Department of Homeland Security
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Have DHS’s priorities changed when it comes to the southern border? DHS secretary Janet Napolitano seemed to suggest they have. Meeting with reporters Napolitano said DHS is still focused on fighting illegal immigration and drug…
March 20, 2009 -
Expectations clash with reality on Capital Hill on the issue of emergency communications interoperability.
March 18, 2009 -
The challenge of managing DHS, and the state of travel safety.
March 15, 2009 -
Federal News Radio has learned that Rod Beckstrom, the director of the National Cybersecurity Center at the Department of Homeland Security, has resigned. Last October, he made his public debut here in Washington at an…
March 06, 2009 -
The DorobekInsider has learned that Rod Beckstrom, DHS’s director of the agency’s National Cybersecurity Center, has resigned. His letter is posted below: The move comes as a surprise to many. While friends know that he…
March 06, 2009 -
$355 million. That’s how much President Barack Obama wants for the Homeland Security Department’s cybersecurity budget in 2010. GCN reports that the money would support the department’s role in the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative, among…
March 03, 2009 -
A summary of spending proposals from the Obama administration
February 26, 2009 -
Review part of Napolitano\'s priorities for department
February 26, 2009 -
Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano today faced House lawmakers for the first time to give her vision for the department, and while there were few specifics, Napolitano did lay out several paths the department is…
February 25, 2009 -
A Virginia-based IT company has helped the Defense Information Systems Agency advance its goal for core network services. Command Information provided strategic planning and analysis for Ipv6 at DISA. Jeremy Duncan, Command Information’s Director of…
February 25, 2009 -
The guidelines, issued Monday by public and private sector cybersecurity experts, are considered the low-hanging fruit to help agencies improve their network security immediately, says John Gilligan, a former Air Force and Energy Department chief information officer.
February 23, 2009 -
In a new agencywide directive issued Feb. 17, Napolitano says she created a new Efficiency Review Initiative Steering Committee, composed of key office and component leadership, to oversee this effort.
February 17, 2009 -
Current state of \'homeland security\': After seven years, how did we get here?
February 13, 2009 -
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is taking her first road trip as the head of the agency. HS Today Editor David Silverberg discusses where Napolitano will visit and why in our weekly chat.
February 09, 2009 -
Former President George H. W. Bush
February 09, 2009