Wash. to pilot biometric card
Project with DHS to test license that could meet Real ID and passport card standards
DHS undersecretary Foresman prepares to leave
DHS secretary Michael Chertoff today accepted the resignation of George Foresman, undersecretary for preparedness.
DHS, Wash. state clear hybrid Real ID/passport card
The Homeland Security Department and Washington state have agreed to launch a pilot program, under which upgraded driver's licenses could potentially function as valid proof of U.S. citizenship at border crossings.
Intel chief boosts clout of acquisition office
Director of national intelligence Mike McConnell today unveiled the new position of deputy director for acquisition within his office.
Certification and accreditation reforms gain traction
The Pentagon and the intelligence community have launched implementation teams to carry out certification and accreditation process reforms, intelligence community CIO Dale Meyerrose said at FOSE today.
CDMO will make you a believer
Intel sharing office demands system definitions, needs justifications.
DHS poised to launch fingerprint scanner pilots
Federal officials expect to test the 10-fingerprint scanner technology that they have persuaded vendors to develop at 11 airports this summer.
Too many cooks spoil the broth: Auditors find DHS food safety IT distasteful
Federal programs to protect the food supply from terrorist attacks are spread across several Homeland Security Department agencies that have failed to coordinate their IT activities, according to the Homeland Security inspector general.
Info sharing depends on the filters
The government project to create a technical and policy structure for intelligence and law enforcement information sharing relies heavily on upgrading the filters and gates used to shift data up and down the ladder of classification categories.
DOD, spy agencies expand sharing plans
Project aims to cross classification levels.
System sleuthing helps SEC snare fraudsters
Stock market scams leave IT footprints, investigators say.
Certification on the ballot
Commission, NIST work on new guidelines, uniform testing suite.
Chertoff boosts Homeland Security CIO's clout
DHS secretary Michael Chertoff this morning unveiled a plan to give significant new powers to the department's CIO.
New office to oversee data transfer across classification levels
The Unified Cross Domain Management Office will manage the technology used to shift information among various levels of classification for DOD and the intelligence community.
Meyerrose to helm new information sharing panel
The purpose of the new panel would be to help 'move the Intelligence Community beyond the 'need to share' philosophy and more to a 'responsibility to provide.''
DHS taps reverse auction to buy scanner parts
DHS has chosen the online reverse auction service FedBid to purchase components for a model of two-finger scanners used in U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology system.
Barrett succeeds Moss as passport technology boss
A key technology leadership job changed hands as the State Department tapped Ann Barrett to be acting deputy assistant secretary of State for passport services.
DHS' Eagle taking wing
DHS' central Procurement Operations Office informed Eagle contract holders that it plans to award 'two major IT procurements."
FOSE 2007 sessions to put IT's future in focus
Leaders in the federal technology community will present a comprehensive and detailed survey of IT opportunities and trends March 20-22 at FOSE 2007 in Washington.
Diplomatic patches
The State Department undertakes an ambitious program to centralize software patching and improve its neglected IT security at posts around the globe.
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