Tag Archives: Department of Homeland Security

The National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee submitted its report to the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday examining information and communications technology platforms that are key to emergency preparedness and national security, FCW reported.

The Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general released a report stating that the Federal Emergency Management Agency failed to implement information technology management practices necessary to support response and recovery operations.

The Department of Defense is collaborating with intelligence and law enforcement agencies to educate government employees on how to detect and mitigate insider threats that pose national security risks. 

Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y., has presented a bill to support the protection of state and local governments against cyber threats amid the increase of ransomware cases, The Hill reported Friday.

Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., has asked the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Census Bureau to provide details of the joint efforts to secure personally identifiable information in line with the next decennial count. 

Christopher Krebs, the first director of the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and 2019 Wash100 Award recipient, will discuss the U.S./U.K. special cyber relationship with Ciaran Martin, CEO of the United Kingdom's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).

The Department of Homeland Security is recommending agencies to integrate enterprise mobility management technologies with app vetting tools to fortify the security of their mobile devices. 

The Department of Homeland Security's science and technology directorate has partnered with the Open Geospatial Consortium to integrate smart city technology into public safety missions across the city of St. Louis.

The Transportation Security Administration will test a new identity verification process based on automated biometrics technology at the McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. According to a Department of Homeland Security publication released Friday, TSA will conduct a short-term proof of concept to evaluate the use of Credential Authentication Technology with Camera to verify passengers going through the Travel Document Checker process.

The Department of Homeland Security has launched a new bug bounty program with the Office of Management and Budget to gather information on cyber vulnerabilities. DHS' Office of the Chief Information Security Officer requests firms and other organizations to submit information on security weaknesses detected within the department's information systems, DHS said Wednesday in a Federal Register notice.