Wireless networking a focal point of new Safecom requirements
Safecom's 208-page Statement of Requirements for Public Safety Wireless Communications and Interoperability addresses all manner of wireless networks, and describes network designs incorporating numerous wired and wireless components and the links among them.
Agencies to intensify oversight of SBI
Federal audits of the Secure Border Initiative surveillance system revealed that payments were made for goods and services never received, contracts were awarded without competitive bidding, only 50 percent of camera installations were completed, and millions of dollars were unspent.
GAO: Security, privacy controls threaten U.S. Visit
The Homeland Security Department's failure to develop and implement a system security plan and a privacy impact assessment for the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology may jeopardize the program.
DHS' R&D chief McQueary submits resignation
Charles McQueary, Homeland Security undersecretary for science and technology, announced his resignation in a letter to President Bush late last week.
GAO: Secure Flight falls short in privacy, system security
The passenger screening program used a 'rapid development method' that may render the system ineffectual, according to the Government Accountability Office.
Information-sharing initiative's future in question
Lawmakers fear the resignation of the Information-Sharing Environment's program manager will hinder efforts to create a system for sharing data across federal agencies.
Major DHS cybersecurity exercise to take place in February
The Homeland Security Department will test how well it works with other federal agencies and private IT companies to protect cybersecurity in a national exercise Feb. 6-10.
DHS taking second look at iris scans for Registered Traveler
The Homeland Security Department will soon decide whether to re-establish iris scans in the Registered Traveler program, a measure it had dropped from the program's nationwide rollout, a department official said last week.
Russack leaves national intelligence post
John Russack, program manager for the Information-Sharing Environment in the office of the Director of National Intelligence, according to Sen. Dick Durbin's office.
DHS network security tools need refining: IG
The Homeland Security Department's automated network security tools need to be fine-tuned to deliver more accurate data, according to the agency's inspector general.
Slow going for DHS' interoperability effort
The Homeland Security Department is making slow progress in its efforts to achieve interoperability in first-responder communications, according to the department's chief financial officer.
DHS promises vigilance in safeguarding NAD database
The Homeland Security Department will evaluate all requests to view the National Infrastructure Protection Plan database, and will grant access only to select DHS employees and others on a 'tightly controlled, need-to-know' basis.
DHS readies smart cards for Registered Traveler
Registered Traveler, which has been operating with about 20,000 enrollees in pilot projects at several airports, is set to roll out nationwide June 20. The Transportation Security Administration is seeking contractor ideas on possible business models and technology for the program by Jan. 30.
Coalition objects to RFID chips for driver's licenses
Conservative groups and privacy advocates are urging the Homeland Security Department not to include radio frequency identification contactless chips in its regulations for implementing the Real ID Act for driver's licenses.
DHS e-passport pilot project begins
The three-month collaborative pilot project sponsored by the Homeland Security is designed to gauge the effectiveness of e-passports containing biometric information.
DHS grant kit offers cybersecurity guidance
The Homeland Security Department's new preparedness unit is urging state governors to prepare cybersecurity plans, adopt a new national XML-based model for information-sharing and implement newly developed common rules for geospatial content.
DHS releases RFI for dispatch system for federal security guards
The Homeland Security Department unit that supervises 12,000 security guards at federal buildings is looking to create a comprehensive electronic dispatch system for the first time.
DHS seeks industry input on advanced cameras for border security
A large imaging bundle is expected to be a key component of the Homeland secretary Michael Chertoff's Secure Border Initiative.
DHS IG details IT audits for 2006
Information security at the Secret Service and at the Federal Emergency Management Agency will be among the IT programs under continuing review.
Move to digital TV may help first responders
The House budget bill opens the door to new interoperable communications funding from the sale of radio spectrum vacated by television broadcasters.
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