Homeland Security
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CongressSenate Homeland Panel Advances Commercial Satellite Cybersecurity Bill
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday approved a bipartisan bill aimed at helping commercial satellite companies, in particular small businesses, strengthen the cybersecurity of their systems […]
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Homeland SecurityCBP’s IT Office Offers Two New Contracting Opportunities
Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Information and Technology (OIT) last Friday announced two new enterprise contracting opportunities, including one for small businesses. The new multiple award Blanket Purchase Agreements […]
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Homeland SecurityHouse Republicans Pass Border Security Bill
House Republicans on Thursday passed their border security bill that would that would authorize at least 900 miles of a wall and related technology and infrastructure along the nation’s southwest […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Needs to Leverage Its Data, Fagan Says
The Coast Guard has decades of data it has collected but has done a poor job making use of it, the service’s commandant said on Wednesday. The Coast Guard has […]
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Homeland SecurityDHS Biometric Office Seeks Requirements Development Tools
The Department of Homeland Security Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) is seeking a tool to help it develop, capture and assess requirements and obtain stakeholder approvals through a centralize […]
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CyberCISA On Track With Rulemaking For Cyber Incident Reporting, Easterly Says
After more than two dozen listening sessions and an official request for information that resulted in 130 comments, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has created a draft rule […]
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Homeland SecurityHouse Republican Bill Seeks Border Security Tech Investment Plan; Border Wall Build
House Homeland Security Committee Republicans on Monday introduced a new border security bill that calls for Customs and Border Protection to develop a strategic technology investment plan for the northern […]
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Homeland SecurityCBP Releases Solicitation For NII Anomaly Detection Algorithms
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) this month released a solicitation for anomaly detection algorithms (ADA) under a pilot program to quickly obtain the technology for use with its large-scale non-intrusive […]
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Homeland SecurityTSA Selects IDEMIA For Biometric-Enabled Credential Authentication System
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this month awarded IDEMIA a potential $128 million contract to provide the next-generation credential authentication technology (CAT) system that will authenticate a traveler’s government issued […]
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Homeland SecurityMayorkas Launches Initiatives Focused On China Threat, Artificial Intelligence
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas last Friday announced two new initiatives, one aimed at better positioning his department to deal with threats to the homeland posed by China and the […]