Washington Technology Homeland Security News

10/15/2008 01:44 PM
Vision Technologies Inc. will provide the Customs and Border Protection agency with information technology support services under a new ontract.

10/15/2008 01:44 PM
Marinette Marine Corp. has filed a bid protest over the Coast Guard’s decision to award a $1.5 billion contract to Bollinger Shipyards Inc.

10/15/2008 01:44 PM
SRA International will provide project management support to the Homeland Security Department’s Office of Emergency Communications.

10/15/2008 01:44 PM
Concerned about the management of major programs, Congress has stopped funding for several projects until certain conditions for improvements are met.

10/15/2008 01:44 PM
ID card for contractors undergoes testing at the Defense Department.

10/15/2008 01:44 PM
It is well known in the government that companies often turn to acquisitions as a way of accessing important markets and customers.

10/15/2008 01:44 PM
Technology and Management Services will provide business operations and planning services to the Homeland Security Department.

10/15/2008 01:44 PM
DHS IG Richard Skinner said 78 new investigations will be conducted next year, and 75 audits will be carried over.

10/15/2008 01:44 PM
The FCC plans to put up two valuable chunks of airwaves for sale, but economic turmoil might make it difficult for smaller companies and start-ups to raise adequate financing.

10/15/2008 01:44 PM
Technology is being poorly managed, schedules have slipped and capabilities are not clear in DHS' SBInet border surveillance system, according to a GAO report.

10/15/2008 01:44 PM
CSC will upgrade core software of the Federal Aviation Administration as part of an 11-year, $589 million FAA contract.

10/15/2008 01:44 PM
Though the Customs and Border Protection has postponed work on the project until January 2009, it will not be a final blow to the troubled program, one official said.

10/15/2008 01:44 PM
Science Applications International Corp. has won two new civilian agency contracts totaling $226 million.

10/15/2008 01:44 PM
DHS will probably miss its 2009 deadlines to implement the US-VISIT exit system and Electronic System for Travel Authorization, according to a new GAO report.

10/15/2008 01:44 PM
Officials yesterday shared new details on the National Cyber Security Initiative.

10/15/2008 01:44 PM
FEMA will distribute grants through a new program to fund the construction of 22 emergency operations centers nationwide.

10/15/2008 01:44 PM
A rule proposed by the DHS' Bureau of Customs and Border Protection would require federal government contractors to revisit their Trade Agreements Act certifications to ensure they are selling compliant supplies.

10/15/2008 01:44 PM
Changes to the agency's approach to managing technology in its Secure Border Initiative Network need to be made immediately, according to one GAO official.

10/15/2008 01:44 PM
Details of a plan to create a national communications network for first responders were announced Sept. 5 by the FCC after an earlier effort to sell the network this year failed to produce a buyer.

10/15/2008 01:44 PM
For years, data was the forgotten stepchild of public safety communications, but recently it has moved closer to the forefront.