Customs and Border Protection
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The Biden administration isn't waiting for Congress to pass the Build Back Better Act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from federal buildings.
December 10, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, you can add water issues at federal properties to the list of unforeseen consequences from the lockdown.
November 30, 2021 -
All told, 95% of federal employees are either partially or fully vaccinated, or have a medical or religious exception request pending or approved, the Biden administration said Monday. Employees had until Monday to comply with the administration's federal vaccine mandate.
November 22, 2021 -
Wellness of the workforce is a big issue for federal executives, especially for people like Border Patrol agents, who deal with stress and danger, overlaid with the pandemic.
November 08, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, new documents from the House Oversight and Reform Committee show the extent of how CBP handled employee misconduct.
October 26, 2021 -
Congressional investigators say two Border Patrol agents were fired from among 60 found to have committed misconduct for participating in a private Facebook group that mocked migrants and lawmakers
October 25, 2021 -
Identity and access management, along with zero trust architecture and supply chain risk management, are key foundational points of the president’s cybersecurity executive order issued in May.
October 12, 2021 -
Facial recognition technology is becoming more and more prevalent at borders and airports.
September 30, 2021 -
With a short-term continuing resolution nearly inevitable to start the upcoming fiscal year, the White House submitted a lengthy list of budget anomalies it believes Congress should include in a temporary stop-gap funding bill.
September 07, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is calling on federal agencies to crack down on fake vaccine cards.
August 17, 2021 -
Customs and Border Protection is ahead of schedule with its cloud migration, having moved nearly half of its inventory of applications to the cloud.
August 12, 2021 -
Siloed teams, inefficient legacy systems, massive amounts of data and unique customer needs await any agency embarking on the journey.
August 11, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, agencies spent billions on urgent COVID-related contracts, but they neglected to report some important award information.
July 27, 2021 -
Alma Cole, the chief information security officer for the Customs and Border Protection directorate in the Department of Homeland Security, is leaving to join Caterpillar, a global information services company, as the deputy CISO.
July 26, 2021 -
How can the Department of Homeland Security possibly vet 40,000 people coming to the United States every day to spot the possible security threats?
July 21, 2021