Enterprise Architecture


IG fears risks to DHS stimulus money

The Homeland Security Department's inspector general has said DHS should work to mitigate risks that may affect its capability to prudently spend, manage and report on $2.8 billion it got in stimulus money, including hundreds of millions for technology.

Rising Star Joseph Arthur Rhodes

Rhodes planned and coordinated the construction of a facility at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, to support the deployment of the Movement Tracking System, which tracks the location of logistic vehicles and their content.

Rising Star Christina Bapst

Bapst manages the Enterprise Data Management Office, which coordinates the data collected, managed and shared across DHS’ 22 components. Bapst, who also oversees the budget for the Office of Applied Technology, tightened OAT’s acquisition process, with 98 percent of projects now completed on schedule.

Rising Star Anthony Hoang

Hoang smoothed the way for adopting the National Information Exchange Model as a way to improve information sharing across DHS and between the department and its partners in federal, state and local governments. He also persuaded senior executives at DHS and DOD to transition the Maritime Information Exchange Model, a competitor to NIEM, into NIEM.

Biometrics said vital for combat success

Biometrics said to give combat troops critical capabilities to carry out their missions.

GAO finds gaps in HUD IT management

The U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department continues to fall short in managing its IT needs.

IG, Immigration disagree on transformation steps

DHS Inspector General issued five recommendations for the USCIS IT transformation plan, but agency says two are already in place.

Come join the homeland security review

Starting today people can go online to participate in a wide-ranging review of the Homeland Security Department designed to help shape the department over the coming years.

Obama picks Ferriero to head NARA

President Barack Obama plans to nominate David Ferriero to head the National Archives and Records Administration.

Spires named new CIO at DHS

Richard Spires is the Homeland Security Department's top information technology executive.

GAO: Details needed on electronic records system

The National Archives and Records Administration's spending plan for its Electronic Records Archive system needs important details, GAO has found.

Attention shoppers, federal virtual storefront is coming

Federal CIO Vivek Kundra wants to set up a virtual storefront where agencies can quickly purchase cloud-computing services.