Department of Homeland Security
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Every federal employee is supposed to have a Secure ID card under HSPD-12, a Bush-era presidential directive. If an agency wants those cards made by another federal agency, there\'s only one choice: the GPO. GPO\'s Steve LeBlanc explains why.
November 15, 2010 -
Chertoff wants to see the nation\'s cyber defense increased, telling the BBC that cyberspace is just as integral to our nation\'s security as ground, sea and air warfare.
November 15, 2010 -
In the next few weeks, House Republicans will select new committee chairmen, and Congressman Peter King is the presumptive chairman of the Homeland Security Committee. He wants to take the panel back to its original purpose of overseeing the Department of Homeland Security and the war on terrorism.
November 09, 2010 -
Homeland Security Today Editor David Silverberg told the DorobekINSIDER that the greater GOP presence in the House and Senate means shifts in spending priorities and new turf battles related to Homeland Security issues.
November 08, 2010 -
The Office of Management and Budget chose four ideas out of 18,000 entries that will save the government money. The winner will get to meet President Obama and present their idea. Voting starts today.
November 08, 2010 -
Correa has spent 28 years working in the procurement area. She now moves to a broader role.
November 05, 2010 -
The memo is part of a broader effort to improve authentication to computers and buildings across government using secure identity cards. The White House also is close to finalizing the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace. President Obama could sign the strategy this winter.
November 05, 2010 -
Best of the DorobekINSIDER with the best recent interviews.
November 04, 2010 -
Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge sites information sharing advances shown by toner bomb case as examples of life-saving intelligence.
November 03, 2010 -
As the dust settles from the midterm elections, look for changes to how cybersecurity matters are handled on Capitol Hill. Homeland Security NewsWire is reporting that Representatives Peter King of New York and Darrell Issa of California will likely chair two committees with cybersecurity oversight.
November 03, 2010 -
EAGLE II is a follow-on to the current contract. DHS is planning big changes for how it runs this new contract. Bids are due in January.
November 02, 2010 -
DHS CIO Richard Spires doesn\'t have anything against contractors, but he wants more feds and fewer contractors in his IT shop.
October 29, 2010 -
A new project will outfit CBP border agents, check point officers and agency aircraft with secure voice and data communications connectivity along 1,200 miles of continuous U.S. border and more than 20,000 square miles of operating area. Details from Motorola\'s Mark McNulty.
October 28, 2010 -
The IG for DHS has a new plan for tracking its performance while tracking the department. IG Richard Skinner explains.
October 28, 2010 -
Richard Spires says reticence over private sector social network access from within government networks is not because the department thinks sites such as Facebook are frivolous.
October 28, 2010