Homeland Security
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Homeland SecurityPanel Advises DHS Procurement To Focus On Securing Unclassified ICT Supply Chain
The Department of Homeland Security should create “stringent guidelines” for securing its information and communications technology (ICT) supply chain for its purchases of unclassified systems given threats from China and […]
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Homeland SecurityBiometrics Need Elevated Oversight, Coordination At DHS, Panel Says
The Department of Homeland Security should have a high-level entity responsible for coordinating and overseeing department-wide uses of biometrics to better leverage capabilities and improve outreach, particularly around privacy concerns, […]
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CongressGAO Says Coast Guard OPC Design Unstable, Schedule Optimistic
The design, schedule and estimated costs of the Coast Guard’s top acquisition program, the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC), are challenged, creating potential mission gaps and putting program deliveries and costs […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Needs Greater Commitment To Acquiring Unmanned Systems, Report Says
Unmanned systems can help the Coast Guard carry out a number of its missions but so far, the service hasn’t shown the necessary commitment to developing and acquiring these technologies […]
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Homeland SecurityBiden Names Transition Team For DHS, Led By Immigrant Rights Advocate
President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday announced his transition teams for the federal agencies, including the agency review team for the Department of Homeland Security that will be led by Ur […]
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BudgetSecond Polar Icebreaker, Offshore Patrol Cutter Funded In Proposed Senate Bill
A senate panel has agreed to fully fund the Coast Guard’s request for production funding of a second new heavy icebreaker and the third and fourth medium-endurance cutters in fiscal […]
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Homeland SecuritySenate Appropriations Bill Would Fund Border Wall
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) on Tuesday released all 12 fiscal year 2021 proposed funding bills for federal government, including a $50.1 billion budget for the Department of […]
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Homeland SecurityPrivate Equity Firm Acquires Linkware and Pangiam to Create New Travel Security Company
AE Industrial Partners (AEI) has acquired federal services provider Linkware, LLC, and Pangiam, a security and travel consulting firm, to create a new platform under Pangiam as an integrated travel […]
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Homeland SecurityBusiness Opportunities
TSA Issues RFI for Biometric-Based Credential Authentication System The Transportation Security Administration has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for credential authentication technology (CAT) that would be equipped with digital […]
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Cyber
Contract Awards
DHS Awards University Consortium $2M to Bolster Cyber Workforce The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate, in partnership with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), has awarded […]