Public Institutions, Public Works
July 8, 2024
Via: FCWThe Department of Homeland Security took steps to bolster digital wallet technology development on Monday, announcing six startups the agency will partner with to help secure the privacy of travelers who are utilizing digital credentials. Credence ID, Hushmesh, Netis d.o.o., […]
Basic Services, Emergency Services
May 28, 2024
Via: FCWArtificial intelligence, advanced sensing capabilities and biotechnologies are three of the eight emerging technologies in which the Department of Homeland Security plans to invest more agency resources over the next seven fiscal years, according to a new strategic plan released […]
Public Institutions, Public Works
January 29, 2024
Via: FCWThree former DHS employees were sentenced on Friday for their roles in a conspiracy to steal proprietary U.S. software and law enforcement databases for use in a commercial venture. Charles K. Edwards, the former acting inspector general of the DHS […]
Public Institutions, Public Works
January 26, 2024
Via: FCWThe Department of Homeland Security’s research arm is moving forward with efforts to fill in holes in how well remote identity verification technologies work, announcing Tuesday that it’s taking applications from developers to test their liveness detection technologies, meant to […]
April 24, 2023
Via: FCWThe Department of Homeland Security’s long-delayed Quadrennial Homeland Security Review warned that “more complex” threats to the nation, such as crippling cyberattacks, could affect “multiple industries, sectors and national critical functions.” Read More on FCW
February 24, 2023
Via: FCWAlthough some systems were able to meet performance thresholds for all demographic groups, others did show differentials because of issues with obtaining quality photos of people with varying skin tones. Read More on FCW
August 2, 2022
Via: FCWA top Senate Democrat wants the Justice Department to take over investigating the missing text messages in the lead up to the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said it’s necessary for Justice […]
Social Security, Social Services
April 12, 2022
Via: FCWThe Department of Homeland Security will soon be able to work with the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium to ramp up its cybersecurity preparedness and incident response initiatives across the country after the Senate adopted the NCPC Act by unanimous consent. […]
Basic Services, Public Transport
October 6, 2021
Via: FCWHomeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced on Wednesday that the government will add requirements for cybersecurity information sharing to companies in the transportation sector. The move comes as DHS is in the midst of a 60-day “sprint” launched in September […]
September 8, 2021
Via: FCWThe Department of Homeland Security named three contractors to a $3 billion blanket purchase agreement to supply financial management software across the highly federated agency in an effort to unify its disparate financial systems. Carahsoft, CGI Federal and Mythics won […]
July 2, 2021
Via: FCWCybersecurity vacancies totaled about 2,000 at the start of the hiring sprint in May. Read More on FCW
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