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Bush gets D on security
A liberal group criticized the administration's work on homeland security
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New rules for ground cargo
Homeland Security wants electronic manifests on truck and rail shipments
Digital Government
Threat center defends itself
The Terrorist Threat Integration Center will get data to the proper people, the group's director tells House committees.
Digital Government
Bush backs Senate on security
The White House threw its support behind the Homeland Security bill being discussed in the Senate
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OPM to train feds to spot fake credentials
Personnel employees will learn to spot bogus academic credentials
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BioShield gets House OK
The House approved $5.6 billion July 16 for Project BioShield to research, produce and stockpile vaccines and antidotes to bioterrorism.
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Dell pact reflects DHS buying strategy
The Homeland Security Department plans to consolidate wherever possible and negotiate enterprise agreements with vendors
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DHS hires fingerprint expertise
The Homeland Security Department has selected DigitalNet Government Solutions to analyze fingerprints of suspected terrorists
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IRS's Rothwell moves to DHS
The Homeland Security Department has tapped a career Internal Revenue Service expert to become its top procurement officer.
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DHS selects Dell for software
The Homeland Security Department has awarded a contract to Dell worth at least $110 million for a department-wide software license
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DHS tests portal for tracking cargo
DHS has launched a Web portal that shippers will use to disclose what they are importing before they even dock at a U.S. port
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OPM to search for bogus credentials
OPM will train personnel managers to spot bogus academic credentials.
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Biometric-based passport in the works
The State Department is developing a passport that contains biometric technology to authenticate the identities of U.S. citizens who travel abroad
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SAIC to build DHS architecture
DHS has tapped Science Applications International Corp. to develop its enterprise architecture
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Senate holds up CAPPS funding
But appropriators unanimously approved a $29.3 billion spending bill for the Homeland Security Department
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Rule limits anti-terror liability
Rule would limit the liability for companies providing anti-terrorism technologies to the federal government
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SAIC to build DHS architecture
Massive undertaking will require integrating the IT infrastructures of 22 agencies
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Report: Feds lack bioterror training
The government is unable to properly deal with a bioterrorism attack because workers have not been adequately trained, a new report says
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