People
DHS to launch smart card pilot
DHS intends to issue a common smart card for its 180,000 employees beginning next year
People
USGS holds homeland treasure
Agency's collection includes the only maps showing the entire infrastructure of the United States
People
Weldon: Unify homeland funding control
A homeland security committee should have jurisdiction over dollars, congressman says
People
Ashcroft cajoles firms to share sensitive info
Corporate execs initially open to federal plea
People
House passes Homeland funding
Bill pumps millions into bioterrorism research and targets dollars for first responders
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Ashcroft: Help disrupt terror nets
Attorney general pushes benefits of information sharing and insights from industry
Modernization
Bill calls for better emergency alerts
Legislator calls for latest technology to be used to alert public in the event of a disaster
People
House votes for e-filing extension
Bill would extend the deadline to April 30 for those who file and pay taxes electronically
People
DHS systems working to stop contraband
Officials say the United States is succeeding in checking for potential terrorist contraband thousands of miles away
People
House panel approves Homeland budget
House Appropriations Committee approves a DHS fiscal 2004 budget that is more than the Bush administration requested
People
Boeing to pilot cargo security system
Project will demonstrate cargo container security systems for tracking shipments from foreign ports
People
Diplomacy spotlights border systems
The U.S. is undertaking numerous technology initiatives with Canada and Mexico to improve border security
Digital Government
Homeland budget clears House panel
Bill includes more money for first responders, high-threat areas and airline passenger screening
People
DHS seeking alert system
Department is making business case and looking for solutions for a public alert system
People
Gingrich blasts TSA, e-bureaucracy
Newt Gingrich says most passengers would be willing to provide biometric indicators to get through security faster
People
Callahan's credentials questioned
Laura Callahan, deputy CIO at the Homeland Security Department, was put on paid leave
People
DHS looks to combine agency biz cases
It is one of the first steps to consolidate the nearly two dozen agencies that were brought together to create the Homeland Security Department
Acquisition