A recent vote on the budget of the Justice Department’s technology programs aims to cut funding by $45.9 million as compared to last year’s budget. The House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies’ vote would give the department less than the president requested. The favored $72.34 billion fiscal Justice budget the subcommittee voted [...]

According to newly released documents from Department of Homeland Security, there have been more than 25,000 security breaches, or seven breaches a day, at U.S. airports since November 2001. The documents were presented today at a hearing on the TSA and airport security at the House Subcommittee on National Security. USA Today received advanced copy [...]

Government IT network MeriTalk today announced former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Dr. Alan Greenspan will be the keynote speaker of the 2011 Innovation Nation Forum at the D.C. Convention Center held Aug. 23. The forum focuses on the underlining business case for the innovation in the areas of cloud computing, data center consolidation, cybersecurity [...]

The Obama administration is launching Strong Cities, Strong Communities, a new initiative aimed at strengthening communities and sparking economic growth in urban areas. Experienced staff will be sent to cities across the country to help implement the program and to ensure taxpayer dollars are used efficiently. HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan announced the initiative Monday and [...]

The Senate hasn’t officially released its budget proposal, but according to The Hill, the unreleased version of the bill makes almost $900 billion in cuts to security funding over the next 10 years. The bill is the complete opposite of the House bill, which only voted for $178 billion in cuts to security. President Barack [...]

Secretary of Energy Steven Chu recently announced a new DOE-supported initiative aimed at helping U.S. troops in this economy. Troops to Energy Jobs will educate, train and help veterans find jobs in the energy industry. With about 40 percent of the industry’s workforce retiring within the next five years and veterans looking for jobs in [...]

According to Assistant Defense Secretary of Public Affairs Douglas Wilson, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta wants Iraqi leaders to make a decision about the status of U.S. presence in Iraq. Panetta, who has been in Iraq since Monday, met with the country’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and President Jalal Talabani. Wilson noted Panetta made three points [...]

  Alan Bersin, CBP The Department of Homeland Security has crafted a new plan to enhance security at U.S. ports and waterways. According to the department, the plan involves creating the department’s Maritime Operations Coordination, which aims to improve communication with the Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. CPB Commissioner [...]

The federal government has awarded more than $8 billion worth of small-business contracts to multimillion-dollar moneymakers such as Lockheed Martin, General Electric and AT&T, among many others, according to the American Small Business League’s analysis of federal contracts awarded last year. The analysis revealed that of the 100 business awarded the federal contracts, 61 were [...]

  Defense Secretary Leon Panetta spent the weekend visiting troops in Afghanistan and is now on his inaugural visit with troops in Iraq. Panetta was in Iraq to discuss with the country’s leaders if they want U.S. troops to stay, after President Barack Obama made public his plan to withdraw all 46,000 troops from the [...]