Department of Homeland Security
-
Agency to issue first RFQ under infrastructure-as-a-service governmentwide contract issued by GSA. FEMA and CIS are among the first agency components to move their public-facing sites to the cloud.
May 17, 2011 -
A day after the Department of Homeland Security cancelled its $450 million contract to modernize and unify its backoffice IT systems, the department\'s acting CFO told Congress DHS will focus first on modernizing the infrastructure of the department\'s components that are severely out of date. A new strategy for an integrated, departmentwide system has yet to be determined, she said.
May 16, 2011 -
After GAO upholds one of the protests, the agency decides not to move forward with the contract to upgrade back-office systems.
May 12, 2011 -
With the death of Osama bin Laden, al-Qaida will be changing. There\'s some concern that it will look to cyberterrorism as a path to the future.
May 03, 2011 -
With the death of Osama bin Laden, al-Qaida will be changing. There\'s some concern that it will look to cyberterrorism as a path to the future.
May 03, 2011 -
Information sharing has come a long way since Sept. 11, 2001. This interagency collaboration will be key to military successes, especially as the Defense Department prepares for massive spending cuts.
May 02, 2011 -
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says securing cyberspace is beyond the ability of any one agency, or the entire government to handle.
April 28, 2011 -
The White House cybersecurity advisor said many of his office\'s initiatives are in the operational stages and are making a difference. But some in industry and government say there is a vacuum in leadership from his office and OMB. Howard Schmidt says it\'s clear what role his office, OMB and DHS play.
April 22, 2011 -
The Homeland Security Department plans to conduct a cyber network assessment survey for all levels of government.
April 21, 2011 -
DHS will launch a new two-tiered approach April 26 to alert the public if there is a real or imminent threat.
April 20, 2011 -
Even in a year in which the Stuxnet attack targeted critical infrastructure systems and attacks on grid operators rose dramatically, operators of critical infrastructure around the world took few steps to increase their cyber defenses, a new report found.
April 20, 2011 -
The chairman of the subcommittee on federal financial management said legislation may be needed to ensure agency accounting procedures are focusing on stopping improper payments. He said progress across the government is good, but more tools are necessary. OMB is testing the Do Not Pay List and plans to launch the full portal in 2012.
April 20, 2011 -
Moths, snails, longhorn beetles, leafhoppers, miner flies and mites have been stopped at the border - before they could do damage. We get details from the CBP\'s Linda Cullen.
April 19, 2011 -
White House strategy gives the Commerce Department bureau the ability to bring industry, privacy, security and other experts together to develop policies and standards. The administration made it clear the private sector will lead the effort and the government is only creating a marketplace for these services.
April 18, 2011 -
Last year, the Department of Homeland Security set out to hire 1,000 cyber experts and could only bring in roughly 300.
April 14, 2011