Department of Homeland Security
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The Department of Homeland Security has been running 136 sensitive or top-secret programs without the proper authorizations, a watchdog report has found, leaving the agency vulnerable to hackers.
November 19, 2015 -
You learn a thing or two after 35 years in federal management. David Haun led efforts at the Office of Management and Budget during creation of the Homeland Security Department. More recently, he's managed OMB's oversight portfolio for departments that together spend $150 billion a year. He's received just about all the awards a career civil servant can. Now he's joined the public sector practice at Grant Thornton and Thursday joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to share what big management hurdles remain for the federal government.
November 19, 2015 -
The Department of Homeland Security has created a timetable to bolster the cybersecurity of civilian government systems, says DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson.
November 19, 2015 -
The Office of Management and Budget, the Homeland Security Department and the Office of Personnel Management decided not to testify during a classified briefing before the House Armed Services Committee when they found out the meeting would be on the record and transcribed.
November 17, 2015 -
Savantage Solutions continues to pursue a lawsuit against the Homeland Security Department for the agency's plans to move its financial management system to a federal shared service provider and not give the private sector a fair opportunity to bid.
November 16, 2015 Chris Geldart, director of the District of Columbia's Homeland Security and emergency Management Agency, joins host Derrick Dortch to give us an update on the organization and the programs it has put in place to respond to natural and man made disasters in the region. November 13, 2015
November 13, 2015-
With less than a month left for Congress to pass a budget for fiscal 2016, the General Services Administration is making its case to secure funding for the Department of Homeland Security's long-awaited new headquarters.
November 13, 2015 -
Some members of industry described a culture of fear within the Homeland Security Department, which holds them back from doing business with with DHS. The department's undersecretary for management, Russell Deyo, said he's concerned by industry's fractured relationship.
November 12, 2015 -
Kshemendra Paul, the program manager of the Information Sharing Environment, said the organization’s annual report to Congress demonstrates a maturing and sustainable set of frameworks and policies.
November 12, 2015 -
Managers within the Homeland Security Department's headquarters say the Secretary's "Unity of Effort" initiative is working better for them than it is for individual agencies. Component agencies say unity programs have little impact on their missions.
November 11, 2015 -
The Office of Personnel Management gave DHS the go-ahead to fill up to 1,000 positions focused on cybersecurity. The announcement is the latest action in an ongoing plan to address cyber risks for the government.
November 10, 2015 -
DHS Undersecretary for Management Russell Deyo has four major priorities for the final year of the Obama administration. Based on the department's "Unity of Effort" initiative, component leaders are beginning to talk to each other more and share ideas for improvement.
November 10, 2015 -
Vendors and agencies need to improve communication starting with oral debriefings for all contract awards as part of an effort to stem the real and perceived increases of bid-protests, said Rob Burton, a former OFPP deputy administrator and now partner with Venable.
November 09, 2015 -
Half of federal agencies earned a failing grade from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on their use of incremental development, as part of their implementation of FITARA. But agencies are still learning how to navigate an often confusing field of agile.
November 06, 2015 -
DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson said his department launched an automated, near-real-time sharing system Oct. 31.
November 04, 2015