Bonner leaves Customs and Border Protection top job
Commissioner Robert C. Bonner of the Homeland Security Department's Customs and Border Protection agency announced that he will retire at a date to be determined in consultation with Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff.
Auditors rap DHS' Atlas tech program
The Homeland Security Department's Immigration and Customs Enforcement arm should overhaul the management of its Atlas program to build a technology infrastructure for the agency, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
GAO sees need for more work on FBI's EA
The FBI has made progress in building an enterprise architecture, but the bureau needs to strengthen its efforts or risk developing faulty systems, ac-cording to a new Government Accountability Office report.
Auditors rip DHS pilot for automating job eligibility checks
Congress' auditing agency today criticized the Homeland Security Department's methods for checking whether a new employee's visa or citizenship status is in order, citing failures in a Citizenship and Immigration Services pilot to automate the process.
White House, Hill spar over Justice funds
The White House took a swipe at decisions by the House and Senate Appropriations committees that rejected administration recommendations for funding the Justice Department, the FBI and NASA, in a policy statement that covered some major IT projects.
Auditors: FBI's enterprise architecture still needs help
The FBI has made progress on building an enterprise architecture, but needs to strengthen its efforts or risk developing faulty systems, GAO says.
White House, Congress wrangle over Justice, FBI funds
The White House took a swipe at decisions made by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees that rejected the administration's recommendations for funding the Justice Department, the FBI and NASA.
FEMA to adjust IE-only Web site
The Homeland Security Department's Federal Emergency Management Agency is retooling its Web site for disaster aid applications so that it won't require the use of Windows-based PCs running Microsoft's Internet browser.
Patchy comm, data links hinder DHS' response to Katrina
The Homeland Security Department's IT response to Hurricane Katrina came under withering fire from lawmakers and independent observers, even as department officials scrambled to mobilize technology that appeared unequal to the disaster.
Auditors rap DHS' Atlas infrastructure program
GAO reports the Homeland Security Department's Immigration and Customs Enforcement arm should overhaul the management of its Atlas program to build a technology infrastructure.
OPM launches Katrina Web site for feds
The Office of Personnel Management today unveiled a Web site to centralize information for federal employees affected by the Hurricane Katrina disaster.
Public health officials use CDC systems in disaster response
Medical professionals responding to Hurricane Katrina are relying on public health IT systems devised by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help orchestrate their response.
Hurricane Katrina jolts NOAA's Web traffic
Traffic on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Web site has increased exponentially in response to public interest in hurricane Katrina.
Reorganization would shake up IT
Homeland Security Department secretary Michael Chertoff's planned reorganization, aimed at aligning resources to threats, will challenge the department's technologists to reshape their systems and chains of command.
Two arrested overseas for crafting malware
Law enforcement officials in Morocco and Turkey have arrested two men believed to be responsible for creating and distributing the Mytob and Zotob computer worms.
Justice, FBI to overhaul fingerprint and case management systems
The FBI and the Justice Department, with two new acquisitions, are trying to create harmony among dissonant federal fingerprint systems and a cacophony of Justice case management systems.
DHS limps on cybersecurity, fails on IT security
Cybersecurity is one area where the Bush administration has tacitly admitted the need for stronger use of IT.
Pinning hopes on ITP
CIO Scott Charbo, who oversees the Homeland Security Department's technology alongside the other members of DHS' CIO Council, is emphasizing the Infrastructure Transformation Program the department launched this month.
Special Report: DHS' Double Duty
DHS technology struggles to balance security with services.
Justice, FBI to spur information sharing
The department and the bureau plan to accelerate their efforts to consolidate systems and improve sharing of information needed for criminal investigations and prosecutions by launching major IT projects.
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