http://fcw.com/rss-feeds/homeland-security.aspx The Homeland Security Department continues a review of its 79 major information technology programs to identify ways to help troubled programs and fix systemic weaknesses. http://fcw.com/articles/2010/02/05/web-dhs-cio-it-review.aspx Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:43:17 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2010/02/05/web-dhs-cio-it-review.aspx Steve Kelman writes that the government should use management tools to measure and improve its counterterrorism performance. http://fcw.com/articles/2010/02/08/steve-kelman-mystery-shoppers-counterterrorism.aspx Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:48:19 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2010/02/08/steve-kelman-mystery-shoppers-counterterrorism.aspx Most IT budgets would change little from fiscal 2010 under the Obama administration's budget. http://fcw.com/articles/2010/02/03/fiscal-2011-it-budget-rundown.aspx Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:11:20 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2010/02/03/fiscal-2011-it-budget-rundown.aspx The administration wants $43.59 billion for the Homeland Security Department in fiscal 2011 compared with the $42.60 billion that the department got for this year. http://fcw.com/articles/2010/02/01/web-obama-dhs-budget-proposal.aspx Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:49:22 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2010/02/01/web-obama-dhs-budget-proposal.aspx The administration has proposed only a small increase for IT spending in fiscal 2011. http://fcw.com/articles/2010/02/01/fiscal-2011-obama-budget-proposal.aspx Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:09:13 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2010/02/01/fiscal-2011-obama-budget-proposal.aspx Some information technology executives in the U.S. also estimate that a major cyberattack would cost a company $6.3 million for one day of downtime. http://fcw.com/articles/2010/01/28/web-cyber-critical-infrastructure-vulnerabilities.aspx Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:17:05 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2010/01/28/web-cyber-critical-infrastructure-vulnerabilities.aspx The nation’s electric power grid is a vital part of our critical infrastructure, but it might not be as vulnerable and fragile as it appears. One expert says it is more resilient than we give it credit for. http://fcw.com/articles/2010/01/27/cybereye-012510.aspx Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:53:22 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2010/01/27/cybereye-012510.aspx Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has ordered a re-evaluation of options for protecting the United States-Mexico border because of delays in deploying the SBInet technology system. http://fcw.com/articles/2010/01/22/sbinet-napolitano-reassessment.aspx Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:14:35 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2010/01/22/sbinet-napolitano-reassessment.aspx The Transportation Security Administration is still without a leader now that White House nominee Erroll Southers has withdrawn from consideration. http://fcw.com/articles/2010/01/20/tsa-nominee-withdraws-name.aspx Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:18:21 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2010/01/20/tsa-nominee-withdraws-name.aspx After a failed attempt to detonate a bomb aboard a Detroit-bound U.S. commercial airliner on Christmas Day, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) says information sharing, terrorist watch lists, aviation security technologies demand "immediate attention." http://fcw.com/articles/2010/01/12/web-thompson-letter-to-obama.aspx Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:11:17 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2010/01/12/web-thompson-letter-to-obama.aspx The Social Security Administration did not follow federal employment verification requirements for 19 percent of its new hires, according to a new report. http://fcw.com/articles/2010/01/11/web-everify-social-security-inspector-general.aspx Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:48:12 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2010/01/11/web-everify-social-security-inspector-general.aspx