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FPS will remain in the Homeland Security Department as part of the National Protection and Programs Directorate.
Full story: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43917&dcn=e_hsw
Susan Collins, R-Maine, wants position based at the Homeland Security Department, not in White House.
Full story: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43954&dcn=e_hsw
Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins says Obama's pick for undersecretary for management at DHS lacks sufficient experience.
Full story: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43908&dcn=e_hsw
Risks in the 'monumental task' to create one network include relying heavily on contractors to define and deploy the system, GAO reports.
Full story: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43923&dcn=e_hsw
Risk assessments of passenger screening devices are unreliable, according to watchdog.
Full story: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43925&dcn=e_hsw
OMB urged to update federal security standards to better detect network vulnerabilities and keep up with new threats.
Full story: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43931&dcn=e_hsw
Senator say his bill would not give the Homeland Security Department the power to place mandates on the private sector.
Full story: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43927&dcn=e_hsw
As House leaders reassess guidelines that led to the disclosure of an internal ethics report, security experts say audits and tests also are needed to protect data.
Full story: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43955&dcn=e_hsw
"I'm tired of studies, I'm tired of working groups, I want to see action and in my view this plan simply delegates to each agency what the law required OFPP to do itself."
-- Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, criticizing the Obama administration's contracting reform memos for lack of substance.
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