Digital Government
TSA told to restart competition for IT infrastructure work
The Government Accountability Office told TSA to restart the competition for the Information Technology Infrastructure Program, putting TSA back at square one.
Cybersecurity
Candidate for TSA top job withdraws from consideration
The Transportation Security Administration is still without a leader now that White House nominee Erroll Southers has withdrawn from consideration.
Digital Government
Senior lawmaker urges diligence on aviation screening technology
After the failed attempt to detonate a bomb aboard a commercial airliner, Rep. Bennie Thompson says information sharing and aviation security technologies demand immediate attention.
Cybersecurity
President calls for urgent improvements to anti-terrorism efforts
President Barack Obama has directed his security team to take technology-related security measures to bolster homeland security and thwart terrorist attacks.
Cybersecurity
TWIC card reader tests need best practices, GAO says
GAO gave TSA a mixed review in its latest evaluation of the transportation worker ID card program.
Digital Government
In wake of TSA breach, a refresher on redacting PDFs
The exposure of the Transportation Security Administration's operations manual will likely prompt agnecies to review the National Security Agency's guidance on how to safely redact information from documents posted to the Web.
Cybersecurity
Exit system for foreign travelers stands at a crossroads
The Obama administration is poised to decide whether to proceed with a program to use biometrics to keep track of foreign visitors' departures.
Cybersecurity
TSA needs privacy IT tools, IG says
The TSA has made progress in implementing privacy protections, but still needs to beef up its monitoring and enforcement with automated tools, DHS Inspector General Richard Skinner says.
Cybersecurity
House members to TSA: Don't destroy Registered Traveler data
Two senior House members hit TSA for plans to delete personal data collected by the Registered Traveler program vendor that shut down.
Cybersecurity
Passenger screening program to collect more data
U.S. airlines will begin collecting passengers' dates of birth and gender when they make reservations under the Transportation Security Administration’s Secure Flight program.
Cybersecurity
IG fears risks to DHS stimulus money
The Homeland Security Department's inspector general has said DHS should work to mitigate risks that may affect its capability to prudently spend, manage and report on $2.8 billion it got in stimulus money, including hundreds of millions for technology.
Cybersecurity
Airline crew members get fingerprint IDs
TSA has approved standards for a fingerprint identification program for pilots and other airline crew members.
Cybersecurity
DHS launches YouTube channel
The Homeland Security Department has a new YouTube channel with links to YouTube videos by FEMA, the Coast Guard and other agencies.
Cybersecurity
Registered Traveler customers file class-action lawsuit
Two law firms have filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of customers of a private operator of Registered Traveler services that shut down abruptly in late June.
Cybersecurity
Fate of Registered Traveler data up in air after vendor quits program
TSA appears to be distancing itself from the handling of personal data for a Registered Traveler program that suddenly shut down.
Cybersecurity
Contract change puts personal data at risk
Thousands of customers are wondering what will happen to the fingerprint and personal data they provided to a Registered Traveler operator who went out of business.
Cybersecurity
Registered Traveler: Data privacy, security prompts chairman’s inquiry
A House committee chairman is questioning TSA on its handling of personal data for the Registered Traveler program.
Cybersecurity
Verified Identity Pass shuts down Registered Traveler lanes
Transportation Security Administration declines to comment on closure.
Cybersecurity
TSA names Garrison-Alexander as CIO
The Transportation Security Administration has has named former senior National Security Agency signal intelligence executive Emma Garrison-Alexander as its CIO.
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