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National Defense
November 2009
Wright & Magnuson |
US-VISIT Examines Latest Attempt to Keep Exit Records The Department of Homeland Security expects to release a report by the end of the year detailing the results of its latest effort to scan fingerprints and snap photos of foreign nationals as they exit the country.   |
National Defense
July 2006
Harold Kennedy |
Biometric Check on U.S. Visitors Drawing Criticism A controversial effort by the Department of Homeland security to create a biometric computer system to keep tabs on all foreigners entering and leaving the country is drawing increasing flak at home and abroad. |
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. |
National Defense
March 2010
Stew Magnuson |
Airlines Collecting Exit Data from Travelers Still Possible, DHS Official Says A controversial plan to have airlines collect biometric data from foreign passengers leaving the United States is still a possibility, a Department of Homeland Security official said. |
Job Journal
October 28, 2007 |
Career Snapshot: Police Officer Police officers can be sure of steady demand for their courage and dedication. |
Information Today
May 22, 2014 |
TRAC Co-Directors File Complaint Against ICE The Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University announced that its co-directors filed a suit against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. |
National Defense
May 2011
Dawn M. Lurie |
DHS Expands Monitoring of Federal Contractors This initiative includes a sharp focus on employer compliance along with higher fines for those hiring undocumented workers. |
National Defense
July 2013
Stew Magnuson |
DNA Testing Machine Reduces Labs to the Size of a Desktop Printer The RapidHit 200 Human Identification System promises to radically alter the way law enforcement conducts investigations. |
CIO
September 1, 2005
Allan Holmes |
Cheap, Fast or Secure--Pick Two Four years after 9/11, the United States has a biometrics screening system for foreign visitors called US-Visit. The program came in on time and within budget, but proper programming procedures were not followed due to the tight deadline. |
CIO
May 15, 2004
Paul Roberts |
Fed Fingerprint Database Spreads Across U.S. - Criminal Justice The wider use of fingerprint scanning technology in recent years has made it easier than ever for law enforcement officials to share information about criminals and quickly compare a suspect's fingerprint image with millions of similar imprints. |
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. |
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. |
National Defense
January 2009
Stew Magnuson |
Coast Guard Biometrics Program Expands A Coast Guard effort to collect and analyze biometric data gathered at sea has expanded and will be made into an official program next year, said a senior technologist from the service. |
National Defense
April 2010
Stew Magnuson |
Face, Iris and Fingerprint Biometrics Good Enough for Now, Says White House Staffer Federal agencies that collect biometric data to screen individuals should concentrate their efforts on fingerprints, faces and irises, and perfect the collection of those technologies first. |
National Defense
July 2009
Sandra I. Erwin |
Citizens Invited to Participate in DHS Major Review The Department of Homeland Security wants to harness the "wisdom of crowds" into a major strategic review that is due to Congress in December. |
Inc.
May 2005
Brian L. Clark |
Targeting the DHS The Department of Homeland Security has $40 billion to spend. Here's how to get a piece of it. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2008
Jill Jusko |
Foiling the Fakes: By the Numbers Value of counterfeit seizures rises 27% in 2007. |
National Defense
January 2009
Myra S. Gray |
Defense Dept. 'Institutionalizing' Use of Biometrics Biometrics use crosses all services. The Army is using biometrics to assist in identifying detainees in war zones |
BusinessWeek
July 4, 2005
Paul Magnusson |
Go Back To Where You Came From Across the country, a grassroots backlash against illegal immigrants is building. |
National Defense
August 2006
Stew Magnuson |
Former staffer becomes leading DHS critic Former Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Clark Kent Ervin has emerged in recent months as one of the department's leading critics, and one with some credibility. |
National Defense
January 2006
Stew Magnuson |
Security Beat Coast Guard Drops In on Lawbreakers... Chief Medical Officer's Role Pondered... Divorce for FEMA; Marriage for Customs?... Visa Malfeasance Eyed... HAZMAT Law in Line for Changes... TSA, Army Test Bomb Detector... |
National Defense
December 2012
Stew Magnuson |
System Gives Nationwide, Real-Time Security Threat Updates The Department of Homeland Security has finally established its "common operating picture" -- software that gives state and local police, and other authorized organizations the ability to see the latest security threats on one computer screen. |
National Defense
January 2009
Sandra I. Erwin |
Government Reports Depict Alternate Realities Federal agency reports can be notoriously oblivious to facts. |
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. |
National Defense
December 2004
Pappalardo & Tiron |
Security Beat New York City police are not just patrolling the five boroughs in search of terrorist cells. They also have deployed investigators around the world, according to one of the city's top counter-terrorism officials. |
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
January 2009
Stew Magnuson |
Defense Department Under Pressure to Share Biometric Data Within minutes of knocking down the door of a suspected bomb maker in Iraq, U.S. troops can fingerprint everyone they find inside, send the scans across a satellite link, and find out if the subjects are suspected terrorists. |
National Defense
May 2013
Yasmin Tadjdeh |
DHS Struggles to Find Effective Measures for Border Security Since 2010, the Department of Homeland Security has been working on its Border Condition Index. The index -- which is meant to evaluate the state of border security -- will examine data and trends, both quantitatively and qualitatively. |
IndustryWeek
May 1, 2007
Jill Jusko |
Gotcha! Catching Counterfeits Seizures of counterfeit goods climbed 83% in 2006. |
National Defense
March 2010
Stew Magnuson |
Put the 'H.S.' Back in DHS, Says Leading Department Critic The Department of Homeland Security is still learning the ropes years after its creation because so much of what it does has nothing to do with homeland security and counterterrorism. |
National Defense
July 2008
Stew Magnuson |
Contentious Debate Over Border Fences Won't End Soon Dormant as a national issue until late 2005, securing the southern border suddenly became an intensely debated subject and a political hot potato. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2005 |
Homeland Security Briefs DHS begins second phase of Arizona border effort... Northrop Grumman lays keel for National Security Cutter... DHS announces support for rail hazmat placards... |
Fast Company
Christina Farr |
How Effective Is It To Vet The Social Media Activity Of Visa Applicants? Technology company employees are skeptical that government pilot programs to scrutinize visa applicants' social media activity will be effective at rooting out potential terrorists or terrorist sympathizers. |
National Defense
September 2007
Breanne Wagner |
Reluctance to Share Information Hampers Counterterrorism Efforts As part of an ambitious plan to improve the flow of intelligence among law enforcement agencies, the U.S. government has set up several command centers where federal, state and local officials can share information. |
InternetNews
April 8, 2008
David Needle |
Chertoff Calls For Private Sector to Help Secure 'Net At the RSA conference, the homeland security chief lays out an agenda requiring corporate and individual participation. But is it money well spent? |
National Defense
June 2004
Harold Kennedy |
Blueprint For Homeland Security The Defense Department is working on a comprehensive homeland defense strategy that will detail the Pentagon's emerging role in protecting the United States from terrorist attack |
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
October 13, 2010 |
DHS Touts Cybersecurity Awareness Campaign To mark October as national cybersecurity awareness month, the Department of Homeland Security is holding a nationwide campaign to promote safe computing. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2007 |
DHS Selects Govplace IT Offerings for FirstSource Program Govplace will provide IT solutions for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)'s new FirstSource program. The program is designed to consolidate information technology (IT) procurement across the department's agencies. |
National Defense
April 2011
Stew Magnuson |
Sociologist's Book Documents DHS' Virtual Border Wall Failures Robert Lee Maril has written, "The Fence: National Security, Public Safety, and Illegal Immigration along the U.S.-Mexico Border," an investigation of Customs and Border Protection's controversial Secure Border Initiative program, and its efforts to construct a so-called "virtual" wall in Arizona. |
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. |
InternetNews
June 18, 2004
Roy Mark |
House Approves $10B Accenture Deal One last effort to kill a potential $10 billion deal between Accenture and the Department of Homeland Security failed Friday on a largely partisan 221-182 vote in the U.S. House of Representatives. |
Reason
March 2006
Veronique de Rugy |
Are We Ready for the Next 9/11? The sorry state -- and stunning waste -- of homeland security spending. |
National Defense
April 2005
Joe Pappalardo |
Homeland Security The U.S. Department of Homeland Security proposed a 2006 budget that includes increased spending on technology. |
National Defense
August 2006
Stew Magnuson |
Homeland Security Mission Creates More Complications While the Defense Department has struggled for years to create a net-centric world where information flows seamlessly to those who need it, communicating with federal, state and local agencies in times of domestic crisis is creating even bigger headaches. |
National Defense
March 2009
Magnuson & Rusling |
DHS Testing 'Squid' to Halt Border-Jumping Vehicles The Department of Homeland Security is funding technology aimed at stopping drug runners and migrants from speeding through border checkpoints. |
BusinessWeek
June 2, 2011
Simone Baribeau |
A Push for Arizona-Style Immigration Laws Stalls Out While 28 states this year have considered legislation toughening immigration enforcement, only three have passed laws. |
National Defense
April 2008
Stew Magnuson |
DHS Will Miss Deadline to Set Up Port Security Hubs The future of pilot port security hubs remains uncertain as security officials wait for answers from the Department of Homeland Security. |
National Defense
September 2010
Stew Magnuson |
DHS Technology Chief to Reduce Number of Programs Eight months after taking over the division, Tara O'Toole's conclusion is that there are too many technologies in the pipeline, with most of them never reaching the hands of the first responders in the field who need them. |
National Defense
September 2012
Sandra I. Erwin |
Washington Insiders Question Federal Role In Homeland Security DHS' federal-centric governance is an outdated hierarchical model that is ill-suited to the post-industrial digital age, says John Fass Morton, author of a new book titled "Next-Generation Homeland Security: Network Federalism and the Course to National Preparedness." |
