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Walking the Talk
Getting first responders on the same wavelength requires more than just new technology.
Managing Technology
Walking the Talk
Getting first responders on the same wavelength requires more than just new technology.
Defense
Panel may hold hearings on emergency wireless project
Agencies are reconsidering the viability of program to provide a communications network for first responders.
Defense
NTEU to represent 1,400 federal airport screeners
Union hopes to expand representation of TSA employees, as rival labor organization notes it has been active in the agency for five years.
Defense
Lack of detention space hinders efforts to track fugitive immigrants
Inspector general recommends more resources, notes number of fugitives rose nearly 88 percent from 2001 to 2006.
Defense
CBP prepares to expand expedited import tracking
Project aims to replace a long-used paper system for processing commercial imports with electronic processing.
Defense
DHS privacy czar seeks additional investigators
Office also wants to hire more employees to handle FOIA requests.
Defense
DHS still faces hurdles tracking visitor exits by land
Agency still years away from being fully able to verify departures, panelists tell lawmakers.
Defense
Senate bill would transfer agriculture inspectors out of DHS
Measure proposed in part to address concerns about a lack of resources for checks to adequately protect against foreign pests.
Defense
Whistleblower legislation faces veto threat
Bill would boost protections for employees in security and science agencies from retaliation for disclosing mismanagement.
Defense
Coast Guard cancels patrol boat contract
Agency will be more involved in managing the program, and will solicit new bids for design and development work.
Defense
DHS tech chief wants broadband for first responders
Access to high-speed networks would enable responders to receive federal broadcasts and warnings.
Defense
Lawmaker probes contract oversight at DHS agency
Letters to key Homeland Security officials ask for more detail on the budget challenges facing the Federal Protective Service.
Defense
Rule broadens DHS post-employment lobbying limits
Senior officials will be prohibited from lobbying anywhere in the department for 12 months after they leave.
Defense
Coast Guard aims to hire more contract oversight officials
Agency has already recruited more people to ensure better management of fleet modernization, IG says.
Defense
Rail representatives rip DHS grants bureaucracy
Amtrak inspector general highlights vast differences between airport and ground transit security.
Defense
Lawmakers say TSA whistleblower rights provision goes too far
If language in a rail security bill is enacted, whistleblowers could gain an unfair advantage in cases alleging retaliation, panel members say.
Defense
TSA head says collective bargaining would be costly
Kip Hawley estimates price tag for implementing bargaining rights would be $160 million.
Defense
DHS lacks timetable for monitoring visitor departures
Exit tracking component of US VISIT “not ready for prime time yet,” program official says.
Defense
FEMA urged to improve grants management
Officials acknowledge the need to do better in this area, as well as in contracting; director points to progress in hiring.
