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CBP brings automated services to more than just travel elite
Building on the success of its Global Entry program for pre-enrolled travelers, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has developed a self-service kiosk that anyone can use. John Wagner, executive director for Admissibility and Passenger Programs at CBP, tells Agency of the Month about this and other new technologies coming to an airport near you.
Tags: CBP , Agency of the Month , Gillian Brockell , budget , sequestration , mobile , technology , John Wagner , Global Entry
Agencies slowly knocking down cybersecurity barriers to going mobile
Through the Digital Government Strategy, several initiatives are underway to address IT security concerns. DHS created a security baseline architecture and is testing it through five use cases. GSA created a new secure online content platform for agencies to move websites and applications into a mobile environment.
Tags: technology , cybersecurity , Brad Nix , USDA , Margie Graves , Adam Sedgewick , NIST , mobile computing , ACT-IAC , Gwynne Kostin , GSA , Digital Government Strategy , Jason Miller
Homeland Security secretary touts border safety
Tags: Janet Napolitano , CBP , Barack Obama , John McCain , Marco Rubio
Business process management
Kris Collo, CEO of MicroPact, joins host John Gilroy to discuss how business process improvement can save agencies money and reduce the risk of job vacancy.
February 5, 2013
Tags: technology , business process management , Kris Collo , MicroPact , John Gilroy , Federal Tech Talk
Inside the Reporter's Notebook: GSA FAS, shared services and DHS contract awards
News and buzz in the acquisition and IT communities that you may have missed this week.
Tags: technology , acquisition , Jason Miller , cloud computing , OMB , GSA , Air Force , First Source 2 , industry , Small business contracting , shared services , financial management , Inside the Reporters Notebook
DHS issues $6B RFQ for continuous monitoring tools, services
The blanket purchase agreement lists 15 tools and 11 service areas that DHS wants vendors to provide to improve agency cybersecurity.
Tags: technology , contracting , industry , GSA , continus monitoring , cybersecurity , Jason Miller
Official: turnout above 800K, maybe 1M
Tags: Barack Obama , inauguration , Inauguration Day , Chris Geldart
DHS's Locatis leaving after only 9 months
Mike Locatis, the DHS Assistant Secretary for the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, is returning to Colorado after serving in the federal government for more than two years.
Tags: exclusive , people , technology , Mike Locatis , Rand Beers , Bobbie Stempfley , Jeff Eisensmith , ICE , cybersecurity
FAR Council finalizing nine rules in 2013
The semi-annual regulatory agenda highlights final and proposed changes to the federal acquisition and agency-specific acquisition regulations.
Tags: Jason Miller , acquisition , acquisition policy , GSA , FAR Council , DoD
US government tells computer users to disable Java
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is advising people to temporarily disable the Java software on their computers to avoid potential hacking attacks.
Tags: cybersecurity , hackers , Oracle Corporation , Java
