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Senate grills TSA on airport screenings
With one week until the holiday travel season begins, hearings are being held on airport screenings, including new pat-down techniques and full body scanners. Bob Cusack, managing editor of The Hill and John Adler, President of FLEOA join us with their takes.
Tags: Transportation , airport security , body scanners , John Pistole , Jon Adler , Bob Cusack , The Hill , FLEOA , hearing , Congress , Congressional Spotlight , Jamie Blanco
Will online uproar over TSA lead to action?
The anger toward the TSA pat-downs and scans is all over the Internet, but can this discontent translate into real action?
Tags: scanner , pat-down , airport , security , Nextgov , TechPresident , technology , privacy , civil disobedience , Must Reads , Dorobek Insider
The call that saved America
When President Obama announced the plot had been dusrupted on October 29th, JJ Green had an *aha* moment.
Tags: security , Intel Briefing , Transportation Security Administration , John Pistole , Transportation Security Operations Center , Al Qaida , underwear bomber , Phillip Mudd , Fred Burton , Target America
GSA, OMB seek new boundaries for Web analytics
There's a push to expand the use of tools designed to give federal Web managers a better idea of just who is using agency websites. The goal is to improve the Web experience for citizens.
Tags: technology , GSA , David McClure , ForeSee Results , Digital Citizen Satisfaction Summit , OMB , Paperwork Reduction Act , mobile apps , Max Cacas
TSA, unions meet, hope for swift action
We get insider's views from NTEU's Colleen Kelley and AFGE's John Gage
Tags: Federal Drive , pay and benefits , collective bargaining , management , NTEU , Colleen Kelley , AFGE , John Gage , Vyomika Jairam
OMB, GSA hope fourth time is a charm for USA.gov
Agencies launch redesigned governmentwide portal with Microsoft's Bing search engine. As a part of the launch, OMB and GSA make 18 mobile applications available from agencies across the government. Federal CIO Kundra says the government must improve how citizens access information and interact with agencies.
Tags: technology , Jeff Zients , Vivek Kundra , Dave McClure , OMB , GSA , EPA , CPSC , Apple , Google , RIM , iPhone , Droid , BlackBerry , mobile apps , USA.gov , search , Jason Miller
TSA's Secure Flight program faces some challenges
The new program requires 100 percent terrorist watchlist matching.
Tags: technology , DorobekInsider , Erin Reilly , best practices , Paul Leyh
TSA's Secure Flight program deployment not without problems
We get analysis from Homeland Security Today editor David Silverberg.
Tags: management , Secure Flight , Homeland Security Today , David Silverberg , DorobekInsider
Senate unanimously confirms TSA head
John Pistole will lead the Transportation Security Administration.
Tags: newscast , DorobekInsider , Must Reads ,
Cybersecurity bill clears Senate hurdle
Sometime in the next few weeks, the Senate is expected to take up a bill designed to strengthen the nation's cybersecurity infrastructure. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved the legislation Thursday by voice vote.
Tags: Congress , technology , cybersecurity , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , Joseph Lieberman , Susan Collins , Tom Carper , John Pistole , Federal Managers Association , Tom Coburn , Carl Levin , Howard Schmidt , Barack Obama , Max Cacas
