President Barack Obama on Friday made an announcement about his intention to nominate James M. Cole as deputy attorney general for the Department of Justice. “James brings with him exceptional experience, both as a lawyer in private practice and as a government official with over a decade of service at the Department of Justice,” Obama [...]

The General Services Administration is getting a makeover. As part of the reorganization, GSA’s Office of Citizen Services and Communications is now split into two: Office of Communications and Marketing is one part, and the Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies is the second part. David McClure, associate administrator of the Office of Citizen [...]

The Transportation Security Administration is trying to enhance the IT infrastructure and capabilities of its department. On May 19, TSA awarded Computer Sciences Corporation its Information Technology Infrastructure Program contract. According to TSA’s Assistant Administrator for Information Technology and CIO Dr. Emma Garrison-Alexander, “This contract award provides TSA with the information technology infrastructure and secure [...]

The Department of Homeland Security is giving out university program funding to further research on terrorism. University of Maryland, College Park is going to receive a $3.3 million grant from the DHS Center for Excellence. This grant will fund the START program, the Study for Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. Sens. Barbara Mikuiski and Benjamin [...]

Millions of visitors come to the United States every year. This is a paper-heavy process as visitors are required to fill out the arrival/departure form, the 1-94W. This will be updated and streamlined, according to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. Secretary Napolitano announced today the elimination of the paper arrival/departure form. The updated [...]

Finding someone to head the review of the Comcast/NBC Universal merger has been a priority for FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski. Yesterday, he announced the appointment of John Flynn as senior counsel to the chairman for transactions for the FCC. Flynn is currently executive vice president, general counsel andcorporate secretary of ICO Global Communications. He will [...]

Americans navigate cyberspace on a day-to-day basis, and in turn, the vulnerability to cyber attacks is inevitability increasing. According to President Barack Obama, America’s economic prosperity in the 21st century will depend on cybersecurity. That’s why a new web forum was launched to call for discussion on how to “change the game,” or bring new [...]

President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Harold Varmus as director of the National Cancer Institute yesterday. Varmus is a former director of the National Institute of Health, bringing a wealth of expertise to the position. Varmus is a co-recipient of the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the study of the [...]

President Barack Obama is set to nominate John Pistole as the next TSA assistant secretary. This is Obama’s third nomination for this position as the first two nominees withdrew their nominations after running into confirmation issues. Pistole is currently the deputy director of the FBI and has held this position since fall of 2004. He [...]

The Defense Information Systems Agency recently had some senior leadership changes. Army Lt. Gen. Carroll F. Pollett, the director of the DISA, announced three senior leadership moves. Paige Atkins, who serves as the director of Defense Spectrum Organization, will become the director of the Strategic Planning and Information Directorate. She will take this new post [...]