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Only vast majority of USCIS laptops updated and encrypted, say auditors
A random sampling of 287 laptops also found that only a vast majority of laptops currently in active use--93.5 percent--operated on the latest service pack of its operating system.
Spires: DHS reducing redundancy
"It turns out, if you count it up--and we have--…we actually have 117 different screenings that we do," said DHS CIO Richard Spires.
USCIS releases expected visa waiver proposal
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services released for comment April 2 a planned proposed rule that would permit some illegal immigrants to apply for a provision waiver to put aside the fact of their...
Audio: USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas
A proposed rule that would change the process some illegal immigrants undergo when applying for a permanent residency visa will be unveiled within a week, U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services
White House proposes $39.5B budget for DHS in fiscal 2013
The Obama administration's proposed budget for fiscal 2013 provides about $39.5 billion in base funding for the Homeland Security Department, a decrease of 2.38 percent over fiscal 2012 estimated
Napolitano defends approach to immigration in address on state of homeland security
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano criticized Congress and defended the Obama administration's actions on immigration, such as the use of prosecutorial discretion, on Jan. 30 in her annual
USCIS behind on evaluating immigrant integration grant programs
Because of uncertainty over whether its grant program for immigrant integration efforts would continue to receive funding, U.S. Citizens and Immigration Services has delayed evaluations of the
No perfect performance measure
When federal watchdogs and supervisory organizations such as the Office of Management and Budget or Congress talk about the importance of agency performance measures, they usually assume the measures
USCIS officers overwhelmed by work
Civil servants who review applications submitted by aliens to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services don't necessarily need more time to review case files, says agency management--despite many
Obama administration announces immigrant visa waiver change
The Obama administration announced it intends to change the process some illegal immigrants undergo when applying for a permanent residency visa by granting inside the United States a provisional
