Cyber
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Business/FinancialNorthrop Grumman Nabs Potential $1.1 Billion Award For DHS Classified Networks
By Calvin Biesecker Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday said it has received a potential seven year, $1.1 billion task order from the General Services Administration to continue operating a secure data […]
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CongressDHS Needs To Provide More Cyber Information Help To Private Sector, GAO Says
By Calvin Biesecker Private sector organizations want timely information about cyber threats and alerts from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), yet most organizations in the sector say they aren’t […]
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CyberFBI’s New Biometric Identification System Achieves IOC
By Calvin Biesecker The FBI yesterday said its new biometric matching system has achieved initial operating capability (IOC), offering state, local and federal law enforcement agencies faster and more accurate […]
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Business/Financial
Harris Realigns Business Segments To Include Focus On Integrated Network Solutions
Harris Corp. [HRS] yesterday said it has realigned its business segments to improve market focus and to address the government and commercial markets for integrated communications and information technology services. […]
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ArmyInformation Sharing, Interoperability With Biometric Databases Improving, Officials Say
By Calvin Biesecker Information sharing and interoperability among several United States government agencies in the area of biometric databases continues to improve, further closing gaps in unwanted individuals entering and […]
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Cyber
US-VISIT Program Looking For Dramatic Improvement In Capabilities
By Calvin Biesecker The nation’s premier program to filter incoming foreign nationals through a biometric database and to track their departure is headed for an overhaul during the next two […]
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Army
New Biometrics Head Working To "Institutionalize" Long-Term Efforts
By Calvin Biesecker The new head of the Army’s Biometrics Identity Management Agency (BIMA) is working to transition the military’s biometrics programs, capabilities, and processes from a rapid- reaction effort […]
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Cyber
Nation’s Cyber Defenses Need To Be Active, Gen. Alexander Says
By Calvin Biesecker The nation’s defenses against cyber threats are too static and reactive, and instead need to be more active by providing early warnings of attacks that intelligence and […]
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Congress
Senators Update Cyber Legislation Prohibiting Feds From Shutting Down Internet
By Calvin Biesecker Three senators last week introduced updated legislation that would prohibit the president or any employee of the federal government from shutting down the Internet, moving to untangle […]
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Cyber
DHS Cyber Research Division Tackling Wide Range of Challenges
By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate has been, and continues to be, focused on research and development projects that tackle a wide range […]