Department of Homeland Security
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DHS said it doesn't want to stand in the way of people who are using their mobile driver's licenses at airports or for other federal agency purposes.
July 11, 2023 -
The Homeland Security Department’s 22 operating divisions deal with a world that’s changing both rapidly and non-linearly. Dr. Dimitri Kusnezov, DHS’s undersecretary for science and technology, said his directorate “also has to provide some clarity into whether tomorrow is going to be different. And, whether the models we have today in how we approach everything we do, scale to where the world is going.”
July 11, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Department of Homeland Security employees get a nice surprise ahead of Independence Day.
June 28, 2023 -
The "non-recurring expenses fund" doesn't have a flashy name, but it could become a "significant tool" for DHS to make both IT and facilities improvements.
June 23, 2023 -
Not all human trafficking takes place in trucks and boats. Sometimes perpetrators fly their victims around.
June 22, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Military service members will soon get reimbursed for moving expenses for their pets. A bill advancing in Congress could mean $63 billion for the Department of Homeland Security and 22,000 Border Patrol agents. And the Homeland Security IG is being probed again about his deleted text messages.
June 22, 2023 -
The directorate is being led by former USDS official Dana Chisnell. The goal is to support DHS's "high impact service providers" and other components.
June 20, 2023 -
The office has a short but turbulent history, and its employee engagement scores are among the worst in the entire federal government.
June 19, 2023 -
Preventing breaches through cyber awareness: How every federal employee contributes to cybersecurityInstead of waiting for cyber-specific positions to be filled, the White House has prioritized strengthening the current federal workforce through cyber education and skills-based training.
June 19, 2023 -
Given the long-running and intense illegal immigration drama on the U.S-Mexico border, you might expect low morale for employees of Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Now the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General has documented it.
June 16, 2023 -
The Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General, Joseph Cuffari, is hanging onto his job by a thread. He acknowledge in a hearing that he has deleted messages from his government cell phone, which at least two members of Congress say is a violation of federal records laws.
June 14, 2023 -
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seems kind of new at a mere 20 years of age. But it has a lot of really old information technology, politely called, "legacy systems." The Government Accountability Office gave DHS a list of recommendations for modernizing. But, as you might have guessed, there's still a lot of work to do.
June 14, 2023 -
Jonathan Kraden, the section chief for customer experience in the cybersecurity division of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at DHS, said by understanding their customers, they can ensure their services are used successfully.
June 08, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast, lawmakers look to address what they say is troubling behavior by the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general.
June 08, 2023 -
Mark Borkowski (left), the chief acquisition officer and assistant commissioner of the Customs and Border Protection directorate in the Homeland Security Department, will leaver federal service on June 30.
June 07, 2023