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NewsMajority of DHS financial system vulnerabilities repeats from previous year, says IG
Persistent security problems in the Homeland Security Department's financial management systems compromise the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data, according to a redacted DHS Read more...
DHS cancels TASC
The Homeland Security Department has abandoned efforts to implement the departmentwide enterprise resource planning system known as Transformation and Systems Consolidation, said department spokesman Read more...
Senate Appropriations Committee unveils omnibus
Senate appropriators revealed Dec. 14 details of their proposed $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill for fiscal 2011. The combined spending bill would fund the federal government at a level $29 Read more...
Congress makes a pass at funding fiscal 2011
With only weeks remaining in the current legislative session and no annual spending bill yet approved by both chambers, some Congressmen are trying nonetheless to get a fiscal 2011 spending bill Read more...
DHS to hire 1,000 cybersecurity experts
The floodgates are opening slowly at the Department of Homeland Security, where up to 1,000 cybersecurity experts will be hired in the next next three years. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Read more...
ICE detainee database has gaps
The nonprofit Migration Policy Institute has issued a report questioning the adequacy of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency's databases and information systems used to track 32,000 Read more...
Immigration agency speeds hiring of IT pros
Getting a job with the federal government can be a nightmare because of the lengthy and complicated hiring process, but the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement unit Read more...
DHS renegotiates licenses with Microsoft, Oracle
The Department of Homeland Security says it will save $89 million in software licensing fees by renegotiating contracts with Microsoft and Oracle--a move that should be considered by other government Read more...
Obama's budget shifts IT spending
President Obama's detailed federal budget for 2010 was released last week, and it outlines more details on how he wants to spend government money on information technology. Don't be worried. There's Read more...
| Press ReleasesAIAA to Host “Inside Aerospace” Policy Forum on Capitol HillFocus on National Cybersecurity Strategy, Technology Advancement in Era of Constrained Budgets RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will host Read more >> Military Leaders Convene to Discuss the Future of Border Security at IDGA’s Premiere Border Management Summit - SouthwestIDGA Summit provides venue at Southwest Border to address current and future border security initiatives NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Institute for Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA) Read more >> Songwriters Thankful: Obama and DOJ Putting Pirates and IP Thieves on NoticeWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Just days after the Nation celebrated Thanksgiving, Attorney General Eric Holder, along with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement team (ICE), have given Read more >> Senate Bill Praised by CWLA as “The Right Move” to Keep Children Out of Foster Care when Family Affected by Immigration EnARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Child Welfare League of America, the nation’s oldest and largest organization dedicated to child welfare, today commended Senator Al Franken (D-MN) and Senator Read more >> Emergent Awarded Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for Adobe ProductsVIENNA, Va., May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Emergent, an award winning small business and IT solutions provider, today announced it has been awarded a three-year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) by the U.S. Read more >> |

