Customs and Border Protection
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In today's Federal Newscast, agencies have one less thing to worry about for the final six weeks of fiscal 2019, budget cuts due to sequestration are not on the table.
August 16, 2019 -
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. The amount of fentanyl needed to kill a person is barely enough to cover up the date…
August 07, 2019 -
Sen. Josh Hawley's new bill would give legal authorities more power to act against social media companies that don't remove addictive features in their websites.
August 01, 2019 -
Chief human capital officers at two of the largest federal agencies had a clear message for Congress: Don't give us any more hiring authorities.
July 31, 2019 -
The program sends CBP data about foreign inbound packages and will hold some deemed suspicious.
July 30, 2019 -
Agencies have gotten buy-in from their employees when it comes to automating rote tasks liked data entry. But it’s a tougher sell for data-driven decision-making.
July 26, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, an investigation into Marines accused of helping smuggle migrants into the United States led to the arrest Thursday of 16 of their fellow Marines at California’s Camp Pendleton, just north of the U.S.-Mexico border.
July 26, 2019 -
Congress should enable facial with good oversight, not ban it.
July 24, 2019 -
The Homeland Security Department and the General Services Administration released details about program and policies that outline the future of major acquisition efforts.
July 22, 2019 -
Several hundred employees from other components within the Department of Homeland Security have deployed to help Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement with their work along the southern border. They're on temporary detail with the department's new DHS Volunteer Force.
July 22, 2019 -
A top Customs and Border Protection official said an investigation into a subcontractor’s handling of images taken of travelers crossing the U.S.-Mexico could result in criminal or civil charges.
July 10, 2019 -
All eyes are on Customs and Border Protection to make sure it holds accountable agents caught making lewd comments in a Facebook group.
July 10, 2019 -
Sonny Bhagowalia, the deputy assistant commissioner and deputy chief information officer in the Office of Information and Technology at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection directorate in the Homeland Security Department, said the agency is addressing network and bandwidth challenges, first and foremost, and then securely connecting devices and data to agents through the cloud.
July 09, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, House Homeland Security Committee chairman Bennie Thompson wants the IG to find out if CBP leadership knew about a secret Facebook group.
July 09, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Management and Budget releases its Circular A-11 update, tasking agencies with showing their progress in complying with new laws and management requirements.
July 02, 2019