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Bill proposes new employee verification system
The system, which would be based on databases operated in each state, would offer an option of including biometric data.
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DHS: SBInet system not being mothballed
Homeland Security Department officials say they accepted the prototype for Project 28 because the basic design will work in some, though not all, terrains.
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Coast Guard tests waters with new patrol programs
The Coast Guard is working to interdict coastal smugglers and illegal cross-border traffickers in Canada and using biometrics to catch human traffickers near Puerto Rico.
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Demand for hybrid driver's licenses high in Washington
The state has issued more than 2,000 new hybrid drivers license-passport cards in the past month, and 13,000 more people have signed up for them.
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DHS directorate elusive, CRS report states
Industry executives have a hard time reaching officials at the Science and Technology Directorate, according to the Congressional Research Service.
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FBI awards NGI contract to Lockheed Martin
Under the contract, potentially worth $1 billion, the company will develop the bureau's Next Generation Identification system.
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EU may require biometrics for entry
Visitors would have to submit biometric and personal information in a proposed European Passenger Name record, before being allowed entry into European Union countries, media reports state.
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IG: National icons at risk
The Park Police needs to do a better job of projecting the Washington Monument and Statue of Liberty, according to a report from Interior's inspector general.
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SBInet hits software snag
DHS says it needs to perform additional tests on the initial 28-mile segment of the SBInet border surveillance system.
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IG: DHS suffers from poor management
Integrating IT systems at DHS remains one of the greatest challenges, IG Richard Skinner wrote.
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GAO to Customs: Improve cargo assessments
More and better performance measures are needed to determine if the Container Security Initiative is effective, GAO said.
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Air Force bases fight to claim Cyber Command
The center, which will focus on the country's cybersecurity, would bring in jobs and potentially millions of dollars in economic impact.
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Ridge takes adviser position at public-alert company
The former Homeland Security Department secretary is joining TechRadium.
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Coast Guard asks Deepwater contractors for refund
The Coast Guard wants $96.1 million refunded, saying the companies made defective boats that do not meet requirements.
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Registration to ease international travel
Provisions in the fiscal 2008 spending bill call for expanding Registered Traveler.
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House boosts funding for key homeland security projects
The $34.9 billion DHS would get includes $2.7 billion for emergency spending for border security and $475 million for US-VISIT.
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Real ID grants to assist states
“These funds will advance the ability of states to verify the legitimacy of documents that applicants present and to confirm that the applicants are who they say they are," Secretary Michael Chertoff said.
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Defense bill increases contractor oversight
The legislation improves accountability in contracting, prohibits use of lead systems integrators on new programs after Oct. 1, 2010, and strengthens whistleblower protections.
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DHS' data mining sparks more controversy
Although the department ended one program, it is still conducting visual analytics research through another.
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