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New TSA blog takes off
Officials launched the Evolution of Security blog to increase understanding and calm tempers.
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ODNI releases standards for suspicious-activity reporting
They place fusion centers at the center of how information moves among local, state and federal law enforcement officials.
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Justice CISO Heretick to retire
Dennis Heretick, who has 40 years of federal government work, plans to work as a consultant for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s chief information officer.
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TWIC card needs double since initial estimates
DHS and Lockheed Martin tout progress in enrollment, but a House subcommittee chairman promises continued oversight and presses DHS on a timeline for deployment.
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New national response plan focuses on partnerships
DHS says the document reflects lessons learned from hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
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DHS preparing HSIN's 'next generation'
The department will consolidate its sensitive but unclassified networks to improve information sharing.
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Waxman: Chart showed White House missing e-mails
The Bush administration questions the accuracy of its earlier study and believes no messages are missing, leading Waxman to call a hearing to clear up "considerable confusion."
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Dee Lee: She’s stepping down after stepping up
FEMA’s Deidre Lee is set to retire in March after a government career that started at an Air Force base in Texas in 1974
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Real ID debate isn’t over
Homeland Security extends the deadline for full compliance to 2017
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DHS creates exec-level liaison to law enforcement agencies
The assistant secretary will help DHS coordinate work with state and local agencies on major programs.
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White House discloses details of e-mail backup system
The groups that are suing the Bush administration for allegedly deleting millions of messages say the backup tapes are incomplete.
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GPO names new acquisition chief
Herbert H. Jackson Jr., GPO's new chief acquisition officer, was the acting chief acquisition officer since last fall.
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Want to fly? Get Real ID
After two and a half years of deliberations, DHS has issued specifications for state identification cards and driver's licenses.
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LOC looks to Microsoft to make documents interactive
The company will provide $3 million in technology, services and funding to enhance documents such as a draft of the Declaration of Independence.
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Be patient with DHS, advisory group advises next president
The Homeland Security Advisory Council’s Administration Transition Task Force recommends that the incoming administration wait at least six months to make significant changes.
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Bush administration ready to release revised Real ID regs
The Homeland Security Department reviewed 21,000 comments before developing the latest set of standards for driver's licenses and identification cards.
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DHS plans to require more shipping cargo info
The department has proposed a rule that would ask importers to e-file 10 more elements about their cargo and carriers to submit two more before the products arrive in the United States.
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Court weighs expediting missing White House e-mail suit
The Bush administration has five days to respond to four questions about backup tapes believed to contain the messages in question.
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