People

DHS alumni get jobs

Asa Hutchinson, Patrick Hughes, Jack Johnson and Stewart Verdery have found new jobs.

Cybersecurity

Report seeks classification guidance

A new document co-written by a DARPA official calls for new federal guidelines that balance the need for greater security with society’s need for openness.

People

Critics call for immigration, customs merger

Some observers say merging Immigration and Customs Enforcement with Customs and Border Protection would improve operations and efficiency.

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GAO urges agroterror coordination

Management problems among the Agriculture and DHS hamper their ability to respond quickly to disease outbreaks, GAO says.

People

$11B proposed for homeland tech

According to Input, the money would be spent in the transportation, border and port security sectors.

People

Senate blasts DHS funding plan

Members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee worry their states will lose DHS dollars.

People

Group studies infrastructure security

A consortium of 24 cybersecurity organizations is researching ways to protect systems that control critical infrastructures.

Digital Government

Global Secure buys health IT firm

Virtual Alert was purchased for $20 million in cash and stock.

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New York City holds hearings online

About 365 people participate in forums on public school funding

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Justice shares its XML

DHS plans to adopt the Justice Department's Extensible Markup Language data model to improve data sharing.

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Privacy panel draws fire

DHS advisory group faces scrutiny for corporate-heavy membership

People

Chertoff reviews DHS

The new DHS secretary will analyze the department's organization, policies and programs.

People

Resources lacking for border security

But the administration's proposed 2006 budget will help, says the Customs boss.

People

Lieberman seeks more DHS money

Sen. Joe Lieberman says the administration didn't seek enough homeland security money for fiscal 2006.

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DHS, Justice work on XML

The Homeland Security Department will team with DOJ to use the Global Justice XML Data Model.

People

Census appoints privacy exec

Gerald Gates is the Census Bureau's first chief privacy officer.

Cybersecurity

Smart-card policy approved

The commerce secretary approved Federal Information Processing Standard 201.

Cybersecurity

GSA works on ID guide

The Identity Management Handbook for FIPS 201 will provide guidance on credentialing implementation.

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DHS names privacy committee

The Homeland Security Department (DHS) announced the appointments of 20 members to the Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee.

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Leavitt sees interoperability

The world is entering the "the next frontier of human productivity," says the HHS chief.