Department of Homeland Security
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Loopholes in the global aviation system beyond the control of the Homeland Security Department are stymieing steps to bolster screening, several federal officials told lawmakers.
December 07, 2010 -
NIST and DHS are partnering with the private sector on cybersecurity.
December 07, 2010 -
The agencies sign a MOU to work more closely on research and development on new technologies to protect the financial services sector\'s critical infrastructure. This agreement follows a pilot DHS and DoD have been working on to share threat information.
December 07, 2010 -
Global Computer Enterprise submits a complaint to GAO after DHS awards the deal to CACI last month.
December 02, 2010 -
Randy Vickers, head of U.S. CERT, discusses cybersecurity challenges in the government. December 2, 2010
December 02, 2010 -
DHS CIO Richard Spires tells host Jason Miller about his agency\'s data center consolidation efforts and where the government is headed next. December 2, 2010
December 02, 2010 -
A full-time IT ISAC analyst will be embedded at DHS\'s National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center under the new partnership
November 24, 2010 -
The administration issued a new memo to help agencies implement the Plan Writing Act. Agencies have a set of deadlines to meet over the next year as part of the law.
November 23, 2010 -
Homeland Security Today\'s David Silverberg discusses why DHS is reluctant to back off from the new airport security measures.
November 22, 2010 -
The Arlington, Va., firm will merge financial, acquisition and asset management systems. The contract is worth $450 million over 10 years. FEMA is expected to be the first DHS component to receive TASC.
November 22, 2010 -
GSA certified that GPO complies with the Federal Information Processing Standard 201, which sets requirements to ensure that identification cards are secure and resistant to fraud. GSA\'s David Temoshok explains the process for us.
November 19, 2010 -
The MS-ISAC, a division of the Center for Internet Security (CIS), is the focal point for cyber threat prevention, protection, response and recovery for the nation\'s state, local, territorial and tribal (SLTT) governments.
November 19, 2010 -
The senate is considering a bill that would require all private sector companies to report cyber attacks.
November 18, 2010 -
John Pistole, the head of the Transportation Security Administration, is hit with questions about new pat-down techniques that air passengers have complained are invasive. The Hill\'s Bob Cusack tells us about yesterday\'s hearing.
November 17, 2010 -
New members of Congress signal a new oversight structure for DHS - but broad changes aren\'t likely, says former Asst. Secretary of DHS.
November 16, 2010