This week, Federal Security Spotlight checks in with Rich Marshall of the Dept. of Homeland Security. July 22, 2010
More of the flying public will be seen at more airports than ever before.
Buried at the Homeland Security Department’s so-called “bottom up review” — a review of all DHS operations — is a very telling chart: The amount of oversight that Homeland Security undergoes How is that for…
The Department of Homeland Security has completed the second phase of a long-term planning and review program. The so-called \"Bottom-up Review\" picks up where the ground-breaking Quadrennial Homeland Security Review left off earlier this year, and paves the way for the possibility of major changes in DHS programs to better fit the agency\'s mission.
Dr. Doug Meckes says his job is more than barns and chicken coops. As director of DHS\'s Food, Agriculture, and Veterinary Defense Division, he helps secure the nation by protecting our food supply. And he says the role of federal vets is only growing.
Dr. Doug Meckes says his job is more than barns and chicken coops. As director of DHS\'s Food, Agriculture, and Veterinary Defense Division, he helps secure the nation by protecting our food supply. And he says the role of federal vets is only growing.
The Transportation Security Administration is hiring, according to some D.C. pizza boxes.
DHS gets official oversight over all civilian agency computer networks.
President Obama is asking workers on the frontlines to take a hard look again and to share their ideas and insight at SAVEAward.gov.
A new TSA initiative seeks to secure nation\'s railways
DHS will oversee and provide assistance to civilian agencies to improve how they protect their computer networks. White House cyber coordinator Schmidt says the goal of the memo is to make sure agency roles and responsibilities are clear. Schmidt also calls for more valuable public-private partnerships.
This week, the show features two speakers from the Management of Change conference, which took place in Philadelphia earlier this year. Encore Presentation
OMB issues a fact sheet detailing successes across the government. Agencies are using fewer risky contracts and achieving more competition. One expert, however, wonders if the insourcing initiative is part of the reason for the changes.
It appears that the effort to pass a cyber-security bill is going to get a bit more tough then expected. Late last month, officials from Cisco, IBM and Oracle sent a letter to the main…