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Federal Drive interviews - May 22
The Federal Drive talks to the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services about its new and long-awaited electronic system. Plus, we continue our series on the Service to America Medal finalists and learn about a "stock market" for fish.
Tags: Federal Drive , Kyle Myers , Alejandro Mayorkas , Rick Robins , FDA , Service to America Medals , USCIS Transformation , Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council
Immigration agency opens gate for online applications
After years of planning and months of delays, USCIS will launch its online portal, ELIS, on Tuesday. But the portal will only be open to a fraction of benefit seekers while the agency works out the kinks.
Tags: DHS , USCIS Transformation , Alejandro Mayorkas , ELIS , immigration
Citizenship and Immigration Services readies for electronic transformation
USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas gives an update on the Transformation initiative.
Tags: Alejandro Mayorkas , DHS , technology , management , Federal Drive
DHS checks in with an E-verify status check
Tags: DHS , E-verify , Mac McMillan , Citizenship and Immigration Services Verification , contracting
IT community prepares for major policy change
It's enough of a challenge to make the disparate IT systems of different agencies within a mega-department like Homeland Security work together. But what happens when those systems have to extend to counterparts in other cabinet-level departments? That was the topic of a panel discussion at the recently concluded AFCEA Homeland Security Conference.
Tags: technology , mngt , State , DHS , AFCEA , Kirit Amin , Leslie Hope , Luke McCormack
USCIS begins move away from paper
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is about to begin its transition to an electronic application environment. Up until now, the agency has relied almost entirely on paper based systems for applications for citizenship, visas and other immigration matters. By the end of the year, they'll start rolling out a digital system that handles forms dealing with adjustments to immigration status. USCIS intends to add on new capabilities in six month increments, eventually building up to an all-electronic system.
Tags: technology , Meeting Mission Goals Through Technology ,
Federal partners crackdown on immigration scams
DHS, DOJ and FTC collaborate with state and local partners in and unprecedented effort. DHS's Alejandro Mayorkas explains how it works.
Tags: Federal Drive , DHS , DoJ , FTC , Alejandro Mayorkas , immigration scams
DHS launches e--Verify self-check
Immigrants and other job seekers in five states and the District of Columbia with questions about their eligibility to work in the United States can now use a government database to verify their own status. USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas explains how it all works.
Tags: Federal Drive , DHS , eVerify , Alejandro Mayorkas
Insider threats a cyber concern at DHS
Immigration processing is vulnerable to insider threats according to a new report from the DHS inspector general.
Tags: Federal Drive , Cybersecurity Update , DHS , insider threats , IG
Archives to help manage A-files
Tags: National Archives , NARA , Immigration Services , genealogy , Greg Smith , A files
