A last-minute addition to the Homeland Security bill was the 16-page Cyber Security Enhancement Act, which the House approved as a standalone bill in July. The Department of Homeland Security law also creates a Directorate for Information Analysis...
The document continues to advocate government-industry cooperation rather than regulation as a solution to internet security problems. The Department of Homeland Security will be responsible for creating a comprehensive national plan to secure "key...
The US Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday that it had awarded Accenture a contract worth up to $10bn for help in upgrading the nation's system for tracking visitors. This award marks an important milestone in the history of Homeland...
The US Department of Homeland Security has signed a deal with content security firm Websense to protect its systems from spyware and other nasties. The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) division has 40,000 employees.
In response to reports of persistent cybersecurity flaws at the Department of Homeland Security, a top congressional Democrat on Wednesday questioned whether the agency's chief information officer deserves to keep his job.
It will also conduct a review of the scheme once the pilot concludes. The system is a joint venture between mobile transaction network mBlox and Anderson Software, LLC, which makes software apps for law enforcement, US Homeland Security and...