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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano starts on transportation security, ends up on cybersecurity
Congressional hearings usually stay close to the original topic. Sometimes, though, the wishes of the members of Congress can lead a hearing places one wouldn't expect.
Tags: technology , cybersecurity , Congress , best practices , DHS , Department of Homeland Security , Senate Commerce Committee , Jay Rockefeller
Working together in case of emergency
Tags: management , DHS , Martin O'Malley , Tim Kaine , Adrian Fenty , WTOP , Mark Segraves
DHS takes new cybersecurity tack
Secretary Napolitano reorganizes how the agency oversees IT security. It's now more of a ‘command and control structure.'
Tags: technology , management , Phil Reitinger , Sean Donelan , DHS , Secret Service , DoD , Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board , cybersecurity , Cyber Command , TIC , Security line of business
More Cooperation Needed
DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano visited several European countries recently to work on cooperative agreements. Along with her on the trip was Rand Beers, DHS Under-Secretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate. He said there is a "considerable way to go" in terms of developing data sharing agreements for counter terrorism purposes with the European Union. He said improving advanced airline passenger information exchange is important and such agreements with other EU countries could help in that regard.
Tags: technology , Pentagon , DHS , Terroism
DHS Secretary announces key cybersecurity personnel
Tags: DHS , Philip Reitinger , Bruce McConnell , Greg Schaffer , cybersecurity
DHS deciding on future of SBInet
The border security program continues to experience delays. Secretary Napolitano calls for reassessment to make sure program is meeting agency's needs. DHS will not move forward with any new SBInet deployments in the near future.
Tags: security , technology , Mark Borkowski , Bennie Thompson , Mark Souder , DHS , CBP , House Homeland Security Committee , Boeing , Heritage Foundation , Jena Baker-McNeil , SBINet , border security
DHS highlights progress in fighting terrorism
Releases report exactly five years after 9/11 Commission Report.
Tags: management , DHS , 9/11 commission , information sharing , identity management , grants
DHS gets green light to hire 1,000 'cyberspecialists'
In an effort to bolster its forces on the cybersecurity front, the Department of Homeland Security has been granted special new hiring authority to recruit as many as 1,000 new cybersecurity experts over the next three years. The announcement comes at the start of 'National Cybersecurity Awareness Month'.
Tags: technology , cybersecurity , Department of Homeland Security , Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn , Chris Painter , White House , President Barack Obama , Max Cacas , National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
DHS gets green light to hire 1,000 'cyberspecialists'
In an effort to bolster its forces on the cybersecurity front, the Department of Homeland Security has been granted special new hiring authority to recruit as many as 1,000 new cybersecurity experts over the next three years. The announcement comes at the start of 'National Cybersecurity Awareness Month'.
Tags: technology , cybersecurity , Department of Homeland Security , Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn , Chris Painter , White House , President Barack Obama , Max Cacas , National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
The Fight Over the Fight on the Border
Tags: security , border security , Matt Johnson
