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IG: TSA database behind schedule
The Transportation Security Administration has fallen behind schedule and had higher costs because of technical problems in developing its Known Shipper Management System database, according to a new report.
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States see IT, other delays costing them on Real ID
Some state governments project increasing costs for them to implement the Real ID Act because of delays by the Homeland Security Department in making IT and policy decisions, a new report says.
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Groups want open access in stimulus-funded broadband
Consumer organizations want tougher open-access requirements for the $7 billion worth of broadband networks funded by the stimulus law.
Cybersecurity
GAO: DHS has mixed record on FOIA
Some DHS agencies are falling behind on their Freedom of Information Act requests, while others saw improvement in the past two years, GAO says.
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Towns calls for IT committee on stimulus spending
Federal, state and private sector IT leaders should help track the stimulus package, House committee chairman suggests.
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GAO: Energy faces problems with stimulus billions
The stimulus law sends almost $12 billion to Energy Department programs with track records that raise concerns about accountability, the GAO says.
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Officials struggle with data for Recovery.gov
Gathering quality data to report economic stimulus spending will be difficult, the chairman of the stimulus act oversight board told Congress.
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Agencies may need help managing stimulus money
Federal agencies may need outside help to spend and track billions in contractor-related stimulus money by Sept. 30, according to a new analysis.
Cybersecurity
FAA picks Raytheon for national airspace contract
A team led by Raytheon wins the contract to update situational awareness software for the national airspace system.
Cybersecurity
GAO: Fake IDs yield passports
GAO investigators had no problems getting genuine United States passports by using false documents.
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Auditors: FEMA acquisition files are a mess
Private auditors could locate only eight of the 24 contracting files they requested in a recent review at the agency's headquarters.
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Issa wants subcontract data on Recovery.gov
GOP Rep. Darrell Issa considers the lack of subcontractor data to be a weak spot in Recovery.gov.
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House members back whistleblower bill
The federal whistleblower protection provisions that almost made it into the economic stimulus law are revived in the House.
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DHS plans enhanced interoperability standard
DHS is preparing to release this summer an enhanced version of its standard for bridging disparate radio systems, an official said at the GovSec conference today.
People
Law freezes competitive sourcing
The fiscal 2009 spending law includes a moratorium on new competitive sourcing projects.
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DHS getting better at communications, state officials say
State homeland security directors say communications with the Homeland Security Department have improved, according to a new survey.
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SBInet system could get UAVs
DHS is considering using $100 million in stimulus funds to add unmanned aerial vehicles to the SBInet virtual fence system.
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FEMA requests comments on alert standard
The agency wants comments on the new emergency alert technical standard it has proposed as part of the Common Alerting Protocol XML standard.
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4 reasons e-records are still a mess
The federal government’s struggle to preserve official e-mail messages and other digital records is likely to continue during the Obama administration.
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