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Nearly every moment a security issue takes place somewhere in the transportation system. Thousands of incidents each week get reported to the Transportation Security Administration's big operations center in Herndon, Virginia.
In today's Federal Newscast: Some Senators have introduced legislation to scrap TSA's use of facial recognition at airports. The Office of Special Counsel warns federal employees about expressing partisan opinions on the war in Gaza. And Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) just received a letter saying money for Ukraine is running.
“Our goal is to allow for our users, our business users, across TSA to be able to better access their data and have it readily available,” Deputy CIO Kristin Ruiz said.
Agencies are supposed to protect their data systems from cybersecurity threats, especially those known as high value asset systems. The Homeland Security Department office of inspector general looked at a high value asset system operated by the Transportation Security Administration.
"The employees are upset that they're going into this again." Staff at TSA and other DHS components are preparing to go to work without pay."
The crazy weather throughout the country seems to be reflected in Congress. On recess, when it returns it will have 12 working days to workout a regular federal budget for 2024.
After a historic pay raise, TSA is now working on an expanded collective bargaining agreement. We look at how we got to this point, and what comes next for airport screeners and other TSA employees.
Airport screeners and other Transportation Security Administration employees have received a major pay increase to bring their salaries on par with the rest of the federal civilian workforce.
After its official launch in July, the Department of Homeland Security’s new Customer Experience Directorate sees technology as the pathway to a more human-centered approach to public interactions.
Two big ticket federal cybersecurity initiatives took big steps forward this week, but their ultimate outcomes remain less than certain
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.
The bill from the GOP-led House Appropriations Committee would effectively reverse forthcoming pay increases for TSA's non-screening workforce, such as air marshals and canine handlers.
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.
TSA Chief Information Officer Yemi Oshinnaiye says one of his top priorities is improving customer experience across all agency missions.