Security issues mar TWIC
Significant vulnerabilities in the Transportation Workers Identification Credential program thwart its ability to protect sensitive data, according to DHS' inspector general.
Advisory group calls for standardized e-medical records
A federally chartered IT advisory group approved a recommendation on Aug. 1 to request that the federal government identify and prioritize by October the key data elements to be used in a medical electronic record available to first responders.
FEMA database to ID first responders
Documentation for millions of emergency personnel nationwide is being aggregated into a National Emergency Responder Credentialing System.
Amendment calls for missing persons database
The Homeland Security Department would be required to set up a new IT system and database for tracking missing persons and reuniting families following major disasters under an amendment approved by the Senate.
Congress puts brakes on 'passport-lite'
Uncle Sam's plans to design a passport-lite for mandatory use by citizens entering the country have become further mired in debate, as Congress has joined the conflict between the State and Homeland Security departments.
Feds put finishing touches on info-sharing plan
A final implementation plan will be released this month for the federal government's new Information-Sharing Environment, according to a speech by John Negroponte, director of national intelligence.
DHS eyes new data center
The Homeland Security Department is looking to IT companies for ideas on building a second, redundant data center to supplement the one it operates under an agreement with the Navy.
IG: U.S. Visit RFID needs better security controls
Use of RFID tags within the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program has been applied with privacy protections but has not been adequately configured, according to the Homeland Security Department IG.
DHS makes grants for infrastructure protection
Nearly $400 million in infrastructure protection grants will be awarded to seaports, mass transit systems, chemical plants, rail systems and other critical facilities by September.
Port security dives beneath the surface
Security doesn't stop at the water's surface at Lake Charles Port, La. Underwater sonar, radar and a network of sensors search for threats. The information is then charted into a common operational picture that is shared with nearby agencies, including law enforcement, Coast Guard and immigration officials.
Policy group urges RFID to thwart terrorists
Use of radio frequency identification tracking technologies and 24-hour remote sensor systems on shipping containers not only would boost port security but also would have significant commercial benefits, according to a new study from the Public Policy Institute of California.
Senate panel votes to delay Pass card
The Homeland Security Department's controversial Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative would be postponed for 17 months under an amendment adopted by the Senate Appropriations Committee.
IG: DHS info network falls short
The federally run Homeland Security Information Network is ineffective in supporting information-sharing among federal, state and local officials as it was intended, according to a new report from Homeland Security inspector general Richard Skinner.
DHS taps 25 for Eagle procurement
The Homeland Security Department has released a list of the 25 winners of its $6 billion-a-year <a href="http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DHS/OCPO/DHS-OCPO/HSHQDC%2D05%2DR%2D00010/Attachments.html">Eagle procurement</a> program.
U.S. vulnerable to 'cyber Katrina'
The United States is poorly prepared for an attack on the Internet, with no coordinated plan for restoring and recovering the World Wide Web after a major disruption, according to a new report.
DHS intel agencies need better links: Gaches
Connectivity needs to expand between the Transportation Security Administration and other agencies, according to William Gaches, assistant administrator for intelligence.
GAO: FBI still struggles with IT oversight
The Government Accountability Office describes the FBI's IT procurements as still vulnerable to mismanagement.
DHS eyes beefed-up security on U.S.-Canada border
The United States wants to implement biometric border-crossing identification cards by 2008 to protect the nation against possible attacks by terrorists based in Canada.
Texas installs cameras along U.S.-Mexico border
The state of Texas will spend $5 million to place hundreds of video cameras along its border with Mexico that will broadcast surveillance footage on the Internet to help prevent crime and illegal border crossings.
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