Case management and Carnivore both on life support at FBI
A problem-plagued case management system isn't the only flagship IT project the FBI is shunning. Newly unveiled reports show the bureau also has dumped its Internet surveillance tool, formerly known as Carnivore, in favor of commercial tools.
House homeland security panel to cover cybersecurity
The House Rules Committee has referred a cybersecurity bill to the reorganized Homeland Security Committee, in a move that would partly straighten some tangled lines of authority.
IT brain drain continues at DHS
Robert Liscouski, assistant secretary of Homeland Security for infrastructure protection, this month announced his intent to leave for industry.
Justice wireless net approaches the starting gate
The Justice Department will choose from among five vendor teams to build the $10 billion Integrated Wireless Network.
FBI puts Carnivore out to pasture
The FBI has replaced its Internet surveillance tool formerly known as Carnivore with commercial software.
Exodus from DHS' upper tier accelerates
Robert Liscouski's plans to leave Homeland Security's infrastructure protection directorate creates additional openings at the top.
DHS nominee a data-mining advocate
Michael Chertoff, the appeals court judge who President Bush today nominated to become Homeland Security secretary, was an early advocate of data mining to pinpoint terrorists.
House homeland security panel to cover cybersecurity
The House Rules Committee referred a cybersecurity bill to the reorganized Homeland Security Committee, confirming the latter's authority over cybersecurity issues.
Draft report suggests end for FBI's case management app
The FBI's Virtual Case File project'on which the bureau has spent almost $170 million since June 2001'won't succeed. That's the conclusion the Justice Department's inspector general has reached.
DHS makes headway on IT despite vacancies at the top
The Homeland Security Department chalked up a systems victory as it entered the new year, but faces new challenges as a growing number of senior positions go vacant.
Cost pressures speed back-office consolidations
Tight budgets will accelerate back-office systems consolidations this year.
Five teams vie for huge wireless contract
The Justice Department will choose from among five vendor teams to award the Integrated Wireless Network contract in a $10 billion competition.
House OKs homeland security panel
The House Rules Committee yesterday gave the new Homeland Security Committee oversight of most DHS activities.
DHS deploys U.S. Visit at major land entry points
The Homeland Security Department has rolled out its virtual border system at the 50 busiest land crossings into the United States.
FBI plans to build new case management system from scratch
The Justice Department's Inspector General Ofice has concluded that the FBI's Virtual Case File project won't succeed.
DHS chooses E-Travel vendor
Homeland Security has set a deal with E-Travel vendor EDS for electronic-travel services for the department.
Despite new border systems, IG finds illegal entries using stolen passports persist
Bearers of stolen passports gain entry into the country even though Homeland Security systems include alerts about the bogus credentials, a new IG report finds.
DHS' info assurance chief resigns
Frank Libutti today tendered his resignation as undersecretary for information assurance and infrastructure protection at the Homeland Security Department.
Agencies begin preparing for Oracle, PeopleSoft merger
Feds say today's announcment that PeopleSoft has accepted Oracle's takeover bid will let them act on plans they drafted during the last 18 months as the two companies staged a protracted courting dance.
DHS faces shake-ups next year
As he begins his new job as Homeland Security secretary, Bernard Kerik could face a congressionally mandated reorganization of the sprawling department'a move that could further complicate attempts to consolidate DHS systems.
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