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House committee approves telework bill
The measure to expand teleworking now goes to the full House; the Senate will consider similar legislation.
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DHS works to expand, enhance visa waiver programs
The department signs visa waiver program memorandums of understanding with Slovakia, Hungary and Lithuania.
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YouTube for the intell community
ODNI's new video application gives intelligence officers another way to share information.
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GPO set to open second passport printing facility
The new $40 million dollar facility in Mississippi will help boost the agency's passport printing capacity and serve as a backup for the facility in Washington, D.C.
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Info-sharing czar touts U.S. progress
But Thomas McNamara says cultural and administrative challenges still impede getting government to better share homeland security, law enforcement and intelligence data.
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United States, Germany will share biometric data
Officials signed an agreement today that will let the countries search each other's criminal fingerprint databases.
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Lawmakers push telework as overall participation drops
Security concerns and lack of a uniform tracking system are to blame for telework participation drops, OPM says.
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Cyber Storm II gets started
Although DHS' weeklong cyber war game focuses on response, one official says the relationships formed will also benefit prevention and preparedness efforts.
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CREW: White House misled court about missing e-mail
The group, which has sued the Bush administration over the alleged loss of millions of e-mail messages, wants a federal court to hold officials in civil contempt for a statement they gave the court in January.
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DHS to hire Hopkins lab to test virtual fence
The Homeland Security Department plans to hire Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory conduct independent testing as it develops its software and technology system to bolster border security.
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FBI's IT raises red flags for Senate judiciary chairman
Sen. Patrick Leahy says he is concerned about the bureau's Next Generation Identification system because of IT problems the agency has had in the past.
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Border security in north to rely on tech, Chertoff says
Efforts to secure the U.S. border with Canada will differ from efforts in the south, DHS secretary said.
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DHS lets industry liaison keep business ties
New position illustrates the challenges of government/vendor relationships
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Cyber Storm II stirring
DHS is preparing to lead federal agencies, states, foreign governments and industry in a weeklong cybersecurity exercise next month.
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4 studies in collaboration — Case 2: TSA’s IdeaFactory
Frontline employees give unfettered suggestions to the headquarters office.
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Lawmakers blast DHS' efforts to share intell with state, local partners
Some House Democrats say the department's Office of Intelligence and Analysis has made insufficient progress with the Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group.
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DHS pushes back schedule for deploying virtual fence
The department has given SBInet more time to complete its first phase.
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Report: NARA doubted White House e-mail archives in 2004
Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released a detailed account of the archive system, but Republicans questioned that report's veracity.
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