DHS releases critical asset protection plan
The Homeland Security Department has released its draft National Infrastructure Protection Plan that establishes a framework for working with the private sector to protect the nation's critical assets and key resources.
DHS, Congress offer border security plans
As the Bush administration introduces new steps to control border security, a GOP congressman is promoting a plan to build a multibillion-dollar fence along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Bill gives first responders more spectrum
First responders would have more radio spectrum in the 700 megahertz band under legislation approved late last month by the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee as part of the fiscal 2006 budget resolution.
DHS information security still deficient, IG says
Many of the Homeland Security Department's IT systems remain uncertified and unaccredited, while plans to correct weaknesss are undeveloped, according to Richard Skinner.
Senate bill would up radio spectrum for first responders
First responders would have more radio spectrum in the 700 megahertz band under legislation approved Oct. 20 by the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee as part of the fiscal 2006 fiscal budget resolution.
Homeland Security IG raps Secret Service's network security
The inspector general's audit found inadequacies in the security controls for sensitive data about protective operations contained in the Secret Service Web System.
Chertoff: Homeland to repair FEMA breakdown
FEMA will aim to fix shortcomings in logistics systems, communications, business processes and procurement, Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff said.
Real ID Act could carry hefty price tag for states: CAGW
A new report from Citizens Against Government Waste predicts that the Real ID Act, which requires states issuing driver's licenses to conform to federal antiterrorism rules, could increase the cost of issuing a driver's license to $90.
IG report gives FEMA low marks on IT integration, management
The Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster-related IT systems are not integrated, and its IT strategic plan may not comply with the Homeland Security Department's strategic goals, according to a recent report from DHS Inspector General Richard L. Skinner.
First responders assess the lessons from hurricanes
Hurricane Katrina has left in its wake a heightened awareness of the many IT-related gaps in emergency response systems in the Gulf Coast region and, most likely, in communities throughout the nation.
IG says hackers could sink Coast Guard database
The Coast Guard does not have adequate database security controls for its Marine Information for Safety and Law Enforcement (MISLE) system, which contains sensitive but unclassified information for Coast Guard missions, according to a new report from Homeland Security Department inspector general Richard Skinner.
JRIES homeland security network falls victim to policy dispute
Efforts to integrate the Joint Regional Information Exchange System with the federal Homeland Security Information Network founder under competing visions of what HSIN ought to be.
D.C.-area first responders adopt new text alert system
First responders in the Washington metropolitan region are using a common text alerting system for emergency communications aimed at improving communications between municipalities and with citizens.
IG report gives FEMA low marks on IT integration, management
The Homeland Security Department's inspector general said the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate's systems do not effectively support information exchange, and are governed by an enterprise architecture that is not fully updated.
DHS plans to beef up cybersecurity
The Homeland Security Department has drafted a set of key scenarios for possible cyberattacks against the Internet and critical IT systems and is putting the finishing touches on a new national cybersecurity R&D plan.
DHS chief privacy officer Kelly steps down
Today is Nuala O'Connor Kelly's final day in the Homeland Security Department post, which she has held since April 2003. Maureen Cooney, Kelly's chief of staff, has been named acting chief privacy officer.
Key Coast Guard database needs improved security: IG
A report from the Homeland Security Department's inspector general says the Coast Guard does not have adequate database security controls for its Marine Information for Safety and Law Enforcement system.
Auditors link DHS training problems with disparate IT systems
A Government Accountability Office study identifies shortcomings and incompatibility among IT systems throughout the Homeland Security Department.
Consortium seeks greater resources for data interoperability
Congress should make a priority of data interoperability, rather than solely focusing on achieving interoperability for first-responder radio systems with voice communication, according to the Emergency Interoperability Consortium.
DHS IG: TSA needs better net security
The Transportation Security Administration has improved its network security, but the agency still cannot ensure that critical computer network operations and data are protected from hackers and can be restored following an emergency, according to a new report from the Homeland Security Department's Office of the Inspector General.
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