Department of Homeland Security
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A survey back in 2019 showed nearly a third of employees at FEMA had experienced discrimination or harassment. Since then the agency has taken a number of steps to reduce the incidence of these problems.
November 02, 2022 -
Certain migrants to the United States are allowed to stay pending immigration court proceedings. That means Homeland Security must keep track of their family status and where they end up. This process needs a technology update.
October 31, 2022 -
Karla Smith-Jackson, the senior procurement executive and deputy chief acquisition officer at NASA, said the NASA Acquisition Innovation Lab will provide mission and program areas a safe space to test out new acquisition approaches.
October 31, 2022 -
In our new ebook, we learn from leaders across the government — at the Army, Homeland Security, NSF, Navy, State, Transportation and TSA — how they are progressing in using data faster to make smarter decisions.
October 27, 2022 -
As federal agencies and contractors come to grips with the burden of protecting their software supply chain, understanding who had a hand in the development of their software products has taken on increasing importance. It comes down to pedigree. Where did your software come from? Was it domestic or international? Who had a hand in developing it?
October 13, 2022 -
A new guide from the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate is full of information for potential partners to take part in collaborative research and develop long term partnership opportunities.
October 11, 2022 -
The growing cybersecurity workforce gap is cause for serious concern, particularly when it comes to protecting government assets.
October 07, 2022 -
TSA Administrator David Pekoske thinks common data standards will help his agency more quickly adopt new security screening tech.
October 06, 2022 -
A human resources officer at the Justice Department explained some of the current federal HR challenges, including ensuring employees have the technology they need.
October 04, 2022 -
The Department of Homeland Security has issued new guidance to operators of the National Public Warning System, who are distributed throughout the U.S. The guidance is how to protect the system from electromagnetic pulses or EMP, whether caused by sunspots or a nuclear detonation. The guidance was a joint effort of several DHS components.
September 30, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Nearly $3 million in possible COVID fraud is tied to DHS employees. A government shutdown is off the table, probably. And one of the longest serving agency Chief Information Officers is retiring.
September 30, 2022 -
The past couple of years have seen tectonic changes in the work force; both from the perspective of employers and employees. COVID-19 and the quarantine saw a work force that was already moving towards flexible schedules move to telework and remote work. Now, those changes are becoming the norm.
September 16, 2022 -
The House Oversight and Reform Committee said it’s “extremely concerned” about growing threats against federal employees and visitors to federal facilities.
September 14, 2022 -
Section 6722 of the 2023 NDAA would require DHS to mandate a bill of materials for technology from current and future contractors and some in industry are calling the provision problematic.
September 14, 2022 -
The Homeland Security Department's headquarters project might be one of the longest running construction programs in government history. Planning started more than 17 years ago. And the latest estimates pegged the completion date now at 2027.
September 14, 2022