'Virtual Fence' Along Border To Be Delayed
Source: The Washington Post
DHS formally accepts the virtual fence from the Project 28 system but will not move forward with a full scale roll-out.
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US-VISIT expands its vision
Source: Washington Technology
US-VISIT builds on past success but faces new challenges.
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| "With approximately $600 million in funding for these two programs in FY08 and again in the FY09 budget request, we don’t see a tremendous drop in the tempo. On both SBInet and US-VISIT, DHS seems to be recognizing that the border problem is an extremely difficult one. As such, they are viewing recent system deployments as incremental pilots rather than failures and are looking for new ideas to make them better – and they seem open to finding these ideas from vendors other than Boeing and Accenture, the primes on SBInet and US-VISIT, respectively." -Jeremy Potter, Senior Analyst, Federal Homeland Security Opportunities |
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Next year's budget focuses on security
Source: Government Computer News
$7.3 Billion, or 10% of requested IT spending, will be devoted to IT Security.
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| "INPUT’s study shows that current requirements may be beyond the capability of most agency IT departments, meaning that they will need vendor support. Also, 80% of the top ten INFOSEC opportunities in FY 08 are recompetes." -John Slye, Principal Analyst |
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Survey shows CIOs losing seat at the table
Source: Federal Computer Week
ITAA's 18th annual CIO Survey finds more chief information officers are not reporting to the agency's head.
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| "This is a real mixed bag. Only 8 of the 23 major departments have politically appointed CIOs. Where the CIO isn't a political appointee or reports more than 2 levels down in the organization, one would have to conclude they, in fact, do not have a seat at the table." -Chris Campbell, Senior Analyst |
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DHS seeks new workforce formula
Source: Federal Computer Week
The department's chief procurement officer says he will change the formula officials use to determine the appropriate number of acquisition workers.
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| "The shortage of contracting & program management staff is THE major contracting issue in the federal government today. In the last five years, the federal contracting workforce has remained flat yet spending on contracts has increased by roughly $200b. Check out INPUT’s report on the Human Capital crisis for more insights." -John Slye, Principal Analyst |
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