Acquisition
DHS awards $30M consulting deal
The first work requires examining the processes and data flows of DHS to show how the department has made information available.
Acquisition
Experts see room for information sharing advances
Progress has been made on info sharing but many issues remain, experts tell a House subcommittee.
Acquisition
SRA to build genomic database
The company won a contract for a system that will collect and analyze data for biodefense studies.
People
Commerce names privacy officer
Daniel Caprio, Jr. is already deputy assistant secretary for technology policy.
Modernization
FCC, Nextel come to terms
Nextel would move from the 800 MHz radio spectrum to the 1.9 GHz frequency range.
People
Senators sponsor homeland security grant bill
The measure would establish a program to fund joint ventures that demonstrate counterterrorism or homeland security capabilities.
Modernization
HSIN starts five months early
The Homeland Security Information Network is operational, DHS officials say.
Modernization
FCC moves Nextel spectrum
The controversial deal shifts Nextel out of the 800 MHz spectrum, which is used by public safety communications systems.
People
DHS seeks terror forecasting
Homeland Security Department officials want proposals from academia to study behavioral and social aspects of terrorism.
Digital Government
Trio leads fingerprint accuracy
The best computerized systems that match fingerprints automatically are accurate more than 99 percent of the time, according to a NIST study.
Digital Government
Connecting the dots
Law enforcement will be able share unclassified information with operators of critical infrastructure.
Modernization
DHS IG details wireless weaknesses
The Homeland Security Department's wireless networks are vulnerable to hackers, says the DHS inspector general.
People
Got a winner?
Harvard University and the Council for Excellence in Government are accepting applications for next year's Innovations in American Government Awards.
People
Site started for Workforce3
The Labor Department recently launched the Web site to help individuals, employers and others discuss and learn about national workforce issues.
People
Noncompliant claims to wait longer
Organizations that transmit electronic Medicare claims that don't adhere to national health transaction standards will have to wait two extra weeks to get paid.
People
Online class teaches NIMS
The course on the National Emergency Incident Management System is for first responders.
People
Northrop to install HR system for homeland security
The initial task order is estimated at $2 million with a maximum possible value of $175 million during three years.
Modernization