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Homeland bringing job changes
Chief of staff warns government executives that changes in jobs and job descriptions are coming with new department
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Security regs drive shipping firms online
Shipping companies are being required to meet tougher rules and regulations to move cargo around the world
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Customs on the lookout
The Customs Service is equipping its inspectors at airports and U.S border crossings with pager-size radiation detector
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Tech firms could get homeland coverage
A House panel approved a proposal that would provide liability insurance for IT companies working on homeland security contracts
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Panel OKs tech post
The House Science Committee voted to create an undersecretary for science and technology position in the proposed Homeland Security Department
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Panel OK's Homeland tech post
The House Science Committee voted to create an undersecretary for science and technology in the Homeland Security Department
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Priming the pump
Companies prep slew of homeland security solutions, but wait for feds to get the money to buy them
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E-gov bill progresses
The Senate last week unanimously passed a bill to provide $345 million for e-government initiatives during the next four year
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E-gov bill heads to House
The Senate unanimously passed a bill to provide $345 million for e-gov initiatives over the next four years
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House passes info sharing bill
The House passed a bill to make it easier to share information among the FBI, the CIA and local law enforcement
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Giuliani supports national ID
Former New York City mayor supports some form of national ID card and says that people will have to compromise on it
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Scientists urge counterterror tech
A report by the National Academies urges the federal government to develop new technological tools in the war against terrorism
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Cargo security on agency hit lists
Customs says U.S. must use technology to check high-risk cargo containers before they leave a foreign port
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State's new knowledge management system
A suite of commercial off-the-shelf applications facilitates information sharing and collaboration among 40 agencies
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State negotiates knowledge
New system aims to improve collaboration, information flow between agencies
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Momentum building behind homeland
Davis, Moran say lawmakers must continue to provide money for agency-by-agency security systems
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Bush delivers Homeland blueprint
Homeland Security Department would combine agencies and rely heavily on technology to fight terrorism
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Info sharing bill advances in House
A committee approved a bill to make it easier for federal agents to share intelligence tips with their state and local counterparts
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