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GSA fast tracks requirements for FedRAMP

The General Services Administration is in the final stages of shoring up the requirements for a governmentwide program to certify and accredit cloud computing products and services.

DHS exempts portions of its internal records from public disclosure

The Department of Homeland Security has issued a final rule that will allow it to withhold portions of its internal records that relate to its enforcement of civil and criminal law, its ongoing investigations, its national security and intelligence activities and its effort to protect the President of the United States.

Native Americans to be issued Enhanced Tribal Identification cards to cross borders

The U.S. Government is moving forward with its plan to issue Enhanced Tribal Identification cards, or ETCs, to U.S. or Canadian citizens who are members of a “U.S. Federally Recognized Tribe,” as an alternative travel document to a U.S. Passport.

State grant funds can be used to maintain previously purchased homeland security equipment

The House Committee on Homeland Security has approved legislation that would enable state, local and tribal governments to use a portion of their homeland security grant monies to maintain their previously purchased equipment.

The measure was introduced by Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (D-OH) in October 2009 because the previous month FEMA had announced that grant recipients could not use funds received under Urban Area Security Initiative Grants or State Homeland Security Grants to maintain and sustain their equipment outside the performance period of the original grants.

DHS to issue EAGLE II solicitation for IT support on or around Oct. 1

DHS is getting ready to issue its formal solicitation for the second wave of contracts under its Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions II, or EAGLE II, program under which it will procure IT support services, under separate source selection procedures, from large and small businesses.”

Senate appropriations panel boosts homeland security spending by 2.4 percent

The Senate Appropriations homeland security subcommittee on July 14 completed its markup of the fiscal year 2011 spending program for homeland security by adding just over $1 billion to last year’s enacted budget – an increase of 2.4 percent.

Schumer wants DHS to invest in better airport security

The device electronically scans passenger identifications and would cross check IDs with the terror watch list, weed out forged identifications, and track visa overstays.

The threat of search engine optimization poisoning

Attackers use hot keywords such as FIFA or the World Cup at the moment, and once the user clicks on the link, a malicious code charges malware transparently. From the moment the user clicks on the link, the attackers can do whatever they wish.

GSA Schedule Rugged Flashlight: CamLite CL2000

A digital video recording system housed in the rugged CamLite CL2000 flashlight body. Uses a 2GB SD card for over 2 hours of recording.