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InternetNews June 1, 2004 Roy Mark	Accenture Lands Potential $10B Federal Contract Company to employ biometrics as part of Department of Homeland Defense's virtual border program.
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National Defense February 2014 Stew Magnuson	Personnel, Leadership Issues Continue to Plague DHS Government shutdowns and freezes in pay have taken their toll on the morale of federal workers -- particularly those at the Department of Homeland Security, according to a recent survey.
InternetNews May 6, 2004 Roy Mark	Senate Blocks Anti-Offshoring Measures Democrats fail to limit foreign dividend tax breaks backed by Intel and Microsoft.
National Defense September 2010 Magnuson & Fugate	Senators Have Low Regard for DHS Policy Reviews Republicans at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing stridently criticized two DHS documents for lacking substance and stating grandiose ideals without delivering specifics.
InternetNews May 13, 2004 Roy Mark	Senate Approves Tech Corporate Tax Break Legislation calls for one-year reduction in foreign dividend taxes from 35 percent to 5.25 percent.
InternetNews May 19, 2005 Roy Mark	House Approves Cybersecurity Promotion Legislation aims to raise profile of protecting federal networks from cyber attacks.
National Defense April 2010 Stew Magnuson	First Homeland Security Review Garners Little Interest Appearing on budget day, and released a month past its congressionally mandated deadline, the first Quadrennial Homeland Security Review arrival was all but ignored by the mainstream media.
National Defense September 2012 Stew Magnuson	Storm Brewing Over BioWatch3 Program Department of Homeland Security officials in July went to Capitol Hill to give House lawmakers a briefing and demonstration of the BioWatch3 program, which is designed to alert authorities to the release of potentially deadly biological weapons on U.S. soil.
InternetNews June 9, 2004 Paul Shread	Accenture Runs Into Congress Accenture's $10 billion Homeland Security contract could be in trouble... Stocks fell Wednesday on fear of rising interest rates...
National Defense May 2004 Kennedy & Tiron	Securitybeat U.S. Beefs Up Security On Railway Systems... Budget Amendment Good News for DHS... Air Force Adopts Biometrics Security Systems... etc.
National Defense January 2010 Stew Magnuson	House, Senate Spar Over FEMA's Status Within Homeland Security Critics of the of the U.S. government's response to Katrina and Rita propose that the Federal Emergency Management Agency return to its status as an independent organization.
InternetNews June 7, 2006 Roy Mark	Net Neutrality Time on The Floor The moment of truth for network neutrality may arrive as early as tomorrow in the U.S. House of Representatives.
InternetNews October 16, 2007	Net Groups Cheer Reps' Move on Taxes Technology industry groups and lobby outfits heaped praise on the U.S. House of Representatives today after it overwhelmingly passed a bill that extends the moratorium on Internet taxes for another four years.
Salon.com December 3, 2002 Arianna Huffington	Profits before patriotism How the Homeland Security bill rewarded corporate tax dodgers.
National Defense July 2011 Stew Magnuson	DHS Sharply Reduces Ambitions For Cybersecurity Surge The need to ramp up the DHS' cybersecurity expertise may become more acute after the White House in May proposed expanding the department's responsibilities.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2004	Briefs TSA Begins Second Phase of Rail-Security Experiment... Hand-Held Guide to "Most Wanted Terrorists" Revised... DHS Awards of US-VISIT Prime Contract to Accenture LLP... etc.
National Defense October 2014 Stew Magnuson	Johnson Latest DHS Secretary to Waive 100 Percent Cargo Screening Mandate Despite a long string of secretaries and Customs and Border Protection commissioners speaking out against the practicality of the law, some members of Congress are still pushing DHS to fulfill the mandate.
InternetNews March 5, 2004 Roy Mark	Anti-Offshoring Fever in Senate Partisan bickering delays legislation to end EU trade penalty tariffs imposed this week on U.S. goods.
National Defense January 2008 Stew Magnuson	DHS Pressing On With Troubled Technology Programs Whether it is program delays, public uproars over its policies, court challenges or accusations of mismanagement, nothing ever seems to go smoothly for DHS. Many of these controversial programs involve the development of new technologies.
InternetNews February 4, 2009 Richard Adhikari	Napolitano Urged to Act on Border Laptop Seizures Homeland security advisers press for greater oversight by privacy officials.
National Defense July 2006 Harold Kennedy	Spending Climbs Into Billions, But Skepticism Grows Fueled by worries about terrorism, illegal immigration and drug smuggling, U.S. spending for border security is skyrocketing, but critics complain that much of the money is being wasted.
InternetNews April 28, 2004 Roy Mark	McCain Blasts Access Tax Ban Maneuvers Arizona senator calls an amendment to Internet access tax bill a 'parliamentary charade,' as the deadline for compromise looms.
InternetNews September 24, 2007 Sean Michael Kerner	Unisys to Blame For DHS Insecurity? Congressman alleges that the Department of Homeland Security hasn't been so secure, thanks to its contractor.
National Defense September 2011 Eric Beidel	Homeland Security Market 'Vibrant' Despite Budget Concerns The abundance of small, medium and large firms vying for DHS contracts is creating healthy competition.
National Defense March 2005 Joe Pappalardo	U.S.-Canadian Border Crossings to Tighten Security The bridges and border control stations on the U.S.-Canada border are undergoing strategic overhauls, not only to increase security but also to ensure rapid throughput of commercial traffic, leaders from both nations recently announced.
Reason August 2003 Matt Welch	Reporters Sans Entree Now that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has taken over America's ports of entry, the INS may have gained an unlikely new fan base: French technology journalists.
Entrepreneur April 2004 Stephen Barlas	High and Dry? A new federal contract program may not be an oasis after all.
National Defense November 2013 Stew Magnuson	Budget Crunch Sharply Reducing the Amount DHS Spends on Contracts The amount of money the Department of Homeland Security spends on contracts for goods and services is falling by about $2 billion per year, according to one industry analyst.
InternetNews June 15, 2004 Roy Mark	Biometric Passports: Not Ready for Prime Time Department of Homeland Security and State Department seek two-year extension of deadline for machine-readable passports with biometric identifiers.
National Defense September 2013 Steff Thomas	DHS Research and Development Under Scrutiny There are 35 cases of overlapping research-and-development programs totaling about $66 million at the Department of Homeland Security, the Government Accountability Office has found.
National Defense June 2010 Stew Magnuson	Technology Continues to Flow to Southwest Border While the Department of Homeland Security conducts a program review of its troubled border fence program, Customs and Border Protection has not stopped deploying new sensors in the Southwest.
National Defense January 2010 Stew Magnuson	Bad News All Around for DHS Cargo Technology Programs The Department of Homeland Security's advanced radiation detection portal monitor program continues to struggle.
National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2003 MacKichan & Walsh	Homeland Security -- For D.C. Office Market With net absorption down and vacancy rates up for the second consecutive year, 2002 was tense for many owners and investors in the Washington, D.C., office market.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2007 John McHale	Homeland Security Budget and Market Show Steady Growth Nearly half a decade old, the U.S. DHS is showing moderate growth in its budget request, while funding for research and development focuses on more solutions for today than for programs 20 years in the future.
The Motley Fool June 2, 2004 Mark Mahorney	Accenture Signs Security Deal Can Accenture turn opportunity into profit?
BusinessWeek June 14, 2004 Magnusson & McNamee	Welcome To Security Nation Nearly three years after September 11, the feds are massively funding new anti-terror tools under development by America's technology wizards.
InternetNews June 22, 2005 Roy Mark	E-Passport Progress Still Stymied? Lawmakers lashed out today at Bush administration officials for their latest delay in implementing biometric passports.
National Defense January 2012 Stew Magnuson	Budget Woes May Force Homeland Security To Cut Missions Sequester or no sequester, the Department of Homeland Security is in store for changes, a Senate Appropriations Committee staffer predicted.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2006 Courtney E. Howard	Lockheed Martin to Build $16 Million Border Enforcement Solutions Center for SBInet Initiative Lockheed Martin Corp. is investing $16 million over two years to build a Border Enforcement Solutions Center (BESC) in support of SBInet, the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) multiyear plan to secure America's borders.
IEEE Spectrum March 2011 Robert N. Charette	Napolitano Cancels the US $1 Billion SBInet Virtual Fence Project SBInet II said to cost US $750 million, assembled from proven off-the-shelf technology
National Defense April 2013 Stew Magnuson	Napolitano Defends DHS Acquisitions on Department's 10-Year Anniversary As the Department of Homeland Security marked its first decade of existence in March, Secretary Janet Napolitano said its much-derided acquisition system had turned a corner.
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National Defense July 2009 Stew Magnuson	Committee Seeks to Vet Homeland Security Technology for 'Public Acceptance' As the U.S. military has discovered in the past, millions of dollars can be spent on developing a weapons system. But the money can go down the drain if there is a public outcry against it.
National Defense October 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Security Beat Chemical Plant Protection Legislation on the Way... DHS, State Department Wage Visa War... Document Requirements Waived for Hurricane Victims... U.S. Court Blocks Enforcement of Personnel Rules... etc.
National Defense April 2009 Rusling et al.	Senators Oppose FEMA Divorce From Homeland Security Dept. A Congressional report took a historical look at FEMA -- the good times and bad -- and concluded that the agency didn't necessarily perform well when it stood alone.
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