Tech
Innovations give candidates new avenues to voters
Candidate profiles are everywhere from online social networks like Facebook and MySpace to online encyclopedias.
Tech
DHS official emphasizes importance of interoperable communications
Department also working to make process of awarding grants to states and localities more transparent.
Defense
Federal officials urge immediate preparation for pandemic
Threat should not be treated as hypothetical, HHS seasonal and pandemic flu coordinator says.
Tech
Democratic senators criticize administration's cybersecurity efforts
Failure to fill Cabinet-level cybersecurity post at the Homeland Security Department in a timely manner is reckless, senator says.
News
Political climate unfriendly to ID devices, backers say
Advocates argue that radio-frequency identification technology would dramatically benefit the nation’s security infrastructure.
Defense
Industry officials discuss plans for meeting federal ID standards
Officials say they are content with the standards and optimistic about meeting them.
Defense
Religious groups join fight against national IDs
Groups are endorsing a proposal that would make New Hampshire the first state to reject the federal requirement.
Defense
New Hampshire may buck feds over national IDs
The Granite State would be the first to refuse to comply with a federal statute requiring state-issued IDs to meet national standards by 2008.
Defense
Mandatory employment verification seen as privacy threat
Pilot program allowing employers to screen information from job applicants against federal databases has been a disaster, ACLU lawyer says.
News
FBI awards contract for technology upgrade
Winner of the $305 million Sentinel contract is not fazed by the failure of programs preceding this effort, company official says.
Defense
Lawmakers urge government, industry to partner on emergency communications
Key senator also says government should establish identification standards for all communications officials.
Management
IT management approach at VA sparks conflict
Department official defends decision to diverge from approach recommended by oversight committee and consulting firm.
Defense
Report: Plan for border surveillance system posed too many risks
GAO backs Homeland Security Department’s decision to re-evaluate program to install sensors, cameras and databases along the borders.
Defense
First responders detail emergency communications problems
Key issues include lack of equipment standards, inadequate funding and turf wars among federal, state and local officials.
Defense
Senators decry slow progress on passenger screening projects
Transportation Security Administration director says comprehensive audit would be necessary to review one system, further delaying it.
News
FCC panel convenes Katrina communications probe
Group to provide agency with list of recommendations by June 15 on improving nation's emergency response and communications systems.
Defense
DHS chief eyes ID cards with biometric data
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff stops short of advocating national identification card.
Defense
Chertoff touts risk management approach
Says new airline screening rules show DHS is not trying to "protect every single person against every risk at every moment at every place."
Defense
Traditional communications systems reliable in disasters, panelists say
Problems with power supplies, infrastructure and training make emerging technologies less appealing for emergency responders.
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