Department of Homeland Security
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On today\'s Federal Drive: The House fails to pass a continuing resolution, a Senate subcommittee approves a DHS hiring freeze and the Air Force is offering some 6,000 civilian buyouts.
September 22, 2011 -
Agencies must complete their analysis by Nov. 1 and be prepared to present their findings during the December cabinet meeting with the Vice President. OMB\'s edict comes after the Justice Department inspector general found excessive spending by the agency. This is not the first time agencies have had trouble controlling conference expenses.
September 22, 2011 -
The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted to hold the number of federal employees stable for the foreseeable future. Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) said he also wants to look at the size of the agency\'s contractor workforce as well. The freeze was approved in the committee\'s first-ever DHS reauthorization bill.
September 22, 2011 -
Joe Jarzombek, the director of software assurance at the division, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss the workshops DHS is sponsoring at the conference.
September 19, 2011 -
Sens. Joseph Lieberman and Susan Collins said the agency has not created an IT management and oversight plan. Without a comprehensive model on IT, the agency cannot fix the way it responds to disasters.
July 19, 2011 -
The Department of Homeland Security wants states to describe how they are complying with the 2005 law.
July 18, 2011 -
Eric Patterson, director of the Federal Protective Service, said at a recent hearing that reworking the agency\'s current reform programs will help to improve past issues of training, communication and security.
July 18, 2011 -
A new GAO report finds gaps in the United States\' collaboration with international partners on terrorism
July 13, 2011 -
Philip Wolgrin is an immigration policy analyst at The Center for American Progress.
July 13, 2011 -
Greg Schaffer, the acting deputy undersecretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate at DHS, said in Information Week that it\'s is one of the most complicated and difficult challenges they have.
July 12, 2011 -
House lawmakers want to add the requirement for a White House official to oversee cybersecurty policy and budget across civilian agencies. Rep. Langevin said the current set up with DHS in charge of civilian networks isn\'t good enough. Members also want more attention paid to the security of the supply chain.
July 11, 2011 -
Whether it\'s because we\'re in a rush, or we\'re naive, or we\'re just plain lazy, attackers know they can use various forms of what\'s sometimes called social engineering to use an organization\'s own employees against it.
July 08, 2011 -
DHS\'s Inspector General finds some major flaws in the systems that agency uses to secure cyberspace. Learn more in today\'s cybersecurity update.
July 08, 2011 -
Embedded security flaws are causing concern. Learn more in today\'s cybersecurity update
July 08, 2011 -
CIO Sandy Peavy said the agency already launched a pilot using iPad and is using avatars to help trainees. July 7, 2011
July 07, 2011