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
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.
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
Drapeau: Web 2.0 best practices already surface
Agencies are starting to learn smart ways to use emerging technologies for communicating with citizens and each other.
Cybersecurity
Web tools can help agencies collect innovative ideas
Web-based applications for soliciting ideas from workers and the public are only as useful and successful as you make them.
Cybersecurity
Coast Guard softens TWIC rules at ports
The service allows interim measures until May 13.
Modernization
TSA launches Secure Flight for passengers
After five years, TSA's Secure Flight prescreening system for airline passengers is operational.
Cybersecurity