Senate panel advances DHS budget bill
A Senate Appropriations subcommittee has approved a Homeland Security Department budget for fiscal 2006 of $30.8 billion, a cut of 3 percent from the $31.9 billion departmental budget passed by the House May 18.
U.S. to ease biometric passport requirement for Europeans
Only six of 27 European Union countries and other allies that enjoy visa-free travel to the United States were expected to meet an Oct. 26 deadline for the new passports.
Forrester study finds slowing e-gov adoption
The Presidential e-Government Initiatives of 2000 have lost much of their steam because people still prefer to interact with federal agencies over the telephone.
DHS issues RFI for ID management project
The department issued a 29-page request for information for a system that could handle as many as 2 million authentications daily.
IG: Homeland Security IT systems not disaster-ready
Fifteen of the 19 IT facilities reviewed at the department either had no recovery sites or their recovery sites were not fully operational, the IG found.
FEMA, emergency agencies and industry fine-tune XML
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, other emergency management agencies and IT industry representatives are moving to refine their Extensible Markup Language protocol for emergency public warnings.
Homeland security deals to be scrutinized by IG
The Homeland Security Department's Office of the Inspector General said it will review more than a dozen IT programs involving large contracts, including deals with Northrop Grumman Corp., Accenture Ltd. and Unisys Corp.
Bush's choice to run Information Sharing Environment draws criticism
The president's decision to place director of national intelligence John Negroponte in charge of the Information Sharing Environment will diminish the authority of the Homeland Security secretary, according to one critic.
MEADS missile defense project goes to Lockheed joint venture
The governments of the United States, Germany and Italy have awarded a $3.4 billion contract to Lockheed Martin Corp. and its partners in a joint venture to design and develop the Medium Extended Air Defense System.
NCS turns to AT&T for IP transition project
AT&T Government Solutions of Vienna, Va., has won a contract to plan the move of the National Communications Systems' existing emergency telecommunications service onto a new Internet Protocol network.
Chertoff: Private sector can help with with traveler screening
Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff said the private IT sector could help develop and operate traveler screening databases for the federal government.
Calif. throws up RFID roadblock
The state Senate has approved legislation that blocks state and local government agencies from issuing ID cards containing radio frequency identification tags.
House passes $31.9 billion budget for DHS
The spending bill, approved 424-4 Tuesday, has large increases for border protection and immigration enforcement, providing more money than requested by President Bush.
IG says DHS' secure network was too rushed
The Homeland Security Department's $337 million network for sharing top-secret data was developed in a rush and, as a result, is inadequate to meet the needs of its users, according to a new report by the department's acting inspector general, Richard L. Skinner.
Privacy-officer effort for DHS fails on the Hill
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) said he offered an amendment to a Homeland Security Department bill earlier this month that would increase DHS' privacy officer's authority, but it was voted down.
Congressman calls for more privacy authority at DHS
The Homeland Security Department's chief privacy officer needs more independence to act without political pressure, a member of Congress says.
DHS secure network was rushed, IG says
The Homeland Security Department's $337 million network for sharing top-secret data was developed in a rush and does not meet the needs of its users, the inspector general says.
Florida tries to revive anti-terror database
Florida is considering a successor to the controversial Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange law enforcement database that shut down April 15.
Cybercenter monitors data
A new cybersecurity operations center at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia has been set up to continuously monitor and report cyberattacks against computer networks related to critical infrastructure.
SBA expands oversight role
The Small Business Administration now is responsible for certifying businesses as small-disadvantaged, 8(a)-certified or HUBZone-certified.
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