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House committee to hold hearing on marathon attack
Tags: House , Congress , Michael McCaul , Boston bombings
Inside the Reporter's Notebook: Communication breakdown over FITARA? Lawmaker wants answers from DHS
News and buzz in the acquisition and IT communities that you may have missed this week.
Tags: technology , Joe Jordan , Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act , Rich Beutel , Richard Spires , Bennie Thompson , DHS , House Oversight and Government Reform Committee , OFPP , OMB , Margie Graves , cybersecurity , Andy Ozment , Inside the Reporters Notebook , Jason Miller , exclusive
DHS, DoD asking OMB for sequestration reprogramming authority
Homeland Security, Defense and USDA are asking the Office of Management and Budget for the ability to reprogram agency funds to soften the blow of sequestration. DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano said the agency must cut $3 billion by Sept. 30 and every mission, contract and person will be impacted in some way. She said the Coast Guard already is feeling the impact of the cuts in mission areas.
Tags: budget , DHS , Janet Napolitano , DoD , Labor , Jon Etherton , Etherton and Associates , Coalition for Government Procurement , cybersecurity , St. Elizabeths , DHS headquarters , workforce , Jason Miller , sequestration
DHS underscores efforts to battle corruption
The Customs and Border Protection directorate wants to weed out agents who "go bad" years into their careers, using more lie detector tests. Background checks at the Transportation Security Administration have kept more than 5,000 potentially bad actors from joining the TSA workforce. At Immigration and Customs Enforcement, leaders emphasize the importance of employee outreach and education to prevent corruption.
Tags: corruption , oversight , management , ICE , CBP , DHS , Thomas Winkowski , James Duncan , Timothy Moynihan , Michael McCaul , Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations and Management , ethics , Ruben Gomez
Rep. Walsh: Eliminating wasteful software licenses 'simple' way to save
An amendment to the 2012 Homeland Security Department's authorization bill would require the DHS CIO to tighten spending on and better inventory the software licenses the department purchases. Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.), who introduced the amendment, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss his proposal.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Joe Walsh , DHS , IT , technology , Congress , House ,
DoD saving CBP's bottom line
A Defense Department program to share military equipment with federal, state and local agencies could ease budget pressure at the Homeland Security Department. Already, Customs and Border Protection has used military drones and radar-equipped airships to track drug smugglers and human traffickers.
Tags: CBP , DHS , DoD , GAO , SBINet , budget , Paul Stockton , Candice Miller , Richard Stana , Mark Borkowski , Ruben Gomez
Bill calls for pilot program with federalized guards
Congressman Dent sponsors legislation to test bringing security personnel in house at high security facilities. Bill also would increase oversight by the Federal Protective Service and create guard training standards.
Tags: management , Charles Dent , Bennie Thompson , Federal Protective Service , GAO , Federal building security
McNamara to leave role as head of information sharing
Latest report details progress made over last year to improve collaboration around terrorism data.
Tags: management , Thomas McNamara , Information Sharing Environment , State , information sharing , reciprocity
DHS extends states' deadline to request more time to meet REAL ID
States without an extension still must comply with law by Jan. 1. Congress wants to change REAL ID law, but bill has not moved out of committees.
Tags: management , technology , DHS , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , Secure identification card , REAL ID , PASS ID
Secure Border Initiative on shaky ground
While the SBINet isn't all it was cracked up to be, the Chair of a House Homeland Security Subcommittee says parts have been a smashing success.
Tags: contracting , technology , security , Loretta Sanchez , DHS , CBP , GAO , Boeing , Secure Border Initiative , SBINet
