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DHS seeks input on revised infrastructure protection plan
The Homeland Security Department is asking for suggestions as it prepares to publish a new version of the National Infrastructure Protection Plan next year.
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A tipping point for NIEM?
Policy initiatives have aided the fast adoption of information-sharing standards framework.
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Visa Waiver Program authorizations go online
Starting in January, everyone traveling to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program must get authorization by using a government Web site before traveling
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GAO: DHS should resolve issues with satellite program
A review of the Homeland Security Department's certification of its program to provide access to classified satellite imagery for domestic purposes has found legal and policy issues that remain.
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Court lets e-mail case against administration proceed
A federal judge has denied the Bush administration's motion to dismiss claims from two private groups that allege the executive offices of the White House failed to archive millions of e-mail messages.
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Justice IG recommends threat-tracking system improvements
The Justice Department's inspector general recommends ways to improve the FBI's electronic terrorism-threat and suspicious-incident tracking system.
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Improvements in R&D center management recommended
The Government Accountability Office recommends that agencies establish a forum for sharing best practices on managing federally funded research and development centers.
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USCIS' IT modernization moves ahead
Citizenship and Immigration Services has awarded IBM a contract worth as much as $491.1 million to improve the agency's immigration application and adjudication processes.
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DHS issues grant guidance for fiscal 2009
The Homeland Security Department today issued guidance for more than $3 billion in grants that will be available to state and local authorities in fiscal 2009.
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Plans advance for DHS systems engineering R&D center
The Homeland Security Department plans to soon begin taking proposals for a contract award for a research and development center that could be worth up to $455 million over five years.
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Intelligence community gets new reciprocity directive
New policy documents from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence direct the application of uniform personnel security standards and procedures across the intelligence community.
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Agencies miss HSPD-12 target
OMB says agencies have issued fewer than one-third of the secure ID cards required under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12
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DHS to consolidate Systems of Records Notices
The Homeland Security Department has been reviewing its System of Records Notices to ensure they are current and accurate.
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ICE record systems get Privacy Act exemptions
Two Immigration and Customs Enforcement record systems will be exempt from certain Privacy Act provisions that allow individuals to access their records maintained in the system.
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Guidance for fusion centers to be released
The guidance is meant to help state and local intelligence fusion centers meet baseline operational capabilities.
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TSA passenger screening plan needs new IT
The Transportation Security Administration’s program to screen air travelers requires a transformation of the systems the government and airlines use to share passenger data.
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Data tools outstrip laws, policies
Report proposes a framework for evaluating info-based counterterrorism programs.
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Secure Flight to take off next year
The Homeland Security Department published the final rule for how it will take over the process of screening air passengers against terrorist watch lists.
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Advisory committee criticizes DHS info-sharing upgrade
An advisory panel has recommended the Homeland Security Department rectify "deficiencies" in its HSIN Next Gen project before spending more money on the project's software upgrade.
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Agencies collaborate on digitization guidelines
A new Web site highlights the work of the agencies participating in the Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative.
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