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Sunday, October 12, 2008

Mistakes cost GSA time, money, auditor says
GSA's problems with how it handled the Alliant, Alliant SB contracts forced a do-over.
(Posted October 10, 2008)
Visitor driver's license applicants must show U.S. approval
Under a new rule the Texas Department of Public Safety will issue a new type of driver’s license to foreign visitors.
(Posted October 10, 2008)
GAO criticizes HSIN Next Gen management
GAO says DHS needs to address management deficiencies in its next-generation platform for sharing homeland security information with state and local authorities.
(Posted October 9, 2008)
Congress sets conditions on DHS spending
Homeland Security Department must make improvements before Congress releases hold on funding.
(Posted October 6, 2008)
N-Dex: Strong growth potential in info-sharing
Some reports are now included in the FBI’s National Data Exchange (N-Dex) law enforcement information-sharing system.
(Posted October 6, 2008)
Feds take counterterrorism local
New systems now undergoing trial runs could help resolve longstanding policy debates about information sharing.
(Posted October 6, 2008)
FBI CIO Azmi will retire in October
Zalmai Azmi, the FBI's chief information officer since 2004, announced today that he will retire from the government Oct. 17. His successor has not been selected.
(Posted September 24, 2008)
GAO finds problems with SBInet
A report says the SBInet high technology system continues to be “in a state of flux” with regard to what capabilities are to be delivered, and when.
(Posted September 22, 2008)
FBI director cites progress in IT
FBI Director Robert Mueller today told a House committee the bureau had made progress in improving upgrades to its information technology system
(Posted September 16, 2008)
Gustav triggers COOP
Continuity-of-operations plans went in effect after Hurricane Gustav swept across southern Louisiana last week.
(Posted September 5, 2008)
GAO: U.S., Canada can’t agree on fingerprints, info sharing
DHS and Canadian officials couldn’t agree on how a joint border office in N.Y. would operate, according to a new GAO report.
(Posted September 4, 2008)
DHS studies PDAs for responders
The Homeland Security Department is exploring how personal digital assistants that can send and receive live video and geospatial coordinates could help law enforcement and first responders share information.
(Posted August 29, 2008)
Police call for panel on homeland security
Police chiefs urge the next president to convene a national commission on criminal justice and security in 100 days of taking office.
(Posted August 25, 2008)
DHS seeks Privacy Act exemptions
The Homeland Security Department wants to exempt its new immigration-related Fraud Detection and National Security Data System from some provisions of the Privacy Act.
(Posted August 20, 2008)
Rising Star: Richard von Bostel
Von Bostel, the Justice Department’s chief enterprise architect, has proven his ability to work effectively with many officials.
(Posted August 18, 2008)
Rising Star: Kimberly Lyimo
Lyimo, chief of portfolio-related services at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, started assessing ATF’s unfunded, mission-critical information technology portfolio.
(Posted August 18, 2008)
Rising Stars: The class of 2008
The Rising Stars are remarkable people who don’t get enough recognition.
(Posted August 18, 2008)
Also in the news: McKinnon down to last chance to avoid U.S. trial
A European court granted Gary McKinnon, a British man who allegedly hacked DOD and NASA systems, a stay of extradition while it decides whether to hear his appeal, according to CNET.
(Posted August 12, 2008)
Justice wants criminal intell systems to include terrorism info
A proposed rule from the Justice Department aims to expand the use of state criminal intelligence systems for maintaining suspected terrorism-related intelligence.
(Posted August 11, 2008)
The tech challenge
Fusion center advocates face technical challenges dealing with accessibility and data-sharing across classified and unclassified data platforms.
(Posted August 11, 2008)






 
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