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Friday, July 25, 2008

GAO: States need more fed help preparing for pandemics
States remain weak in the areas of critical infrastructure, food safety reporting, and facilitating a medical care surge, the GAO found.
(Posted July 23, 2008)
Hawley: Secure Flight set to take off
The Transportation Security Administration's Secure Flight program should be online in some form by January, the agency's administrator said today.
(Posted July 22, 2008)
Q&A: Upcoming defense IT challenges
John Hendler, former chief scientist for information systems at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, weighs in on NMCI's upcoming challenges.
(Posted July 21, 2008)
Navy wants to be the decider
With its follow-on contract for NMCI, the Navy plans to take the lead on key decisions.
(Posted July 21, 2008)
STEM the competitiveness gap
How America can (and must) stay competitive on science education.
(Posted July 21, 2008)
Senate committee approves Coast Guard spending bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a fiscal 2009 spending bill that would allow the Coast Guard to hire more acquisition employees to oversee the Integrated Deepwater System.
(Posted July 15, 2008)
DHS' blended workforce worries senators
A report by the Senate Appropriations Committee urges the Homeland Security Department to find a better balance between public- and private-sector employees.
(Posted July 10, 2008)
Lawmaker: Improve emergency systems
The chairman of a House subcommittee says the next administration should make improving emergency communications a top priority for the Homeland Security Department.
(Posted July 9, 2008)
TWIC status check
A final rule for the card readers has not yet been published.
(Posted July 7, 2008)
New DHS rule would collect more info
The Homeland Security Department might demand additional information from importers and carriers that ship cargo to U.S. ports.
(Posted July 7, 2008)
Commerce versus security
The debate about screening shipping containers is one problem that current technology is not going to solve.
(Posted July 7, 2008)
GAO: DHS should merge net offices
DHS has not yet integrated organizational aspects of the two offices’ responsibilities.
(Posted July 7, 2008)
No easy path to integrated MDA
Challenges in developing a collaborative maritime domain awareness system for better homeland security are many.
(Posted July 7, 2008)
Coast Guard fuses data sources
The Coast Guard uses a Trusted Computer Solutions product that received accreditation at the top-secret and secret levels in 2006.
(Posted July 7, 2008)
In search of safe harbor
The complexities of port facilities make maritime domain awareness one of the biggest challenges in homeland security.
(Posted July 7, 2008)
DHS passes $1B spending mark on SBI
A new GAO report outlines the Homeland Security Department's spending on the border security program and finds that DHS has spent far more money than previously reported.
(Posted July 2, 2008)
Satellite surveillance program dogged in approps bills
Privacy advocates who worry the program could be used to spy on Americans seek more details.
(Posted June 27, 2008)
Committees approve more money for cybersecurity
Bills approved by the House and Senate Appropriations committees would provide more funding for cybersecurity programs than the Bush administration requested.
(Posted June 26, 2008)
TSA set to examine TWIC card readers
The Transportation Security Administration has issued a notification to vendors asking for information on products that could meet the standards for biometric card readers.
(Posted June 24, 2008)
Bill would defer award fees from DHS
Rep. Thompson's measure would direct the Homeland Security Department to ensure contractors do their work before they get extra money in award fees.
(Posted June 24, 2008)






 
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Management:

Avoid the transition slowdown
Empowering employees is critical to sustaining government gains, a Cisco executive says.

Technology:

A cloudy forecast for storage?
Agencies weigh the cost savings and risks of emerging “cloud” storage services?

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STEM the competitiveness gap
How America can (and must) stay competitive on science education.

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