Defense
Homeland Security gets moving on border project
Department is looking for a contractor to help develop and integrate technology and infrastructure with border personnel.
Defense
Coalition shares ideas for implementing standard IDs
By 2008 states will be required to issue cards, such as driver’s licenses, meeting federal specifications.
Defense
Appropriators skeptical of promised secure border initiative
House subcommittee chairman demands strategic plan; program manager says one is on the way by the end of April.
Defense
House lawmaker aims to boost money for grants
Member says he will fight Bush’s decision to eliminate funding for grants to help emergency response groups pay for personnel.
Defense
Coast Guard may scrap plans for customized patrol boats
The acquisition of new boats is a key piece of a $24 billion modernization project known as Deepwater.
Defense
Investigators call cargo security program unreliable
Customs and Border Protection bureau lacks evidence that program targeting high-risk containers is effective, GAO says.
Defense
Hong Kong firm's cargo screening deal questioned
Container-scanning contract being awarded on a no-bid basis should be receiving more attention, former Homeland Security IG says.
Defense
DHS moves to deploy transportation ID cards
House committee's port security bill would require TSA to begin issuing cards by June 2007.
Defense
Vacancies at the top put FEMA's funding in jeopardy
Acting director says agency will have a permanent leader, and close to 95 percent staffing level, by June.
News
Panel rejects proposal to scan all U.S.-bound shipping containers
Subcommittee accepts another proposal to test and deploy next-generation radiation portal monitors at some seaports.
Defense
Probe raises doubts over focus of DHS agency's investigations
ICE puts only 15 percent of resources toward cases with security or terrorism connections, GAO says in report disputed by the agency.
Defense
Committee seeks changes in color-coded alert system
Bill approved by House panel Wednesday also would overhaul DHS intelligence operations.
Defense
Investigators expose lax security for radioactive material
Homeland Security bureau has had trouble getting port operators to install monitors; about 40 percent of seaports have them.
Defense
White House, Congress urged to step up efforts to prevent nuclear attack
Bush should speed up timetable for securing materials that could be used for nuclear weapons, Congress must provide resources, observers say.
Defense
Shippers fear port security measures would disrupt commerce
Requirement for full inspection of all cargo would be illogical and harmful to global trade, industry groups say.
Tech
DHS projects aimed at communications upgrade
Baseline survey will cull information on whether equipment is interoperable.
Defense
Ports group backs trio of security bills
Group opposes fourth measure that would require full inspection of all cargo entering the United States, calling it unrealistic.
Defense
Chertoff vows feds won't supersede local responders
Emergency personnel should be trained to respond to non-traditional threats, Homeland Security chief says.
Defense
Customs bureau may seek private sector help
With only 80 inspectors to validate cargo security plans for about 10,000 companies, agency is looking for extra support.
Defense
House panel approves DHS management changes
Members hold off on considering merger of ICE and CBP, stronger protections for homeland security whistleblowers.
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